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THE SPORTING LIFE. COPYRIGHT, 1888, BY THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING Co. ENTERED AT PHILA. POST OFFICE A3 SECOND CLASS MATTER. VOLUME 10, NO. 15. PHILADELPHIA, PA., JANUARY 18, 1888. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. LATE NEWS. The Buffalo Club Awarded Short Stop Nelson, Pittsburg Club Election State Central League Meeting- General Sporting In- telligence. Special to SPORTING LIFB, BROOKLYN, Jan. 14. The dispute between the Manchester Club of the New England League and the Buffalo Club, .of the International League, as to which club was entitled to the ervices of John Nelson, was submitted in regular form to the Board of Arbitration. After a very thorough examination of all papers bearing on the case the board has decided that the contract rigned by Nelson with the Buffalo Club is a talid contract, and the latter club's ri^ht to his ervicea is fully recognized. C. H. BYRNE. Sec'y Arbitration Committee. PITTSBURG CLUB ELECTION. Mr. Nimick Remains at the Head of Af- fairs Possible Deals. pecial to SPORTING LIFE. PITTSBURG, Jan. 14. It was not the board of directors of the Pittsburg Base Ball Club which toet last evening, but the Pittsburg Athletic As- sociation, the organization which controls the Pittsburg Base Ball Club. It is composed of the ft&me person?. The gathering was styled the Annual meeting. x Secretary Scandretl, it was given out alter the meeting, made his usual re- port. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, W. A. Nimick; vice president, J. Palmer O'Neil, and secretary, Al Scandrett. The only change made was in the vice presi- dency, Mr. Converse declining a re-election. Jnst what else was transacted is not known, as the organi/ution is a very "close corporation." It is blnted that President Kimick was given the authority to buy throe players. One of the latter is likely to be Andrews, of the Phillieg. The cases of GaUio, Miller, Smith and Burkley were not acted OP, HO it is said. A b-mquet wound up the Biceting. Char fey Smith had another interview with President Xioiiek to-day, lie told him that he wantel his case letiled ODO way or the other. He had a good offer from a club outside of the League. It was consider- ble DGOie money than paid in the League. Smith aid that he would not object to going to Rfeton, but desired his unconditional release. He thought the Pittaburg Club kiul been amply paid for the 8600 he coat wluu transferred from Columbus. President Nimick treated Snmh very kindly, telling him tbut ho would give him detiuite word in a day or 0. It can be rtated on good authority that Smirh will remain with the IMttsturg Club. This is official. Albert Krumm, a Suiiih Side iron worker,-to-day Signed to pitch fur tne Lima Club, Ohio League. This is Krumm's first professional season. Ho is reported 6 having fill the requisites, and is a promising man. Jimmy Galviu has ahut up hia place for a few days. On the <tcor is the following: "Closed for a few days While the proprietor is selling benefit tickets." A CYCLING SCANDAL. tirged in the Whittaker- The Referee's Action. was ordered tor the next evening, but did not occur owing to objections from both men. The whole week was consumed in wrangling. In the meantime the stakes bad been increased to $4,000 a side and $9,000 in wagers on the out- ride had been posted by the admirers of each on the result. HcCurdy, however, finally refused to race at the time set by Referee Carlisle and the latter de- dated \V hit taker the winner, and yesterday morning paid WMttakfit's backer, Mr. W. A. Tanner, 516,400, the full amount placed in his hands, ''I could see no oth/ r way out of the matter than to torn the money over to Tanner," said Mr. Wood. "Those fellows brought McCurdy on here from Boston with the purpose of doing up Minneapolis men, and they bought up Whittakcr to 'throw* the race be- «au£e thsy knew tlfKt he conld beat McCnrdy. Whit- taker had an agreement in hia pocket signed by Kc- CnrdyV backers in which they promised to give him |2,500 to 'throw' the race. They then began to fear that the other eide had bought Mm up, and their tcheaie was then to prevent the race." » An Advance in Price, Special to SPORTING Lire. PITTSBURG, Pa., Jau. 14 It H now certain that a 50- cent admission feo will be charged to all I'hampion- aMp games in th-s city. The local management has yecbivutl word from the League magnates that the reduced rate of admission and three tickets-for-a- dollar system must be abolished and the general fee f 60 cents egtallit-hed. This step i^ the result of the Association's advance. President Nimick snys he will Bake a big fight against the raise, but fears that he will not prove successful, aa the majority is rather jeavy. The club is lieing strengthened by the sign- tog of some of the ttest talent, and he thinks the patrons would not'object to paying the slight ad- vance, being fully repaid by the excellent play. Of Coarse,it he re is a growl, Many enthusiasts denounce the management, but there are numbers who side With them. ____ ____ CHICLE. An Interesting St. Lonis Case. pecial to SPORTING Lire. ST. Louis, JIo., Jan. 14. George Munson, secretary of the Browns, leaves to morrow evening for Cincin- nati nhero ho will represent tho St. Louis Club at the ipecial meeting of the American Association. EK- PresMent Stromberg, of the Maroons, has caused the arreot of Fabey, the Maroon stockholder that bor- rowed his diamond pin and fail to return it, claiming that ihey were about square, Fahey having paid in |160 for stock, all of which he lost. The case is at- tracting a great deal of attention and tho public are f tho opinion that Stromberg will experience con- tiderable trouble in regaining possession of his jewel M the case is nothing more than a breach of trust. ____ ____ JOE PBITCUAED. "Wilkesbarre Still Hesitating. Special to SPORTING LIFE. WiLKR8BARRE,Pa., Jan. 14. Ten of the stockhold- ers of the Wilkesburre Ba-^e Ball Club met Thursday vening for thr third iim», and succeeded in adjourn- ing for another week, without doing anything except Informally disense the situation, which was not as bright from a financial point «f view as conld be wished. Another meeting will be held Thursday, Jau. 19. If at that meeting there is Dot more enthu- fift mi and business manifested, then it will be recom- mended that the ba : e ball property bo eold forthwith. The coming week means life or death to Wilkesbarre's base hall interests. A Revolver-Shooting Challenge* flpecial to SPORTING LIFE. CLEVELAND, 0.. Jan. H. Chevalier Ira Paine has published the following: "I will shoot a match of BOO shols each with pi-tol, under the same conditions as recent trials (half to bo shot in Boston and half in Providence), ugainst any niau in tho world, and will bet S2,OOJ to 81,500 on myself. I shall be prepared to boot any wetk iu March if notified within ten days. I bold a magnificent gold medal given mo by the military commandant of Vienna, inscribed 'Master Bhutof the World.' I will throw this in AS welt and let the winner take it. It la worth over 5100." Dates for the Skaters. fpocial to SPOUTING LIFE. N«w YORK, Jan. 14. Tho National Amateur Skat- taK At-e -ciAtioii will give a series of skating contests B follows: Friday, Jan. 20, at 4:30 P.M., 220yds. at Van (A.nrtUind Lnk«, Now York; in the evening, 25- nil" race at fleetv/ojd Park; Saturday, Jan. 21, at 4:30 p. M., 5-mile race at Van Courtlau-1 LaKo, and in tho evening, figure-skating contest at f'lootwoo'l Park; Tui-sduy afternoon, Jan. 24. at Groeuwood Lake (uarter-uiilo, one milo and 10-nulo ruceg. t. A. W. Representative Appointed. Epec'al 1o SPORTING Lire. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 14. Chief Comul S. F, Heath biw appuiuteri Mr. L. B. Gra?cs, of this city, as the ecoud representative f.>r our Stato division, L. A. W. . ^| A Cup Doualted. Bpr-cin! to SPORTING LIFE. EI:IK, Pa., Jao. 14. From Cum mod.ire Gardner, of Qtv-Jac';!, - umes information tlmt u J600 cu donated for a race between the big Bcboonerfl of Lakea Erie and Ontario, to take place on Lake Erie next summer. Tbe Oriole is the crack schooner of Lake Ontario and the Wasp of Lake Erie. Two fine ones are expected from New York in the spring, the Sper- anza for llr. Ketchum, of Toledo, and tbe other for Commodore Khodes, of Cleveland. A Yacht Club Election. Special to SPORTING LIFE. NEW YORK, Jan. 14. The Brooklyn Yacht Clnb yes- terday elected the following officers for 18S8: Com- modore, Percy G. Williams; vice commodore, F. P. Rogers; rear commodore, E. H. Chandler; measurer, R. C. Hopkiusj president, Daniel O'Beillj; treasurer, W. H, Burke; secretary, George H. Brown; trustees, Willard Graham, A. G. Walden, Samuel Mcllroy, Geo. W. Hanold, H. B. M. Cook.M. J. Hanley, 0. E. Tred- weil, Alexander Lockhead and C. H. Oliver. Failure to Break a Record. Special to SPORTING Lire. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 14. Frank Dingley started to break the 100-mile indoor bicycle record for a prize of $200 at the Washington Kink, Minneapolis, last Thursday night. Whittaker and MoCurdy speeded him. Dingley made the first five miles In ICin. 20s. From this time on the mercury dropped rapidly in tbe link, and, after having ridden 25 miles, Dingley was forced to dismount for good on account of the cold. Ilia time for the 2o miles was Ih. 23m. 10s. A Chess Champion's Bereavement. Special to SPORTING LIFE. NEW You* Jan. 14. Flora Steinitz, aged twenty- one, the only child of William Steinitz, the chess champion, died yesterday afternoon in Brooklyn, of heart disease, after having suffered for twelve weeks with rheumatic fever. Umpires Appointed* Special to SPORTING LIFE. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 14. President .1. T. Wilson has announced the first appointments on tbe Southern League umpire staff. The lucky gentlemen are A. W. Sauuders aud Ed S. Hengle, of Chicugo. The Central League Meeting. Special to SrORTlNa Lire. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Jan. 14. The Central Pennsylvania League ot base ball clubs will meet at the Ferguson House, Shonandoah, Thursday, the 19th inst. CHARLES KCNDRICK, Secretary. Washington Briefs. Special to SPORTING LIFE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14. President Young to- day promulgated contracts of Mulvey and McGuiro with Philadelphia, and Esterbrook with Indiauurolis. » LIVELY LITTLE LYNN. The New Team for Next Season Completed by Manager IJrackett. LTNN, Mas?., Jan, .12. Manager Brackett* has hustled to some purpose, and Mr. Henry Murphy, the proprietor of the Lynn Club, can congratulate himself on having what will doubt- less prove the strongest team that ever repre- sented this city upon the diamond. The latest additions to the team are Ebright and White- head, at present playing in Los Angeles, Cal. Both have excellent reputations and their work in. California, as detailed by your Occidental correspondent, speaks volumes for them. With the accession of these the team is completed as follows: Pitchers Bob Black, Whitebead, Hunjzler an<l De- mans. Black comes from Mi-uiphia and tluagler from Charleston, both men making excellent additions. Whitohea'l is a Western League phyer of note anj ati excellent basemfin as well as pitcher. Fred Domaris is a young pitcher and a coming twirier. His de- livery is very epttdy, and with an old and experi- enc<-d man to bold him he will surprise bis friends. The catchers are Ebright, Torrieu, Lynch aad Doyle. The latter is a brother of third basimau Connie Doyle, late of Memphis and Charleston. The others aro too well known to neod tuitUer comment. Tbe infield will be male up of Larcqne, "VVhitehead atd C^rcoran on ;h .-nt stup. Lau- nau, from the Hu il right field, an ! th-;' r>: ! :cr tv.