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Show National Leaguo News. Tenney tiled, to trade Wolverton for pitcher Mclntlre, but It did not ' work. Fred Tenney says that never was It more difficult to secure first class placing talent than now. It will look like old times for Hanlon to manage the Clnctnnatls and have Joe Kelley for captalmr Catcher Jack Slattery will doubtless prefer to go to St. Louis next season than to return to the League. The Boston club Is endeavoring te dispose of third baseman Harry Wolverton. He may land In the league. The Pittsburg club has sold pitcher Klnsella and inflelder Knabe to Tole-it-, where J. Ed. Grlllo will manage his own team next season. The St. I.oui8 club has sold pitcher Mike ONeil, who retired last season, to Brooklyn for $5,000 cash. He will probably play for his old manager, Patsy Donovan. President Barney DreyfuBS of the Pittsburg club, does not think the Cincinnati will train at Hot Springs, as The Pirates leave for the reported. training grounds March 17. John R. Walsh, whose Chicago banks have gone to smash for many millions of dollars, was for many years associated with A. G. Spalding in the ownership of the Chicago clubs. Trainer Mike Murphy of the Pennsylvania university has located Beaumont's trouble as an atrophied tendon In t)ie back of his left ankle a defect to be cured by the proper exercise. Frank Chance announces out In California that he will never again don the pad and mask of a catcher. No one expects him to do so as long as he covers first base as well as he has In the past. According to Arthur Irwin St. Louis may lose the services of pitcher Frantz, who was purchased from Kansas City. Frantz Is thinking seriously of dropping baseball In order to pursue his studies for the ministry. , I commission, who directed the building of the monument, left the Read House for Orchard Knob shortly before 2 o'clock under the escort of four troops of the Twelfth U. S. Cavalry and the regimental band. The survivors of tho regiment and many other Union veterans greeted the Governor upon his arrival at the hallowed spot, where forty-tw- o years ago the Invincible Grant had his headquarters In the battle of Missionary Ridge. The dedicatory exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Timothy P. O'Keefe, chaplain of the Twelfth U. S. Cavalry regiment. Col. Fred L. Gimber, one of the survivors of the 109th presided. The formal presentation of the monument to the State was made by Capt. lerlod ; George W. Skinner, treasurer of the reo State Commission. ' Gov. Pennypacker accepted It In the A Lesson in Foraging. name of the State, and In a brief lad. i ; The following incident Is taken from speech paid Is t glowing tributes' to the th diary of a late veteran of the men of the 109th. the f ct?ll war, and who served under com-ran- d Among other things the Governor a Shu t of Gen. Sherman In the Army said: rt Ik t the Tennessee: It Is the custom in other countries eat t "The army was in light marching to give praise to the Individual. On an it; f fler, the general commanding limit- - the plains of Egypt la a pyramid to Irawk himself to a blled shirt and an commemorate some long forgotten clonal t :tra pair of socks. We had marched leader. I saw in Paris a picture of pjolci! laarly fifty miles that day, and were the battle of Sedan. Their Idea of It sure, tired and hungry when wo halt- was a little smoke In the background ed! for the night. Our brigade was and a large likeness of Von Moltke. commanded by Col. L , a brave In Hyde park, London, Is a large soldier and able officer, but who was bronze statue with all the minions of ,a great stickler for regulations, eti- the earth represented about it It Is quette of the corps, etc. After camp to commemorate a man who was only pitched it was learned that Gen. the husband of a queen. Here we do had EWing, the division commander, here you find a monument otherwise: to issue for the usual orders forgotten to do honor to the sergeant, the corpoforaging. In the absence of such orand the private. refused to let his ral, ders, Col. L He then transferred It to Gen. E. A. out men go and borrow' supplies U. S. A., chairman of the Carman, from the neighboring farmers.1 national commission, who In receiving nearfor ('After waiting impatiently sent a It for the government said: ly half an hour, Col. Is The 109th Pennsylvania Infantry l eutenant off to Gen. Ewing's bivouac was belonging to I ta ask for the necessary orders. It a a fighting regiment fighting corps that never lost a coli, so, happened that Gen. Sherman had or or but which captured many i decided to make his headquarters with colors gun. and many guns. It fought at Gen. Ewing that night, and was seated In the tent writing dispatches, with Wauliatchle on the night of Oct 28. the lid of an old cracker box for a 18G3, repelled a furious midnight atdesk and spltterlng candle held in his tack and opened the cracker line' to comrades In Chattaleft hand, when the lieutenant entered its beBleged nooga." delivered his message to Gen. Brig. Gen. J. P. S. Gobin followed iafcd lie wag Interrupted by Gen. Saplentla Lunas. Th wisdom of the world Kuid unto me: "Go forth and tun, the luce is to the brave: tarrleth for thee Perchance some honor 1 "As tarrleth, said, "for sure, the , grave. For I had pondered on a tune of roses. t Which to her vo'tules the neon die- -' closes. The wisdom of the world said.' "There are bays; s no forth and run, for victory la good. A 'er the stress of the luboi ious days. be the worms Yet." said i, "shall sweet food," A I went musing on a rune of roses, Which in her hour, the pale, soft j moon discloses. jen said my voices: "Wherefore strive or run, . On dusty highways ever, a vain race? The long night cometh, starless, void of sun, What light shall serve thee like her golden face? For 1 had pondered on a rune of roses. And knew some secrets which the moon