-. ! be tahcn care nearly all H; i work. Corc< ; . . ;, and ha vine h's coLi\<lencc \vill cai'ftin the tt-am. C-.r- coran is wintering here, ap.d gave Mr. Bracket! valu- able assistance in inakiug up the team. A careful re- view of the team shows no reason why Lynn should not be fooling urouud the top from the beginning to the end of the season of It-83. CENTRAL INTERSTATE LEAGUE. A Sleeting at Bloomlngton, HI. A New Secretary Chosen. BLOOMTNGTOS, 111., Jan. 11. Editor SPORTING LIFE: The Central Interstate Base Ball League' met at the, Phoenix Hotel, this city, last Mon- day. The following delegates were present: W. II. Lucas, Davenport, lowaj C. R. Ornade, Dubuque, Iowa; L. 0. Platt an'l W. C. Johnson, Danville, III.; C. F. Schilling and F. B. Mueller, Decatur, 111.; Reuben Kener, Peoria, 111.; A. S. Miller, Oawfordsville, Ind., and President W. H. Alien, of Rcckford, 111. J. J. Noone and Albert J. Fisher, who signed contracts with Danville, 111., on Dec. 10, and accepted fifty dollars advance money each, and afterward accepted $25 each from Decatur, and Kept the contracts sent them by the Utter city, but returned them after a delay of two weeks, were not blacklisted, but after a lengthy dis- cussion Fisher was given to Crawfordeville, led., and Moore to Daaville, 111. The resignation of Secretary Hurley was received, read arid accepted, and Mr. A, H. S]>iuk, of St. Loui3, was elected in his place. The schedule committee composed of Messrs. Schilling, of Decatur; Lucas, c>f Davenport, and Felt, of Blooming- ton, were given until March 27th to draft their schedule. All the cluba reported a favorable outlook for the coming season, and all of them have secured the nucleus for good team?. BockforJ, Davenport, Dubuque and Bloomington have nearly completed their nines. The rest of tho citic* have also signed a flue lot of young players. The next meeting will probably be held in Chicago. JOE PHITCHABD. PEACE AT KANSAS CITY. A Proposition From President Menges Which Will Heal the Breach. KANSAS CITT, Jan. 11. Editor SPORTING LIFE: The stallholders of the Kansas City Base Ball Association and Mr. Ed Menges, have been at swords points for some time, but from all outward appearances the trouble will be settled satisfactorily very soon. The war, if such it can be termed, is about over, at least with the majority of the stockholders. The fact of the matter is that Mr. Menges of bis own free will has made a proposition to a number of the members of the K. C. B. B. Association, not as members of the Association, but as citizens of Kansas Oily who are desirous of promoting the beet interests of the game. The proposition ia brief is to give them stock in the new Western Association, in return for the actual money pnt np in the old associa- tion. The pro[>osition is certainly a most liberal one and will be readily accepted, as it ia really receiving something for nothing. Mr. Mengea has plainly dis- played his true gentlemanly colors in this matter and should be appreciated by member* who will thus be recompensed for their actual outlay. Jim Iiillii-, the great fielder of our last season's team, wae quietly married last week to a charming young lady of Kansas City, by the name of Miss Nellie O'Shea. Tho ceremony was witnessed by only a few intimate friends. LilHe waa quite a favorite here last year and his many friends join mo in wishing him God-spted on this hia life voyage on the troubled sea of matrimony. Billy O'liricn is taking life easy.althoHgh he is prac- tising daily to keep in ehapu for the coming vcar. KLEIN. - Crawfordsvllle'a Team. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 12. Editor SPOHTIXQ LIFE: Manager Miller returned ye&terday from tho meeting of the Central Inter-State League held at Bloomington, 111. The smile on his face was some- what shorter than the Atlantic Cable, and a stranger would have remarked tbat he was pleased. To his many ba*e ball friend*, thnt awfully sweet tunilc meant that he had "got away" with Danville in the Fidher matter, and that that ffeatleman would appear the coming season with his legs encased fn the red hose of a CraM'fordsville uniform. Albert decliaes to say where his team will land ia the race for the pennant, but will be dissapoiiited if it Is not Bomowhere near tbe top. He has signed th« following players exclusive of Fisher, who, now that the trouble is settled, will play here if at all: J. II. Campbell, A. W. Snyder. John J. Bufferty. Sam. Bates, Fryd. Kewman, Anthony Wet- ztl, Dcug. Barnes, Milton Groves, Albert Strueve and John Greeue. __ PUNCH. Worth Trying. From the Boston Referee. TBE SPORTING LIFE'S new plan of dividing up the best players, thereby making the clubs more evenly matched, is a fitht-claea i<!ea, an-1 should be given a trial. Tho teams with the best capluiua would show to tbt) front in a short lime. THE EIGHTH CLUB. The Missing Link to be at Last Supplied. A Special Meeting of the Asso- ciation Called to Settle the Question. The vexed question of properly locating the Metropolitan franchise will, in all probability, be settled this week, as the committee which has had the matter in charge has progressed far enough to request a special meeting of the American Association. President Wikoff ac- cordingly issued a call for a meeting to be held Monday, Jan. 16, at the Grand Hotel, Cincin- nati. What city has been sclented is still un- certain, as the members of the committee have been unusually close-mouthed and have done their work very quietly. Troy, Albany and Hartford have all been under consideration, and a Baltimore report states that Kansas City has an excellent chance of selection. There is, how- ever, a strong feeling in some quarters that the club should be located in New York at any cost. Appended will be found some special new; on the subject: ______ LOOKS LIKE ALBANY. Troy Rejected by the Committee What Byrne Says. NEW YORK, Jan. 14. Editor SPORTING LIFE: I wrote you a month ago that Troy might have some chance of being admitted to the American Association fold; there was, at that time, a possibility of such a thing taking place. Two weeks ago Troy's chance for admission to the Association -was virtually gone. Charlie Mason, of your own Athletic Club, probably wishing to have a bigger slice of base ball pie than he has at present, suggested Troy aa a likely town to a well-known Association director. When he suggested that he would go up to Troy and work up the matter himself he was told to go, and God-speed and good luck go with him. Mason's visit was unhappily not successful, and he returned to your burg after being absent on!y a few days. NOT Albany looms up as the probable successor of the Metropolitan?, and from the tips I have unraveled during the week I guesg Albany is the town, at last. Just what kind of a fifty-cent city Albany wiil be it is not for me to say. In fact, I don't know any- thing about it, and will consequently say nothing. The committee of three Messrs. Vonderhorst. Robison and Abel! appointed at the recent meeting in Cincinnati to select the eighth c'ub, have been busy lately in spite of their feigned feeling of ease and indulgence. Several of the other Association men have also been anything but idle, and have given the three gentlemen mentioned above ablo assistance. On Monday and Tuesday of last week the telegraph wires were transporting messages at a lively rate. Robisoa departed from Cleveland io a hurry for Troy, and so did Vondcrhorst from Baltimore. Meeard. Byrne, Abell and 1VvI« n!so tp'-'k th*» irain for Troy from tbi« city. r!" pal hostelry of B.ze up T:v.y « : was not I . 0. H. Byrno. lyn Club, was ,-^v , ,. ... . . .;, , .- V.,. _...-.,-, Park after his return. Xho iirookiyn present «<w a busy rnn.u and be glanced over his mammouth pile of correspondeuce with a look of fatigue. The look afterwards thangtd to one of determiuatioc, as he sailed into that batch of letters. "So Troy ia to be adjuittod?" was tbe first question fired. "Nc-I" That little two letter word waa emphatic, convincing and to the point. Tnere waa no mis- taking the meaning. Troy bad been weighed and fouud wanting. "We went up to Troy to look over the ground and remained over Thursday and Friday," said Mr. Byrue, "and finally came to tbe conclusion tbat it would not be advisable to locate a club there. You see Troy a few years ago had a great League team with such men as Keefe, Conn jr, Welch, Ewing, Gillespie, aad men of tbe etripe in tho nine. At that time I don't suppose tbe yearly expenses of the club were over 114,000. We could not put a club in Troy at present for double that amount and even at that sum we cooM hardly hope to get players of tbat calibre." "Can I say that Troy will not be admitted?" waa asked. You certainly can. Troy will not be an American Association clnb nexfeeason." 'What about Albany?" 1 'Well, tbat is a different town," 6aid Mr. Byrne, with a smile. "Albany may mike a good* city for us. Noth'ng has been definitely settled as yet. A meeting will be held within a week and the matter finally settled. We have received application for admiaeion from Albany and thereat ia a matter of conjecture only." STACRHOCBE. ence to placing his Troy Club in the American Asso- ciation. After a full discussion of the proposition tne idea waa abandoned. Will it be Hartford? Special to SPORTING LIFE. HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 14. The prospects for base ball in Hartford this season have al- ready assumed a roseate hue, and the directors of the Amusement Company are even now slap- ping their chests and chuckling as they dream of the possible dollars which may roll into the company's coffers if their plans go well. The sum and substance of this elation is easily explained, and it will be welcome, thrice welcome news to the local army of base ball cranks, who have been despairing, believing that base ball met its death last summer. And now for the story. The American Assoc'ation, which owns the defunct Mets' franchise, wishes to hive Hartford come into the Association and purchase the Mets' fran- chise, and the Hartford Amusement Company haa been approached regarding the matter by the offi- cials, aod are even now negotiating for the transfer. Some of the beat of the Meta* players have been sold, but they are still strong, and if they could be brought to this city it might be made to pay well. Albany wants to buy the franchise and have offered good money, but the Association seems to favor Hartford, ,nd are holding off for them. A reporter interviewed one of the Amusement Company directors yesterday, who taid, "Yes, we have been negotiating for tbe transfer of the Mets and I really think it would be a paying venture. With no other professional ball clubs in Connecticut, I do not see why we could not draw big crowds, work up euthusiasui and coin Nothing Definite Agreed Upon. CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 13. Editor SPORTING LIFE: Just after I wrote you my map of Troy for last week's SPORTING LIFB tbe scene shifted. Jsst the same, at the time I drew it the map was right and Troy seemed to be the place.' On Monday caine Mr. Byrne's statement as to Al- bany's selection, and on Tuesday Wheeler AYi- kofTs call for a special meeting at the dictation of the committee. As I write Albany has certainly not been chosen, and the Cincinnati special meeting may mean more tban we suppose. Should no other available town turn up, and Albany prove to be not the light place for tb« eighth dab there would be plenty of cause for a special meeting. Up till Thursday nothing had been heard from President Robiaon, who Is at work on the committee, about a choice by it. Would it not be strange if the Associaii'jn should finally decide to purchase tbe Louitville Club? Certainly seven clubs will not do and tbe right place for an eighth clnb is certainly not in sight. Albany may be a good makeshift, but if that, it is all it would lo. B a UN ELL. Milwaukee Dragged In. CHICAGO, 111., Jan 14. Sam Morton, of the "Western League, has started a story tbat Charles Kipp, who owned the old Milwaukee Club, (s dickering with the Americau Association for the purpose of putting a team into Milwaukee and running out Jim Hart, of the Milwaukee Western League team. BRYAN, THE HUSTXER. He Again Bobs Up Serenely Hntdilnson to be Organized by Him. HUTCHINSOH, Kan., Jan. 10. Editor SPORT- ING LIFE: This is doubtless the first communi- cation you have ever hid from this portion of the wild and woody West, and you will at once, I reckon, hie you to the map of the United States to see in what portion of Kansas Hutchinson is, and you will find it on the Great Santa Fe Rail- road, 200 miles from Kansas City, between that city and Denver, close to Wichita and To- peka, in fact in a fine position to form one city of the proposed new League, of which Lincoln, Denver, St. Joseph, Leavenworth, Pueblo, Wichita, Hutchinson, and others will be members. It will be one of the cen- trally located cities, and it is without doubt the coming city of Kansas, being a booming, wide-awake city. A year ago ft had little more than 5,000 iDhibltantB, while now it haa 17,000 or more. How is that for an Increase and growth? Quite healthy, ain't it? It is predicted that in another year it will boast of 25,000 people, as everything points that way. When the new league was prot>osed Uutchinson at once sent a representative to Kansas City to the meeting and waa admitted, and at once proceeded to organize. They foimed a stock compuny of Jo.OOO, composed of the leading business men of tho city, and they purpose to push things hatd and have a team to represent their city that will bo a credit to it. They have been endeavoring for some time to secure thea.Tvicea of Ex-Man«ger Will U. Bryan.to manage their team. And the chances are very much in their favor of securing him, and if we are fortunate enough to do so we are satisfied (hut he will giva us a team tbat will make things lively for the other clubs. We are all stuck on bis success in organizing and piloting the Des Momesteam tbe part season. And from what we learn from observation, followiDC his team until his resignation, and these successes (?) afterwarJs, we are satisfi d that had be been left alone and not interfered with, he would have landed his club the pennant winners, and euch is the opinion of many of the Western base hall people. Look at tbe record of his team in July, for instance. Can any other club beat it? I dnubt it. He ba^ been offered the management with powt-r to do what, io hia opinion, is right, and for the best interests of tbe As flociutioo. He will not be interfered with nndzr any circumstances. It is hoped be will accept, for with his acceptance, in our opinion, comes success. Presi- dent McCHutock will call a meeting of the League at Leaveuworth in February, and an organization will be perfected and ihe West will have as strong, if not a stronger league tban the Western League of last sea- sou. Wo want good ball players, ant we would like all sobtr, boocst working b;i!l players not yet signed, to address Manager Hutchinsou Ilase Ball Club, Huteliln- son, Kits., at once. We want hard hitters especially. None hut sober m»>n nerd apply, as we do not have anything to driuk in Kansas. We are Prohibition here, you know. A fine site for a park has been secured, and we will go to work u|<on it immediately and be ready for work when the season opens. Will write you as we progress. HUTCH. CRESCENT CITY ITEMS. This Lets Troy Out. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14. The committee of tho American Association empowered to select the location of the eighth club to com- plete tbat organization, came down to Washington Ifuit wttk and had a talk with Mr. Hew lit with refer- The Stagnant Southern ILeagues Lack of 'Energy Shown The Booming Texas Leagues, Etc. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 11. Editor SPORTING LIFE: There is very little base ball news to note from this far-off point. The affairs of the Southern League are about in the same state they were weeks ago. As yet there are no new clubs in the League. President Wilson is doing some first-class hustling now, and has succeeded in arousing considerable interest in Chattanooga and Atlanta, and it is safe to calculate that these two cities, at least, will have their guar- antee money up very soon, and will be at work signing players. When Atlanta was in the Southern League, -he was the lust cit.v e.vcli sra^.n ro a;yn !UT team, but each tit; Urini^ . v. Uo si* well know;, the adv. . .^c te;un to a city, will see that Atlanta v, : r, lc Southern Letigno, and those who know him her defending on him to organize a club. There is nleo a fair prospect of petting Louisville in this League. There is really more in this Louisville matter ihau is generally supposed. If Louisville should decide to come in it mi^ht be well to malvean effort to get Evansville in also. With Evaimillo in clubs going op the Ohio River could play two series Instead of one. In behalf of the management of tho local Southern League club, I desire to contradict the rumor tbat this club will jump the Southern L* ague aud join tbe Texas League. I know of what I write m regard to tors and know there is not the slightest disposition to do anything of the sort. With President Hart it ia the Sonthern League first, last aud all time, as long as there Ua chance fora Southern League; but we are guiug to have base ball ftt all hazards, if not ia one league, surely in some oth>r. However, the good, l;ard work that President Wilson Is now doing is sure t'» have satisfnctory results, and if the best of signs do not fail, the Southern League with eight good cities will soon be made up. The players signed by Now Orleans will be offered Inducements to report here by Feb. K>. The Cincin- natia will be here about that time, tbc-n the fun will opeu up with us and wo will have enough Northern teams here from tbat time on to give i-a base ball right along unlit the opening ot the Sou then League season. ________ CBEOLB. BtOOMING BLOOMINGTON. The Team Chosen to Battle for the Inter- State Pennant. BLOOMINGTON, 111., Jan. 8. Editor SPORTING LIFE: We now have our team complete, and anxiously wait for the opening of the ball season. We have been hustling on the sly and we have captured a winning team. We have the fol- lowing men signed up to date: Newman, of last season's Campaigns, a fine catcher; Jack Farrell, the veteran, will hold down third bagj Al. Teboau, the great baseman; Shores, the pitcher of our last season's team; Orifflth, our young phenomenon whose borne is here and who will prove one of tbe best in the League; Ed Wahl, first baseman from the Western League; Jack Eeinagle, the dandy short step; Twineham, tho well-known catcher and baseman; Winsrll, a pitcher and Flagg his catcher, from Big Rapids, Mich., and Murphy, a short stop from the same place. The Michigan men were offered more money from the Southern League, but will live up to their con- tracts in Bloomington as they are stuck on tho town. The season opeue here in April with the champion Detroit*. Newman accepted terms by telegraph but received more money from Danville and has refused to sign with us, but we will bold him. He lathe only man that can haudle Shores'speedy delivery. Shore* is a fine little pitcher and takes a good man to handle him. Griffith our clever little pitcher, broke his wrist during the slippery season but will be all right by the opening of the season. CABL. The International Association Muddle. Tbe International Association is still in a qu-andary about the eighth club, and a meeting will soon be held to settle the question. It is stated that the movement to reorganize a base ball club in Utica ia likely to fall through, and tnat the vacancy in the International Association is wanted by Montreal. If the Canadian metropolis is really after the franchise the prubability Is that the city can get it. Mon- treal parties are DOW negotiating with Will C. Bryan, the noted club organizer, at present located in nutch- inson, Kafl., which city is also anxious to retain him. If Bryau goes to Montreal that city may take th> plunge into base ball without fear, as Brian would be pretty certain to gather a good team, short though the time be ere the opening of tbe season. Montreal owes it to herself to b« lively, however. A majority ot the International cluls favor Montreal's admission under certain conditions. Smith Not Willingto be Sold. Pittsburgh crack infielder last week published the following card in the Pittsburg Dispatch: ALLEGHANY, Jan. 7. In reading the papers I find my name mentioned quite often in regard to my selling my release. Now, I object to being sold. It is some- thing tbat ^ces quite against the grain. I asked Mr. Nimick to release me outright, but he bought he ought to gei something for my services, as he paid the ColumbuH^R ib S6,000 for us. Now, there were ten men eame'tiero from Columbus, anil tbat would avtr- a^o just $000 per man. I think in the three yeara I have betn here I have more than paid tbat back in my playing. When we came here in 1885 base ball was on iU last legs, and it was the old Columbus team tint revived it again. Now what I think Ihey ought to do would be to release me unconditionally. I could then go where I saw fit.____ CHABLES M. SMITH. KIN'; will prove an able substitute for Oaiuthers in the Br >KIU' icum 90 for as ^itching is concerned. ON THE RAIL. The Excessive Traveling Expenses of Clubs. Concessions That Should be Made to Clubs as a Matter of Justice. COLUMBTT9,0., Jan. 12. Editor SPORTING LIFE: I saw not longsinco in some dramatic paper enumerated some of the reasons why the rail- road companies should make concessions in the matter of rates to the dramatic profession. I must acknowledge they were all good ones, but I think I can add some additional and stronger ones why the base ball fraternity should receive some consideration more than they have in the past year from the railroads throughout the country. All the reasons I shall give do not apply to the base ball profession alone, but are certainly as worthy of consideration aa though they did. We might well consider in connec- tion with the matter what the base ballists got in the way of concessions prior to the passage of the (in)famous Inter-State Commerce bill. Clubs got rates varying from one cent to two cents per mile on all roads with generally a pass for from one to three in a company of fifteen people. During tho past year it has been three cents per mile for every person, and no passes for anybody. This has been exceedingly bur- densom on all the clubs, and especially on the clubs of the National League and American As- sociation which traveled on an average of nearly ten thousand miles each, and carried on an average fifteen people. This is a greater burden than we think we ought to be called upon to assume in view of the following facts: The base ball c'.ubs super-induce a large amount of local traffic, as will" be readily acknowledged by the railroad men in any city where a club is located. In some localities this traffic assumes large proportions and is as valuable to the railroads as much of the suburban travel to which they almost with- out exception grant commutation rates, and should be so considered. The clubs themselves as a rule now-a-days nirry about fifteen people. The tickets .ire all purchased by one party and it is only fair to count them as so many single tickets. Now, in the League and American As- sociation each olub makes at least three trips over each of the roads in its circuit during a season, thus making an aggregate of nearly fifty single tkkets over each line. This conies pretty near being a wholesale business, andtbere is certainly many a commuter «ho does not travel so much during a year. Ag»iu there are many n>nda who sell fifty-trip books from certain stations to others on their roads at reduced rates to single individuals, who pass thtm around. Why an individual, or two or three or more of tlirm should have an advantage over a ball tlubthat does fully as much traveling and induces a great deal more, is hard to see. The base ball business ia the easiest traffic fo handle that the ruilr.md have anything lo du with. They never have any baggage except what is carried in their hands. They never ask to have trains held, they never want extra cats for baggaga or scenery. As a rule they travel at night and invariably use sleepers, thus paying largely in additi'.-n to the mere mileage, and aro in every sense profitable travelers for the rail- roads. The railroads of tbe South have made a liberal re- duction to tbe bftsv L;iil <-':it)s, an;!, ind.xd, if thpy hnd Tlii) tiail uiubs <>t the .Nona (.-tin, ami . ithout this concession, but why they should ..... .,^ ,.VL- as much In the way of concession as others doing as much traveliLgj I cannot see. One of my confreres informs me (hat during the past season he resorted to all kinds of fair means to reduce bis railroad expenses, iu many instances buy- ing round trip ticket* and selling them to scalpers after using thorn one n- ay, and thus saving a few dol- lars. He took advantage of all excursions, etc., but was kept continually bufitling to save a dollar lhat ought never to have been charged. I sea the Ameri- can Association at its late meeting appointed a special committee to communicato with the Central aud Trunk Line traffic JIF social ions and see if they would not do something for tie base ball peoplo before tho coming season opened, and I think It would bo a good Idea if all the leagues and associations would do like- wise. Possibly the influence of all combined might have some effect. Remember wo are sim;ily asking for a concession that ought to be made and the above statements, alt of which can easily bo verified, prove it. What we ask and ought to have is a two-cent rate one way for ten or more people under one ajfliuigtment. Theie id, I under- stand, a movement on foot in several States to compel railroads to reduce their general tariff to two cents per mile. Whether such legislation will succeed or not, I claim tbat we are entitled at least to tbe rate asked for, and I sincerely hope that the railroads will look into tho matter in a just aud equitable spirit and I a in sure they will grant it. ''MANAGES." THE SOUTHERN* LEAGUE. The Outlook for an EigHt-CHib Organiza- tion Not of the Brightest. CHARLESTON, Jan. 10. President Wilson guarantees eight clubs in the Southern League this season. lie feels confident that Nashville and Chattanooga will get up club?. Atlanta seems doubtful yet, and still another city besides Atlanta would be necessary to fill out the circuit of eight. As the League now stands Memphis, New Or- leans, Birmingham and Charleston are almost ready for the season to open. They make up four cities only. It 13 understood that Mobile, assisted by New Orleans, will make a fifth. Counting Nashville and Chattanooga as probable members of the League there would still bo one vacancy, which Atlanta, Montgomery, Augusta or Savannah, or Augusta and Savannah together, might supply. Certainly one of thfso cities should un- derstand the advantages of baae ball during the sum- mer season, when pleasure and recreation ia neeried, and that there ia no surer way of having a city's name BO blazoned abroad in all newspapers th«n iu having in the League a strong base tall club. Birmingham and Memphis recognize the game as an elective means of advertisement. Atlanta seems very tardy and Is enaraged in a child- ish contest between the Grady and Stockdell factions. Neither will play if the other is to have a hand in tho game. Augusta and Savannah might settle the diffi- culty by combining to support a good club, playiug half the games in each city. Thero fa no doubt that they could secure a fine team that would interest any club now signed iu the League. Why couldn't Charleston, New Orleans and Birmingham have a meeting iu Atlanta, with Chattanooga, Nashville, Au- gusta and Savannah represented, to settle the matter? Our Manager Powell might be hero doing some work of (his Kind for the club and the League. Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta might be persuaded to join the League, ami Augusta and Savannah put In a club between them. Here is a chance for our Captain Thomas Young and Mnnacer Powell to complete the organization of the circuit and injure good ball play- iug for the summer. Something mubt be done, or the Southern League will fall through or be compelled to start with four cluba. A REVIVAL. Binghamtou to Have a Central League Team, After All. BiNGHAUTox, Jan. 10. Editor SPORTING LIFB: Yesterday base ball took a great and unexpected boom, and it is now an assured fact that Binghamton is to bo represented in the Central League next season. The following cities will comprise the League: Newark, Jer- sey City, "Wilkesbarre, Scran ton, Allentown, Reading, Binihamton and E^nira. Bingham- ton never could take a dare from Elmira, and Manager Smith's " I will go in, if you will" met with a ready response. Len S. Baldwin will own and innnago the club, and this fact alone is a guarantee of its success. In 1885 Manager Baldwin furnished Binjr- hamton with a first-das.-} team, and had ho received any support whatever frum tbe moneyed men, bo would ccrtrtinly have secured the pennant. Len is a hustler, and uuder his control, with futl power to sigu or release a player, uur team ia sure to be well aittuago U aud a wiuavr. I have uoticoU that iu th« great majority of winning teams Manager So and So, and n»t Director So and So, dot's most uf the signing and releasing of players, and I have every reason to hope tt>at IJinghamton's experience next season will confirm mv observations. If we only hud J< e Kappell with us, we woulil be perfectly content. Joe is Bing- harnton's "old it-liable," and next season, when the Binyhamtona don their suits, we shall look and long for Joe, ami when in a critical stage of the frame a good hard hit is needed we shall all exclaim: "Where, oh, where, is Joy Kappell!" Hanagpr Baldwin deserves and will undoubtedly receive the support of tbe poople in hi* undertaking, and Binghamtou bids fair to start in with good finaa-v cial backing. _____ "CmcKET." PUSHING MILWAUKEE. A New Ground Assured The Eligible Sites to Choose From. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 10. Editor SPORT- ING LIFE: The directors of the Milwaukee Base Ball Association will come to a definite conclu- sion regarding the selection of a site for a base ball park within tho next ten or fifteen days. After looking over the several locations pro- posed, but two have been found that fully meet the requirements desired. One is a tract of land on the corner of Chambers and Seventh streets, 588 feet long by 440 broad, and the other is oil Lloyd street, between Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets, and is 800 feet long and 465 broad. Both are excellently adapted to base bull purposes, not only on account oi their size, but also because of the level condition of the grcund. As compared with the W right street park, which is 380 feet loiiff and 270 Lroftd, the new park will'be in every respect greatly superior. Tho old park is ridiculously email and wholly inadt-quate for a .city of Milwaukee's size. Besides, it H not any more accessible ihan either of the two sittfi between which the choice now lies. Th« Chambers stieet property is readied by two lines of streetcars, and the Lloyd street ground by two liueg of horse cars and a cable road as well. Both grounds are considered satisfactory by the directors of the association, and their decifcion will M largely influenced by the inducements offered by the street cat companies lo be benefited by tbe large travel of base ball patroos- The huso ball asaociation de- sires very much to buy the property outright on which the park is situated, and for this reason favor the Chambers street sitesomewhat,which they can purchase. The owner of tbe Lloyd street grounds does not care to sell, but will give a five years' lease with the privi- lege of ten on very favorable terms. However, it i* considered more advisable to locate on Lloyd street unless the street car company ngrees to give some sub-* stanti&l aid iu the way of fitting up tbe (numbers street grounds. The plans for the erection of seato, etc., have been drawn up, and their cost will foot up to 85,000 or more, which will provide much better ac- commodations tban any offered before in Milwaukee. JERSEY CITY JOTTINGS. News Notes and Gossip From Manager Powers' Bailiwick. JERSEY CITY, Jan. 11. Editor SPORKIXG LIPS: Polo now owns the town, and notwithstanding the low position of the hotne team, all the games are largely attended. Manager Powers has secured three of Brooklyn's best players, and great work is now expected from the "boys." Mutrie will have a pennant at last polo. Ah there, James. Corcoran is getting in great work every day twirling the ball, and when the time arrives Jack will be in first-class condition. How would Jimmy Say look guarding third? Jim has hosts of friends here who would like to see him signet]. Mike Tiernan's great work with the stick in 'Frisco is read with great interest. The credentials of THE SPORTING LIFE for 1883 are greatly admired here, and great praise la given the paper by leading newsj-aper people. Iu Jim Tyng the Hiillies have made a great find, and he has my beat withes for success in bid new de-» parture. No enlargement of the head, hence hia success. So .T.irk McC;ihc c-oc-i to Pavenpor', Ta. Well. Jack P ' '- ; .f1 his faults, be will re- i ess that it i- to him. K.ulicr Lite, B:u'.Lei- S:nL'U, K-^,U :in^ O'Bricn play- ing here during the coming season. But I forgive "Geo." Frank Lang writes mo that ho is enjoying good health in his Pennsylvania homo and taking things easy. ____ ____ FIRST BASK. BX3IIRA ENTHUSIASTIC. The Club to Enter the Central League Along With Biiigliamtoii. ELMIHA, N. Y., Jan. 13. Editor SpOBTiyfl LIFE: It is now almost an assured fact that El- mira will join the Central League. A few days a<.o it seemed almost certain this city would not be represented, and it certainly would not if the Connecticut clubs had been admitted, but at the last meeting of the League,-held at Wilkesbarre, at which Allentown was admitted, it wasdecided not to admit the Eastern clubs and an invita- tion was extended to Elmira and Binghamton to join, which it is almost certain they will ila. Iu a spe- cial despatch to THE SPORTING LIFE representative from Bingbamton Len Baldwin is quoted as saying tbat he is ready find anxious to join if Elmira would. M.. Smith was seen at his toboggan sU^e this evening and aaid: "If Bing;iamton will j<>iii Elmira will put a ttam in the field that will prove a winner. 1 ' This despatch and Mr. Smith's word, which is as good as his bond, practically settles the difficulty, and lovers of the National game in this city may now look for- ward to the coming season with bore. Tho average distance is only 53 miles, aa will bo seen from tho fol- lowing schedule: Jersey City to Newark, 12 miles; Newark to Allentown, 60; Allentowu to Reading, 36; Reading to Allentown, 3G; Alloiitown to Wilkesbarre, 82; Wilkesbarro to Scrautou, 18; Scranton to Bing* hamtou, 62; BiDgbamtou to Elulira, 60. Assistant Manager Voider said laat evening that Kenuedy and Vau Albtiue, two promising young play- ers who did good work last season, would be signed. It is also probable that Burns, a promising young twirier, will also be retained. MACK, THE EASTERN LEAGUE. The Outlook for a Revival of That Organ!* zation A Millenium Scheme Suggested. Connecticut, practically the home of the East- ern League, once so wild over baseball, is pretty dead, for the present at least. Waterbury and Danbury arc tho only cities with prospects of teams next season, and the outlook for an East* ern League is not very bright. Nevertheless the League may be revived. President Taylor pays he expects to form a league comprising clubs iq Isew Haven, Watf rbury, Daubury, New burg, Pough-* keepsie and King-ton or Bridgeport. In speaking of the situation, tho Hartford Globe says: "Walcrbury people aro not very enthusiastic about a team fur next season. They will go in under a salary limit of say 81,200 a month. If art lord won't go in un- der any circumstances whatever, and it will be up-hill work to put a teum in Bridgeport. New Haven la anxious to put a team in tho League mentioned. The talk in Hartford is of dropping professional base ball for a year or two. Still tho amusement company may have a little boodle to put into base ball after the polo season euds.' 1 And furthermore the Globe makes this pertinent suggestion: "Why don't President Taylor irdorse THE SPORTING LIFE plan and tako and sign sevenly-five players, and! then let each club dinw tor them, and equalize the playing streuglh and keep the clubs together. Not huvo oue ao much stronger tban tho other that it have the j.enant easily won by, the first of July.'* NA8HVIIXE OUT. No Sunday Games and Therefore No Ball Club. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Jan. 11. Editor SPORT- ING LIFE: The Supicmo Court of Tennessee yesterday decided tnat the law passed by tho present Leislaturo prohibiting the playing of ba?e ball on Sunday is constitutional. This uu- reversible decision by the highest court in the Slate it is Is believed will settle tbe baeo ball question in Nashville for so mo lime tocotuc. Heavy lowesbave invariably beeti the result pincotlioabolition of Sunday games, and without them :t ia not prut able that any one will be found to EiiUtcvibe tho money to put a club in the Southem Lvftguo. Tho people will not patron- izo the game iiule^s the borne club is a winuitig one, and the coat of such a team would not b? justified by the rtci ipts on week days. The Fnnrtny gamo usu- ally paid better than the pum'S of tho entire week proceeding. Tho decision t however, was not unexpec- ted, and for this reason no stt p h;is yet been taken toward patting a club iu UioSou'.lu-ru Loaguo. Hnsu't Signed Yot. Los ANQEI.SS, Cal., J»ui.;{. J-Mitor 8ponTiNa Lire 1 see by the last issue of THE Sroi'.uso LIFE that I ftoi repotted QA having signed with Minneapolis for thft coming s*non, but as I liixve nut as yet ngncd for '88, please corrci't the report **i'l yOK will {«really oblig« you very i^syecUuily LKM. C. STOIKWELL.

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THE SPORTING LIFE.COPYRIGHT, 1888, BY THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING Co. ENTERED AT PHILA. POST OFFICE A3 SECOND CLASS MATTER.

VOLUME 10, NO. 15. PHILADELPHIA, PA., JANUARY 18, 1888. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

LATE NEWS.The Buffalo Club Awarded

Short Stop Nelson,

Pittsburg Club Election State Central League Meeting-

General Sporting In­ telligence.

Special to SPORTING LIFB,BROOKLYN, Jan. 14. The dispute between the

Manchester Club of the New England League and the Buffalo Club, .of the International League, as to which club was entitled to the ervices of John Nelson, was submitted in regular form to the Board of Arbitration. After a very thorough examination of all papers bearing on the case the board has decided that the contract rigned by Nelson with the Buffalo Club is a talid contract, and the latter club's ri^ht to his ervicea is fully recognized. C. H. BYRNE.

Sec'y Arbitration Committee.

PITTSBURG CLUB ELECTION.

Mr. Nimick Remains at the Head of Af­ fairs Possible Deals.

pecial to SPORTING LIFE.PITTSBURG, Jan. 14. It was not the board of

directors of the Pittsburg Base Ball Club which toet last evening, but the Pittsburg Athletic As­ sociation, the organization which controls the Pittsburg Base Ball Club. It is composed of the ft&me person?. The gathering was styled the Annual meeting. x Secretary Scandretl, it was given out alter the meeting, made his usual re­ port.

The election of officers resulted as follows: President, W. A. Nimick; vice president, J. Palmer O'Neil, and secretary, Al Scandrett.

The only change made was in the vice presi­ dency, Mr. Converse declining a re-election. Jnst what else was transacted is not known, as the organi/ution is a very "close corporation." It is blnted that President Kimick was given the authority to buy throe players. One of the latter is likely to be Andrews, of the Phillieg.

The cases of GaUio, Miller, Smith and Burkley were not acted OP, HO it is said. A b-mquet wound up the Biceting.

Char fey Smith had another interview with President Xioiiek to-day, lie told him that he wantel his case letiled ODO way or the other. He had a good offer from a club outside of the League. It was consider- ble DGOie money than paid in the League. Smith aid that he would not object to going to Rfeton, but desired his unconditional release. He thought the Pittaburg Club kiul been amply paid for the 8600 he coat wluu transferred from Columbus.

President Nimick treated Snmh very kindly, telling him tbut ho would give him detiuite word in a day or 0. It can be rtated on good authority that Smirh will remain with the IMttsturg Club. This is official.

Albert Krumm, a Suiiih Side iron worker,-to-day Signed to pitch fur tne Lima Club, Ohio League. This is Krumm's first professional season. Ho is reported 6 having fill the requisites, and is a promising man.

Jimmy Galviu has ahut up hia place for a few days. On the <tcor is the following: "Closed for a few days While the proprietor is selling benefit tickets."

A CYCLING SCANDAL.

tirged in the Whittaker- The Referee's Action.

was ordered tor the next evening, but did not occur owing to objections from both men. The whole week was consumed in wrangling. In the meantime the stakes bad been increased to $4,000 a side and $9,000 in wagers on the out­ ride had been posted by the admirers of each on the result. HcCurdy, however, finally refused to race at the time set by Referee Carlisle and the latter de- dated \V hit taker the winner, and yesterday morning paid WMttakfit's backer, Mr. W. A. Tanner, 516,400, the full amount placed in his hands,

''I could see no oth/ r way out of the matter than to torn the money over to Tanner," said Mr. Wood. "Those fellows brought McCurdy on here from Boston with the purpose of doing up Minneapolis men, and they bought up Whittakcr to 'throw* the race be- «au£e thsy knew tlfKt he conld beat McCnrdy. Whit- taker had an agreement in hia pocket signed by Kc- CnrdyV backers in which they promised to give him |2,500 to 'throw' the race. They then began to fear that the other eide had bought Mm up, and their tcheaie was then to prevent the race."

» An Advance in Price,

Special to SPORTING Lire.PITTSBURG, Pa., Jau. 14 It H now certain that a 50-

cent admission feo will be charged to all I'hampion- aMp games in th-s city. The local management has yecbivutl word from the League magnates that the reduced rate of admission and three tickets-for-a- dollar system must be abolished and the general fee f 60 cents egtallit-hed. This step i^ the result of the Association's advance. President Nimick snys he will Bake a big fight against the raise, but fears that he will not prove successful, aa the majority is rather jeavy. The club is lieing strengthened by the sign- tog of some of the ttest talent, and he thinks the patrons would not'object to paying the slight ad­ vance, being fully repaid by the excellent play. Of Coarse,it he re is a growl, Many enthusiasts denounce the management, but there are numbers who side With them. ____ ____ CHICLE.

An Interesting St. Lonis Case. pecial to SPORTING Lire.

ST. Louis, JIo., Jan. 14. George Munson, secretary of the Browns, leaves to morrow evening for Cincin­ nati nhero ho will represent tho St. Louis Club at the ipecial meeting of the American Association. EK- PresMent Stromberg, of the Maroons, has caused the arreot of Fabey, the Maroon stockholder that bor­ rowed his diamond pin and fail to return it, claiming that ihey were about square, Fahey having paid in |160 for stock, all of which he lost. The case is at­ tracting a great deal of attention and tho public are f tho opinion that Stromberg will experience con- tiderable trouble in regaining possession of his jewel M the case is nothing more than a breach of trust.

____ ____ JOE PBITCUAED.

"Wilkesbarre Still Hesitating.Special to SPORTING LIFE.

WiLKR8BARRE,Pa., Jan. 14. Ten of the stockhold­ ers of the Wilkesburre Ba-^e Ball Club met Thursday vening for thr third iim», and succeeded in adjourn­ ing for another week, without doing anything except Informally disense the situation, which was not as bright from a financial point «f view as conld be wished. Another meeting will be held Thursday, Jau. 19. If at that meeting there is Dot more enthu- fift mi and business manifested, then it will be recom­ mended that the ba : e ball property bo eold forthwith. The coming week means life or death to Wilkesbarre's base hall interests.

A Revolver-Shooting Challenge*flpecial to SPORTING LIFE.

CLEVELAND, 0.. Jan. H. Chevalier Ira Paine has published the following: "I will shoot a match of BOO shols each with pi-tol, under the same conditions as recent trials (half to bo shot in Boston and half in Providence), ugainst any niau in tho world, and will bet S2,OOJ to 81,500 on myself. I shall be prepared to boot any wetk iu March if notified within ten days. I bold a magnificent gold medal given mo by the military commandant of Vienna, inscribed 'Master Bhutof the World.' I will throw this in AS welt and let the winner take it. It la worth over 5100."

Dates for the Skaters.fpocial to SPOUTING LIFE.

N«w YORK, Jan. 14. Tho National Amateur Skat- taK At-e -ciAtioii will give a series of skating contests B follows: Friday, Jan. 20, at 4:30 P.M., 220yds. at Van (A.nrtUind Lnk«, Now York; in the evening, 25- nil" race at fleetv/ojd Park; Saturday, Jan. 21, at 4:30 p. M., 5-mile race at Van Courtlau-1 LaKo, and in tho evening, figure-skating contest at f'lootwoo'l Park; Tui-sduy afternoon, Jan. 24. at Groeuwood Lake (uarter-uiilo, one milo and 10-nulo ruceg.

t. A. W. Representative Appointed.Epec'al 1o SPORTING Lire.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 14. Chief Comul S. F, Heath biw appuiuteri Mr. L. B. Gra?cs, of this city, as the ecoud representative f.>r our Stato division, L. A. W.

. ^|A Cup Doualted.

Bpr-cin! to SPORTING LIFE.EI:IK, Pa., Jao. 14. From Cum mod.ire Gardner, of

Qtv-Jac';!, - umes information tlmt u J600 cu

donated for a race between the big Bcboonerfl of Lakea Erie and Ontario, to take place on Lake Erie next summer. Tbe Oriole is the crack schooner of Lake Ontario and the Wasp of Lake Erie. Two fine ones are expected from New York in the spring, the Sper- anza for llr. Ketchum, of Toledo, and tbe other for Commodore Khodes, of Cleveland.

A Yacht Club Election.Special to SPORTING LIFE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14. The Brooklyn Yacht Clnb yes­ terday elected the following officers for 18S8: Com­ modore, Percy G. Williams; vice commodore, F. P. Rogers; rear commodore, E. H. Chandler; measurer, R. C. Hopkiusj president, Daniel O'Beillj; treasurer, W. H, Burke; secretary, George H. Brown; trustees, Willard Graham, A. G. Walden, Samuel Mcllroy, Geo. W. Hanold, H. B. M. Cook.M. J. Hanley, 0. E. Tred- weil, Alexander Lockhead and C. H. Oliver.

Failure to Break a Record.Special to SPORTING Lire.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 14. Frank Dingley started to break the 100-mile indoor bicycle record for a prize of $200 at the Washington Kink, Minneapolis, last Thursday night. Whittaker and MoCurdy speeded him. Dingley made the first five miles In ICin. 20s. From this time on the mercury dropped rapidly in tbe link, and, after having ridden 25 miles, Dingley was forced to dismount for good on account of the cold. Ilia time for the 2o miles was Ih. 23m. 10s.

A Chess Champion's Bereavement.Special to SPORTING LIFE.

NEW You* Jan. 14. Flora Steinitz, aged twenty- one, the only child of William Steinitz, the chess champion, died yesterday afternoon in Brooklyn, of heart disease, after having suffered for twelve weeks with rheumatic fever.

Umpires Appointed*Special to SPORTING LIFE.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 14. President .1. T. Wilson has announced the first appointments on tbe Southern League umpire staff. The lucky gentlemen are A. W. Sauuders aud Ed S. Hengle, of Chicugo.

The Central League Meeting.Special to SrORTlNa Lire.

SHAMOKIN, Pa., Jan. 14. The Central Pennsylvania League ot base ball clubs will meet at the Ferguson House, Shonandoah, Thursday, the 19th inst.

CHARLES KCNDRICK, Secretary.

Washington Briefs.Special to SPORTING LIFE.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14. President Young to­ day promulgated contracts of Mulvey and McGuiro with Philadelphia, and Esterbrook with Indiauurolis.

» LIVELY LITTLE LYNN.

The New Team for Next Season Completed by Manager IJrackett.

LTNN, Mas?., Jan, .12. Manager Brackett* has hustled to some purpose, and Mr. Henry Murphy, the proprietor of the Lynn Club, can congratulate himself on having what will doubt­ less prove the strongest team that ever repre­ sented this city upon the diamond. The latest additions to the team are Ebright and White- head, at present playing in Los Angeles, Cal. Both have excellent reputations and their work in. California, as detailed by your Occidental correspondent, speaks volumes for them. With the accession of these the team is completed as follows:

Pitchers Bob Black, Whitebead, Hunjzler an<l De- mans. Black comes from Mi-uiphia and tluagler from Charleston, both men making excellent additions. Whitohea'l is a Western League phyer of note anj ati excellent basemfin as well as pitcher. Fred Domaris is a young pitcher and a coming twirier. His de­ livery is very epttdy, and with an old and experi- enc<-d man to bold him he will surprise bis friends.

The catchers are Ebright, Torrieu, Lynch aad Doyle. The latter is a brother of third basimau Connie Doyle, late of Memphis and Charleston. The others aro too well known to neod tuitUer comment.

Tbe infield will be male up of Larcqne, "VVhitehead atd C^rcoran on ;h .-nt stup. Lau- nau, from the Hu il right field, an ! th-;' r>: ! :cr tv.-. ! be tahcn care

nearly all H; i work. Corc< ; . . ;, and ha vine h's coLi\<lencc \vill cai'ftin the tt-am. C-.r- coran is wintering here, ap.d gave Mr. Bracket! valu­ able assistance in inakiug up the team. A careful re­ view of the team shows no reason why Lynn should not be fooling urouud the top from the beginning to the end of the season of It-83.

CENTRAL INTERSTATE LEAGUE.

A Sleeting at Bloomlngton, HI. A New Secretary Chosen.

BLOOMTNGTOS, 111., Jan. 11. Editor SPORTING LIFE: The Central Interstate Base Ball League' met at the, Phoenix Hotel, this city, last Mon­ day. The following delegates were present: W. II. Lucas, Davenport, lowaj C. R. Ornade, Dubuque, Iowa; L. 0. Platt an'l W. C. Johnson, Danville, III.; C. F. Schilling and F. B. Mueller, Decatur, 111.; Reuben Kener, Peoria, 111.; A. S. Miller, Oawfordsville, Ind., and President W. H. Alien, of Rcckford, 111. J. J. Noone and Albert J. Fisher, who signed contracts with Danville, 111., on Dec. 10, and accepted fifty dollars advance money each, and afterward accepted $25 each from Decatur, and Kept the contracts sent them by the Utter city, but returned them after a delay of two weeks, were not blacklisted, but after a lengthy dis­ cussion Fisher was given to Crawfordeville, led., and Moore to Daaville, 111. The resignation of Secretary Hurley was received, read arid accepted, and Mr. A, H. S]>iuk, of St. Loui3, was elected in his place. The schedule committee composed of Messrs. Schilling, of Decatur; Lucas, c>f Davenport, and Felt, of Blooming- ton, were given until March 27th to draft their schedule. All the cluba reported a favorable outlook for the coming season, and all of them have secured the nucleus for good team?. BockforJ, Davenport, Dubuque and Bloomington have nearly completed their nines. The rest of tho citic* have also signed a flue lot of young players. The next meeting will probably be held in Chicago. JOE PHITCHABD.

PEACE AT KANSAS CITY.

A Proposition From President Menges Which Will Heal the Breach.

KANSAS CITT, Jan. 11. Editor SPORTING LIFE: The stallholders of the Kansas City Base Ball Association and Mr. Ed Menges, have been at swords points for some time, but from all outward appearances the trouble will be settled satisfactorily very soon. The war, if such it can be termed, is about over, at least with the majority of the stockholders. The fact of the matter is that Mr. Menges of bis own free will has made a proposition to a number of the members of the K. C. B. B. Association, not as members of the Association, but as citizens of Kansas Oily who are desirous of promoting the beet interests of the game. The proposition ia brief is to give them stock in the new Western Association, in return for the actual money pnt np in the old associa­ tion. The pro[>osition is certainly a most liberal one and will be readily accepted, as it ia really receiving something for nothing. Mr. Mengea has plainly dis­ played his true gentlemanly colors in this matter and should be appreciated by member* who will thus be recompensed for their actual outlay.

Jim Iiillii-, the great fielder of our last season's team, wae quietly married last week to a charming young lady of Kansas City, by the name of Miss Nellie O'Shea. Tho ceremony was witnessed by only a few intimate friends. LilHe waa quite a favorite here last year and his many friends join mo in wishing him God-spted on this hia life voyage on the troubled sea of matrimony.

Billy O'liricn is taking life easy.althoHgh he is prac­ tising daily to keep in ehapu for the coming vcar.

KLEIN. -

Crawfordsvllle'a Team.CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 12. Editor SPOHTIXQ

LIFE: Manager Miller returned ye&terday from tho meeting of the Central Inter-State League held at Bloomington, 111. The smile on his face was some­ what shorter than the Atlantic Cable, and a stranger would have remarked tbat he was pleased. To his many ba*e ball friend*, thnt awfully sweet tunilc meant that he had "got away" with Danville in the Fidher matter, and that that ffeatleman would appear the coming season with his legs encased fn the red hose of a CraM'fordsville uniform. Albert decliaes to say where his team will land ia the race for the pennant, but will be dissapoiiited if it Is not Bomowhere near tbe top. He has signed th« following players exclusive of Fisher, who, now that the trouble is settled, will play here if at all: J. II. Campbell, A. W. Snyder. John J. Bufferty. Sam. Bates, Fryd. Kewman, Anthony Wet- ztl, Dcug. Barnes, Milton Groves, Albert Strueve and John Greeue. __ PUNCH.

Worth Trying.From the Boston Referee.

TBE SPORTING LIFE'S new plan of dividing up the best players, thereby making the clubs more evenly matched, is a fitht-claea i<!ea, an-1 should be given a trial. Tho teams with the best capluiua would show to tbt) front in a short lime.

THE EIGHTH CLUB.The Missing Link to be

at Last Supplied.

A Special Meeting of the Asso­ ciation Called to Settle

the Question.

The vexed question of properly locating the Metropolitan franchise will, in all probability, be settled this week, as the committee which has had the matter in charge has progressed far enough to request a special meeting of the American Association. President Wikoff ac­ cordingly issued a call for a meeting to be held Monday, Jan. 16, at the Grand Hotel, Cincin­ nati. What city has been sclented is still un­ certain, as the members of the committee have been unusually close-mouthed and have done their work very quietly. Troy, Albany and Hartford have all been under consideration, and a Baltimore report states that Kansas City has an excellent chance of selection. There is, how­ ever, a strong feeling in some quarters that the club should be located in New York at any cost. Appended will be found some special new; on the subject: ______

LOOKS LIKE ALBANY.

Troy Rejected by the Committee What Byrne Says.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14. Editor SPORTING LIFE: I wrote you a month ago that Troy might have some chance of being admitted to the American Association fold; there was, at that time, a possibility of such a thing taking place. Two weeks ago Troy's chance for admission to the Association -was virtually gone. Charlie Mason, of your own Athletic Club, probably wishing to have a bigger slice of base ball pie than he has at present, suggested Troy aa a likely town to a well-known Association director. When he suggested that he would go up to Troy and work up the matter himself he was told to go, and God-speed and good luck go with him. Mason's visit was unhappily not successful, and he returned to your burg after being absent on!y a few days. NOT Albany looms up as the probable successor of the Metropolitan?, and from the tips I have unraveled during the week I guesg Albany is the town, at last. Just what kind of a fifty-cent city Albany wiil be it is not for me to say. In fact, I don't know any­ thing about it, and will consequently say nothing.

The committee of three Messrs. Vonderhorst. Robison and Abel! appointed at the recent meeting in Cincinnati to select the eighth c'ub, have been busy lately in spite of their feigned feeling of ease and indulgence. Several of the other Association men have also been anything but idle, and have given the three gentlemen mentioned above ablo assistance. On Monday and Tuesday of last week the telegraph wires were transporting messages at a lively rate. Robisoa departed from Cleveland io a hurry for Troy, and so did Vondcrhorst from Baltimore. Meeard. Byrne, Abell and 1VvI« n!so tp'-'k th*» irain for Troy from tbi« city. r!" pal hostelry of B.ze up T:v.y « : was not I .

0. H. Byrno.lyn Club, was ,-^v , ,. ... . . .;, , .- V.,. _...-.,-,Park after his return. Xho iirookiyn present «<w a busy rnn.u and be glanced over his mammouth pile of correspondeuce with a look of fatigue. The look afterwards thangtd to one of determiuatioc, as he sailed into that batch of letters.

"So Troy ia to be adjuittod?" was tbe first question fired.

"Nc-I" That little two letter word waa emphatic, convincing and to the point. Tnere waa no mis­ taking the meaning. Troy bad been weighed and fouud wanting.

"We went up to Troy to look over the ground and remained over Thursday and Friday," said Mr. Byrue, "and finally came to tbe conclusion tbat it would not be advisable to locate a club there. You see Troy a few years ago had a great League team with such men as Keefe, Conn jr, Welch, Ewing, Gillespie, aad men of tbe etripe in tho nine. At that time I don't suppose tbe yearly expenses of the club were over 114,000. We could not put a club in Troy at present for double that amount and even at that sum we cooM hardly hope to get players of tbat calibre."

"Can I say that Troy will not be admitted?" waa asked.

You certainly can. Troy will not be an American Association clnb nexfeeason."

'What about Albany?" 1'Well, tbat is a different town," 6aid Mr. Byrne,

with a smile. "Albany may mike a good* city for us. Noth'ng has been definitely settled as yet. A meeting will be held within a week and the matter finally settled. We have received application for admiaeion from Albany and thereat ia a matter of conjecture only." STACRHOCBE.

ence to placing his Troy Club in the American Asso­ ciation. After a full discussion of the proposition tne idea waa abandoned.

Will it be Hartford?Special to SPORTING LIFE.

HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 14. The prospects for base ball in Hartford this season have al­ ready assumed a roseate hue, and the directors of the Amusement Company are even now slap­ ping their chests and chuckling as they dream of the possible dollars which may roll into the company's coffers if their plans go well. The sum and substance of this elation is easily explained, and it will be welcome, thrice welcome news to the local army of base ball cranks, who have been despairing, believing that base ball met its death last summer. And now for the story. The American Assoc'ation, which owns the defunct Mets' franchise, wishes to hive Hartford come into the Association and purchase the Mets' fran­ chise, and the Hartford Amusement Company haa been approached regarding the matter by the offi­ cials, aod are even now negotiating for the transfer. Some of the beat of the Meta* players have been sold, but they are still strong, and if they could be brought to this city it might be made to pay well. Albany wants to buy the franchise and have offered good money, but the Association seems to favor Hartford, ,nd are holding off for them. A reporter interviewed

one of the Amusement Company directors yesterday, who taid, "Yes, we have been negotiating for tbe transfer of the Mets and I really think it would be a paying venture. With no other professional ball clubs in Connecticut, I do not see why we could not draw big crowds, work up euthusiasui and coin

Nothing Definite Agreed Upon.CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 13. Editor SPORTING

LIFE: Just after I wrote you my map of Troy for last week's SPORTING LIFB tbe scene shifted. Jsst the same, at the time I drew it the map was right and Troy seemed to be the place.' On Monday caine Mr. Byrne's statement as to Al­ bany's selection, and on Tuesday Wheeler AYi- kofTs call for a special meeting at the dictation of the committee. As I write Albany has certainly not been chosen, and the Cincinnati special meeting may mean more tban we suppose. Should no other available town turn up, and Albany prove to be not the light place for tb« eighth dab there would be plenty of cause for a special meeting. Up till Thursday nothing had been heard from President Robiaon, who Is at work on the committee, about a choice by it. Would it not be strange if the Associaii'jn should finally decide to purchase tbe Louitville Club? Certainly seven clubs will not do and tbe right place for an eighth clnb is certainly not in sight. Albany may be a good makeshift, but if that, it is all it would lo. B a UN ELL.

Milwaukee Dragged In.CHICAGO, 111., Jan 14. Sam Morton, of the "Western

League, has started a story tbat Charles Kipp, who owned the old Milwaukee Club, (s dickering with the Americau Association for the purpose of putting a team into Milwaukee and running out Jim Hart, of the Milwaukee Western League team.

BRYAN, THE HUSTXER.

He Again Bobs Up Serenely Hntdilnson to be Organized by Him.

HUTCHINSOH, Kan., Jan. 10. Editor SPORT­ ING LIFE: This is doubtless the first communi­ cation you have ever hid from this portion of the wild and woody West, and you will at once, I reckon, hie you to the map of the United States to see in what portion of Kansas Hutchinson is, and you will find it on the Great Santa Fe Rail­ road, 200 miles from Kansas City, between that city and Denver, close to Wichita and To- peka, in fact in a fine position to form one city of the proposed new League, of which Lincoln, Denver, St. Joseph, Leavenworth, Pueblo, Wichita, Hutchinson, and others will be members. It will be one of the cen­ trally located cities, and it is without doubt the coming city of Kansas, being a booming, wide-awake city. A year ago ft had little more than 5,000 iDhibltantB, while now it haa 17,000 or more. How is that for an Increase and growth? Quite healthy, ain't it? It is predicted that in another year it will boast of 25,000 people, as everything points that way. When the new league was prot>osed Uutchinson at once sent a representative to Kansas City to the meeting and waa admitted, and at once proceeded to organize. They foimed a stock compuny of Jo.OOO, composed of the leading business men of tho city, and they purpose to push things hatd and have a team to represent their city that will bo a credit to it.

They have been endeavoring for some time to secure thea.Tvicea of Ex-Man«ger Will U. Bryan.to manage their team. And the chances are very much in their favor of securing him, and if we are fortunate enough to do so we are satisfied (hut he will giva us a team tbat will make things lively for the other clubs. We are all stuck on bis success in organizing and piloting the Des Momesteam tbe part season. And from what we learn from observation, followiDC his team until his resignation, and these successes (?) afterwarJs, we are satisfi d that had be been left alone and not interfered with, he would have landed his club the pennant winners, and euch is the opinion of many of the Western base hall people. Look at tbe record of his team in July, for instance. Can any other club beat it? I dnubt it. He ba^ been offered the management with powt-r to do what, io hia opinion, is right, and for the best interests of tbe As flociutioo. He will not be interfered with nndzr any circumstances. It is hoped be will accept, for with his acceptance, in our opinion, comes success. Presi­ dent McCHutock will call a meeting of the League at Leaveuworth in February, and an organization will be perfected and ihe West will have as strong, if not a stronger league tban the Western League of last sea- sou.

Wo want good ball players, ant we would like all sobtr, boocst working b;i!l players not yet signed, to address Manager Hutchinsou Ilase Ball Club, Huteliln- son, Kits., at once. We want hard hitters especially. None hut sober m»>n nerd apply, as we do not have anything to driuk in Kansas. We are Prohibition here, you know.

A fine site for a park has been secured, and we will go to work u|<on it immediately and be ready for work when the season opens. Will write you as we progress. HUTCH.

CRESCENT CITY ITEMS.

This Lets Troy Out.WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14. The committee

of tho American Association empowered to select the location of the eighth club to com­ plete tbat organization, came down to Washington Ifuit wttk and had a talk with Mr. Hew lit with refer-

The Stagnant Southern ILeagues Lack of 'Energy Shown The Booming Texas Leagues, Etc.NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 11. Editor SPORTING

LIFE: There is very little base ball news to note from this far-off point. The affairs of the Southern League are about in the same state they were weeks ago. As yet there are no new clubs in the League. President Wilson is doing some first-class hustling now, and has succeeded in arousing considerable interest in Chattanooga and Atlanta, and it is safe to calculate that these two cities, at least, will have their guar­ antee money up very soon, and will be at work signing players.

When Atlanta was in the Southern League, -he was the lust cit.v e.vcli sra^.n ro a;yn !UT team, but each tit;

Urini^ . v. Uo si* well know;, the adv. . .^c te;un to a city, will see that Atlanta v, : r, lc Southern Letigno, and those who know him her defending on him to organize a club.

There is nleo a fair prospect of petting Louisville in this League. There is really more in this Louisville matter ihau is generally supposed. If Louisville should decide to come in it mi^ht be well to malvean effort to get Evansville in also. With Evaimillo in clubs going op the Ohio River could play two series Instead of one.

In behalf of the management of tho local Southern League club, I desire to contradict the rumor tbat this club will jump the Southern L* ague aud join tbe Texas League. I know of what I write m regard to tors and know there is not the slightest disposition to do anything of the sort. With President Hart it ia the Sonthern League first, last aud all time, as long as there Ua chance fora Southern League; but we are guiug to have base ball ftt all hazards, if not ia one league, surely in some oth>r. However, the good, l;ard work that President Wilson Is now doing is sure t'» have satisfnctory results, and if the best of signs do not fail, the Southern League with eight good cities will soon be made up.

The players signed by Now Orleans will be offered Inducements to report here by Feb. K>. The Cincin- natia will be here about that time, tbc-n the fun will opeu up with us and wo will have enough Northern teams here from tbat time on to give i-a base ball right along unlit the opening ot the Sou then League season. ________ CBEOLB.

BtOOMING BLOOMINGTON.

The Team Chosen to Battle for the Inter- State Pennant.

BLOOMINGTON, 111., Jan. 8. Editor SPORTING LIFE: We now have our team complete, and anxiously wait for the opening of the ball season. We have been hustling on the sly and we have captured a winning team. We have the fol­ lowing men signed up to date: Newman, of last season's Campaigns, a fine catcher; Jack Farrell, the veteran, will hold down third bagj Al. Teboau, the great baseman; Shores, the pitcher of our last season's team; Orifflth, our young phenomenon whose borne is here and who will prove one of tbe best in the League; Ed Wahl, first baseman from the Western League; Jack Eeinagle, the dandy short step; Twineham, tho well-known catcher and baseman; Winsrll, a pitcher and Flagg his catcher, from Big Rapids, Mich., and Murphy, a short stop from the same place.

The Michigan men were offered more money from the Southern League, but will live up to their con­ tracts in Bloomington as they are stuck on tho town.

The season opeue here in April with the champion Detroit*.

Newman accepted terms by telegraph but received more money from Danville and has refused to sign with us, but we will bold him. He lathe only man that can haudle Shores'speedy delivery. Shore* is a fine little pitcher and takes a good man to handle him.

Griffith our clever little pitcher, broke his wrist during the slippery season but will be all right by the opening of the season. CABL.

The International Association Muddle.Tbe International Association is still in a

qu-andary about the eighth club, and a meeting will soon be held to settle the question. It is stated that the movement to reorganize a base ball club in Utica ia likely to fall through, and tnat the vacancy in the International Association is wanted by Montreal. If the Canadian metropolis is really after the franchise the prubability Is that the city can get it. Mon­ treal parties are DOW negotiating with Will C. Bryan, the noted club organizer, at present located in nutch- inson, Kafl., which city is also anxious to retain him. If Bryau goes to Montreal that city may take th> plunge into base ball without fear, as Brian would be pretty certain to gather a good team, short though the time be ere the opening of tbe season. Montreal owes it to herself to b« lively, however. A majority ot the International cluls favor Montreal's admission under certain conditions.

Smith Not Willingto be Sold.Pittsburgh crack infielder last week published

the following card in the Pittsburg Dispatch:ALLEGHANY, Jan. 7. In reading the papers I find

my name mentioned quite often in regard to my selling my release. Now, I object to being sold. It is some­ thing tbat ^ces quite against the grain. I asked Mr. Nimick to release me outright, but he bought he ought to gei something for my services, as he paid the ColumbuH^R ib S6,000 for us. Now, there were ten men eame'tiero from Columbus, anil tbat would avtr- a^o just $000 per man. I think in the three yeara I have betn here I have more than paid tbat back in my playing. When we came here in 1885 base ball was on iU last legs, and it was the old Columbus team tint revived it again. Now what I think Ihey ought to do would be to release me unconditionally. I could then go where I saw fit.____ CHABLES M. SMITH.

KIN'; will prove an able substitute for Oaiuthers inthe Br >KIU' icum 90 for as ^itching is concerned.

ON THE RAIL.The Excessive Traveling

Expenses of Clubs.Concessions That Should be

Made to Clubs as a Matterof Justice.

COLUMBTT9,0., Jan. 12. Editor SPORTING LIFE: I saw not longsinco in some dramatic paper enumerated some of the reasons why the rail­ road companies should make concessions in the matter of rates to the dramatic profession. I must acknowledge they were all good ones, but I think I can add some additional and stronger ones why the base ball fraternity should receive some consideration more than they have in the past year from the railroads throughout the country. All the reasons I shall give do not apply to the base ball profession alone, but are certainly as worthy of consideration aa though they did. We might well consider in connec­ tion with the matter what the base ballists got in the way of concessions prior to the passage of the (in)famous Inter-State Commerce bill. Clubs got rates varying from one cent to two cents per mile on all roads with generally a pass for from one to three in a company of fifteen people. During tho past year it has been three cents per mile for every person, and no passes for anybody. This has been exceedingly bur- densom on all the clubs, and especially on the clubs of the National League and American As­ sociation which traveled on an average of nearly ten thousand miles each, and carried on an average fifteen people. This is a greater burden than we think we ought to be called upon to assume in view of the following facts:

The base ball c'.ubs super-induce a large amount of local traffic, as will" be readily acknowledged by the railroad men in any city where a club is located. In some localities this traffic assumes large proportions and is as valuable to the railroads as much of the suburban travel to which they almost with­ out exception grant commutation rates, and should be so considered. The clubs themselves as a rule now-a-days nirry about fifteen people. The tickets .ire all purchased by one party and it is only fair to count them as so many single tickets. Now, in the League and American As­ sociation each olub makes at least three trips over each of the roads in its circuit during a season, thus making an aggregate of nearly fifty single tkkets over each line. This conies pretty near being a wholesale business, andtbere is certainly many a commuter «ho does not travel so much during a year. Ag»iu there are many n>nda who sell fifty-trip books from certain stations to others on their roads at reduced rates to single individuals, who pass thtm around. Why an individual, or two or three or more of tlirm should have an advantage over a ball tlubthat does fully as much traveling and induces a great deal more, is hard to see.

The base ball business ia the easiest traffic fo handle that the ruilr.md have anything lo du with. They never have any baggage except what is carried in their hands. They never ask to have trains held, they never want extra cats for baggaga or scenery. As a rule they travel at night and invariably use sleepers, thus paying largely in additi'.-n to the mere mileage, and aro in every sense profitable travelers for the rail­ roads.

The railroads of tbe South have made a liberal re­ duction to tbe bftsv L;iil <-':it)s, an;!, ind.xd, if thpy hnd

Tlii) tiail uiubs <>t the .Nona (.-tin, ami. ithout this concession, but why they should

..... .,^ ,.VL- as much In the way of concession as othersdoing as much traveliLgj I cannot see.

One of my confreres informs me (hat during the past season he resorted to all kinds of fair means to reduce bis railroad expenses, iu many instances buy­ ing round trip ticket* and selling them to scalpers after using thorn one n-ay, and thus saving a few dol­ lars. He took advantage of all excursions, etc., but was kept continually bufitling to save a dollar lhat ought never to have been charged. I sea the Ameri­ can Association at its late meeting appointed a special committee to communicato with the Central aud Trunk Line traffic JIF social ions and see if they would not do something for tie base ball peoplo before tho coming season opened, and I think It would bo a good Idea if all the leagues and associations would do like­ wise. Possibly the influence of all combined might have some effect. Remember wo are sim;ily asking for a concession that ought to be made and the above statements, alt of which can easily bo verified, prove it. What we ask and ought to have is a two-cent rate one way for ten or more people under one ajfliuigtment. Theie id, I under­ stand, a movement on foot in several States to compel railroads to reduce their general tariff to two cents per mile. Whether such legislation will succeed or not, I claim tbat we are entitled at least to tbe rate asked for, and I sincerely hope that the railroads will look into tho matter in a just aud equitable spirit and I a in sure they will grant it. ''MANAGES."

THE SOUTHERN* LEAGUE.

The Outlook for an EigHt-CHib Organiza­ tion Not of the Brightest.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 10. President Wilson guarantees eight clubs in the Southern League this season. lie feels confident that Nashville and Chattanooga will get up club?. Atlanta seems doubtful yet, and still another city besides Atlanta would be necessary to fill out the circuit of eight.

As the League now stands Memphis, New Or­ leans, Birmingham and Charleston are almost ready for the season to open. They make up four cities only. It 13 understood that Mobile, assisted by New Orleans, will make a fifth. Counting Nashville and Chattanooga as probable members of the League there would still bo one vacancy, which Atlanta, Montgomery, Augusta or Savannah, or Augusta and Savannah together, might supply. Certainly one of thfso cities should un­ derstand the advantages of baae ball during the sum­ mer season, when pleasure and recreation ia neeried, and that there ia no surer way of having a city's name BO blazoned abroad in all newspapers th«n iu having in the League a strong base tall club. Birmingham and Memphis recognize the game as an elective means of advertisement.

Atlanta seems very tardy and Is enaraged in a child­ ish contest between the Grady and Stockdell factions. Neither will play if the other is to have a hand in tho game. Augusta and Savannah might settle the diffi­ culty by combining to support a good club, playiug half the games in each city. Thero fa no doubt that they could secure a fine team that would interest any club now signed iu the League. Why couldn't Charleston, New Orleans and Birmingham have a meeting iu Atlanta, with Chattanooga, Nashville, Au­ gusta and Savannah represented, to settle the matter? Our Manager Powell might be hero doing some work of (his Kind for the club and the League. Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta might be persuaded to join the League, ami Augusta and Savannah put In a club between them. Here is a chance for our Captain Thomas Young and Mnnacer Powell to complete the organization of the circuit and injure good ball play­ iug for the summer. Something mubt be done, or the Southern League will fall through or be compelled to start with four cluba.

A REVIVAL.

Binghamtou to Have a Central League Team, After All.

BiNGHAUTox, Jan. 10. Editor SPORTING LIFB: Yesterday base ball took a great and unexpected boom, and it is now an assured fact that Binghamton is to bo represented in the Central League next season. The following cities will comprise the League: Newark, Jer­ sey City, "Wilkesbarre, Scran ton, Allentown, Reading, Binihamton and E^nira. Bingham- ton never could take a dare from Elmira, and Manager Smith's " I will go in, if you will" met with a ready response.

Len S. Baldwin will own and innnago the club, and this fact alone is a guarantee of its success. In 1885 Manager Baldwin furnished Binjr- hamton with a first-das.-} team, and had ho received any support whatever frum tbe moneyed men, bo would ccrtrtinly have secured the pennant. Len is a hustler, and uuder his control, with futl power to sigu or release a player, uur team ia sure to be well aittuago U aud a wiuavr. I have uoticoU that iu th«

great majority of winning teams Manager So and So, and n»t Director So and So, dot's most uf the signing and releasing of players, and I have every reason to hope tt>at IJinghamton's experience next season will confirm mv observations. If we only hud J< e Kappell with us, we woulil be perfectly content. Joe is Bing- harnton's "old it-liable," and next season, when the Binyhamtona don their suits, we shall look and long for Joe, ami when in a critical stage of the frame a good hard hit is needed we shall all exclaim: "Where, oh, where, is Joy Kappell!"

Hanagpr Baldwin deserves and will undoubtedly receive the support of tbe poople in hi* undertaking, and Binghamtou bids fair to start in with good finaa-v cial backing. _____ "CmcKET."

PUSHING MILWAUKEE.

A New Ground Assured The Eligible Sites to Choose From.

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 10. Editor SPORT­ ING LIFE: The directors of the Milwaukee Base Ball Association will come to a definite conclu­ sion regarding the selection of a site for a base ball park within tho next ten or fifteen days. After looking over the several locations pro­ posed, but two have been found that fully meet the requirements desired. One is a tract of land on the corner of Chambers and Seventh streets, 588 feet long by 440 broad, and the other is oil Lloyd street, between Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets, and is 800 feet long and 465 broad. Both are excellently adapted to base bull purposes, not only on account oi their size, but also because of the level condition of the grcund. As compared with the W right street park, which is 380 feet loiiff and 270 Lroftd, the new park will'be in every respect greatly superior. Tho old park is ridiculously email and wholly inadt-quate for a .city of Milwaukee's size. Besides, it H not any more accessible ihan either of the two sittfi between which the choice now lies. Th« Chambers stieet property is readied by two lines of streetcars, and the Lloyd street ground by two liueg of horse cars and a cable road as well.

Both grounds are considered satisfactory by the directors of the association, and their decifcion will M largely influenced by the inducements offered by the street cat companies lo be benefited by tbe large travel of base ball patroos- The huso ball asaociation de­ sires very much to buy the property outright on which the park is situated, and for this reason favor the Chambers street sitesomewhat,which they can purchase. The owner of tbe Lloyd street grounds does not care to sell, but will give a five years' lease with the privi­ lege of ten on very favorable terms. However, it i* considered more advisable to locate on Lloyd street unless the street car company ngrees to give some sub-* stanti&l aid iu the way of fitting up tbe (numbers street grounds. The plans for the erection of seato, etc., have been drawn up, and their cost will foot up to 85,000 or more, which will provide much better ac­ commodations tban any offered before in Milwaukee.

JERSEY CITY JOTTINGS.

News Notes and Gossip From Manager Powers' Bailiwick.

JERSEY CITY, Jan. 11. Editor SPORKIXG LIPS: Polo now owns the town, and notwithstanding the low position of the hotne team, all the games are largely attended. Manager Powers has secured three of Brooklyn's best players, and great work is now expected from the "boys."

Mutrie will have a pennant at last polo. Ah there, James.

Corcoran is getting in great work every day twirling the ball, and when the time arrives Jack will be in first-class condition.

How would Jimmy Say look guarding third? Jim has hosts of friends here who would like to see him signet].

Mike Tiernan's great work with the stick in 'Frisco is read with great interest.

The credentials of THE SPORTING LIFE for 1883 are greatly admired here, and great praise la given the paper by leading newsj-aper people.

Iu Jim Tyng the Hiillies have made a great find, and he has my beat withes for success in bid new de-» parture. No enlargement of the head, hence hia success.

So .T.irk McC;ihc c-oc-i to Pavenpor', Ta. Well. Jack P ' '- ; .f1 his faults,

be will re­

i ess that it i- to him.

K.ulicr Lite, B:u'.Lei- S:nL'U, K-^,U :in^ O'Bricn play­ ing here during the coming season. But I forgive "Geo."

Frank Lang writes mo that ho is enjoying good health in his Pennsylvania homo and taking things easy. ____ ____ FIRST BASK.

BX3IIRA ENTHUSIASTIC.

The Club to Enter the Central League Along With Biiigliamtoii.

ELMIHA, N. Y., Jan. 13. Editor SpOBTiyfl LIFE: It is now almost an assured fact that El­ mira will join the Central League. A few days a<.o it seemed almost certain this city would not be represented, and it certainly would not if the Connecticut clubs had been admitted, but at the last meeting of the League,-held at Wilkesbarre, at which Allentown was admitted, it wasdecided not to admit the Eastern clubs and an invita­ tion was extended to Elmira and Binghamton to join, which it is almost certain they will ila. Iu a spe­ cial despatch to THE SPORTING LIFE representative from Bingbamton Len Baldwin is quoted as saying tbat he is ready find anxious to join if Elmira would. M.. Smith was seen at his toboggan sU^e this evening and aaid: "If Bing;iamton will j<>iii Elmira will put a ttam in the field that will prove a winner.1 ' This despatch and Mr. Smith's word, which is as good as his bond, practically settles the difficulty, and lovers of the National game in this city may now look for­ ward to the coming season with bore. Tho average distance is only 53 miles, aa will bo seen from tho fol­ lowing schedule: Jersey City to Newark, 12 miles; Newark to Allentown, 60; Allentowu to Reading, 36; Reading to Allentown, 3G; Alloiitown to Wilkesbarre, 82; Wilkesbarro to Scrautou, 18; Scranton to Bing* hamtou, 62; BiDgbamtou to Elulira, 60.

Assistant Manager Voider said laat evening that Kenuedy and Vau Albtiue, two promising young play­ ers who did good work last season, would be signed. It is also probable that Burns, a promising young twirier, will also be retained. MACK,

THE EASTERN LEAGUE.

The Outlook for a Revival of That Organ!* zation A Millenium Scheme Suggested.Connecticut, practically the home of the East­

ern League, once so wild over baseball, is pretty dead, for the present at least. Waterbury and Danbury arc tho only cities with prospects of teams next season, and the outlook for an East* ern League is not very bright. Nevertheless the League may be revived. President Taylor pays he expects to form a league comprising clubs iq Isew Haven, Watf rbury, Daubury, New burg, Pough-* keepsie and King-ton or Bridgeport. In speaking of the situation, tho Hartford Globe says:

"Walcrbury people aro not very enthusiastic about a team fur next season. They will go in under a salary limit of say 81,200 a month. If art lord won't go in un­ der any circumstances whatever, and it will be up-hill work to put a teum in Bridgeport. New Haven la anxious to put a team in tho League mentioned. The talk in Hartford is of dropping professional base ball for a year or two. Still tho amusement company may have a little boodle to put into base ball after the polo season euds.' 1

And furthermore the Globe makes this pertinent suggestion:

"Why don't President Taylor irdorse THE SPORTING LIFE plan and tako and sign sevenly-five players, and! then let each club dinw tor them, and equalize the playing streuglh and keep the clubs together. Not huvo oue ao much stronger tban tho other that it have the j.enant easily won by, the first of July.'*

NA8HVIIXE OUT.

No Sunday Games and Therefore No Ball Club.

NASHVILLE. Tenn., Jan. 11. Editor SPORT­ ING LIFE: The Supicmo Court of Tennessee yesterday decided tnat the law passed by tho present Leislaturo prohibiting the playing of ba?e ball on Sunday is constitutional. This uu- reversible decision by the highest court in the Slate it is Is believed will settle tbe baeo ball question in Nashville for so mo lime tocotuc. Heavy lowesbave invariably beeti the result pincotlioabolition of Sunday games, and without them :t ia not prut able that any one will be found to EiiUtcvibe tho money to put a club in the Southem Lvftguo. Tho people will not patron- izo the game iiule^s the borne club is a winuitig one, and the coat of such a team would not b? justified by the rtci ipts on week days. The Fnnrtny gamo usu­ ally paid better than the pum'S of tho entire week proceeding. Tho decision t however, was not unexpec­ ted, and for this reason no stt p h;is yet been taken toward patting a club iu UioSou'.lu-ru Loaguo.

Hnsu't Signed Yot.Los ANQEI.SS, Cal., J»ui.;{. J-Mitor 8ponTiNa Lire

1 see by the last issue of THE Sroi'.uso LIFE that I ftoi repotted QA having signed with Minneapolis for thft coming s*non, but as I liixve nut as yet ngncd for '88, please corrci't the report **i'l yOK will {«really oblig« you very i^syecUuily LKM. C. STOIKWELL.

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