discloses. i Ernest Dowson. - j X s Tri-Stat- e Tri-Stat- e picked up Jack Thornton, a veteran, and Hickey, a youngster, for trials at first base. Lefty Core, who also played on Association the Canton Protective team, has been signed by the Wheeling Central League team for next season. Aggie Grant of South Bend declares that he wants a team of hitters. The only man he says that la sure of his Job Is Anderson, the center fielder. ' Mofiltt Is to be sold or traded. -- Billy Belden bas been signed as an outfielder for the Springfield team. Belden was with Fort Wayne over two seasons and made good. Joe Collins has attached his signature to a Spring-fielcontract also. Dayton has already Eigned for trial three pitchers, Ray Conner, who played in Kentucky. Wagner of Con nersvllle, Ind., and Carnes of Princeton, Ind. Mackey of Cincinnati a catcher, has been signed. The salary limit of this league has been raised from $1,300 to $1,500, exclusive of manager. The club owners have pledged themselves to live np to the new limit and each team will post $500 as a guarantee of god faith. Teddy Price, tho sensational left fielder of the Wheeling Central League team and a former manager of the champions, refuses to return to the camp of the "Stogies, and states that unless he secures his release he will accept an offer from the League. Price wants his release because of friction with Manager Tri-Stat- e American Association Affair. Columbus Is endeavoring to secure pitcher Tom Walker from the Cincinnati Club. Another manager has been found for the Toledo Club. He Is Chief Zimmer, tho former catcher anti late umpire. Catcher Jack Ryan of Columbus probably will be chosen coach of the Dartmouth College team for a few months In the spring. The Columbus Club has signed & American League Notes. young pitcher of Lorain, O., named York and Johnstown are said to be Nestor Navcnpara, who Is said to have dickering with big Frank Huelsman of done great work for Independent teams last season. Washington. In Louisville they assert that Orville , Manager Connie Mack says: Waddell will play with the Athletics next Woodruff ranks second only to Lajole and Wagner as an In fielder, but that season or not at all." . Louis St. the The Brown, Chicago as a sticker he is the limit of weakand said: Reds will and Cincinnati Whites play ness. Woody will cover third again was The Wauhatchle of the battle I What's that, young man? Where for the Colonels next season. In the tn Texas, Dallas, spring. first engagement in which the men ot tre yon from?' receivCumberland and the Tennessee ' I" Col. L g asertk the lieutenant. brigade, sir, replied ed any practical knowledge as to the What? Col. L 's? Col. John fighting Qualities of the Army of the ves r tr fact that s. And do you mean to say he Potomac. It Is a ind U doesnt know how to the misfortunes of that army previousThats forage? -t mhff .wfTghty strange. And you go right ly and the failures to reap benefits of jback, youitg man, and tell him I said the various battles engaged In had j, so. A man thnts been in tlfe army an unfavorable effect upon many ot so long as he has and doesn't know the men ot the Western armies. The he met how to forage, and Gen. Sherman night battle of Wauhatchle, continues lot: Shrugged his shoulders disgustedly ing for three hours against superior Soak ; "Next day, as the column was trudg- forces, was a revelation to the men of en mu ing along, Gen. Sherm.in rode by our the West, and finally relations, of the star brigade and shouted a cherry "good strongest character were established ch bly rooming. Col. L-- , who was still among these thr armies. otatoe smarttng under the rebuke from the Adds to the Lord's Prayer. ng pt general sent by the lieutenant, salutThe following beautiful composition one h ed gravely. I say, L-, said Gen. Sherman was captured during the civil war In Ion i: bis horse. in That was a Charleston, S. C., by a brother of reigning it pour fanny message you sent me last Mrs. S. B. Helmer of Kendalvllle, Ind. ike tl It Is printed on heavy satin and Is r In tl t'ght. , did not have the honor of send, quite a literary curiosity: ter it In tl ing you any message, said the Col- Thou to tba merry rat our souls dot d coc' onel somewhat stiffly. The division gather orfailed to commander issue To do our duty unto foraging red theo re wit ders, onand I was obliged to address To whom all pralsa, him the subject. ail honor should ba given, Oh, that was it. chuckled the For thou art the rsneral. Well, It's all. right now. I Orest God Thou by thy wisdom to the eat' hope hoys got enough rul'at ths world a "Yes, General. We know how to whole lama Forever, therefore... . forage.' denever ."Several days later Gen. Sherman Letlays dividemors ua from to give him some Thy glorious grace, ont for Col. Iy but let 1 Btructlons. which he delivered In a Let thy commands, Catcher of the Boston American League Club. opposed by none omewhat harsh manner. The colonel But good pleasthy and was about to retire when ure, and And let our prompttierman halted him. Cleveland people, In looking over the ness to obey ba Joe Vila insists that the New York T must ask your pardon, colonel, even cleared association handicaps, club, despite heavy averagcB, seem to think for speaking so abruptly, but the fact The very same that pitcher Harry Eels, drafted from a Then for eur souls. $40,000 profit on the past season. Is we were on the march before dayO Lord, we also Outfielder Charley HamphlU ot next Kansas City, Is the wildest pitcher In break this morning and all Ive had to pray Browns has been elected presi- the league. This man Eels will spine wouldst ba year's eat since then was a little cold bacon Thou Give ua this day pleased to friends. of the Youngstown City Bowling day surprise his dent and hard tack. Back on the road The food ot life The Milwaukee Club Bays that catchwherwlth our souls a league. this afternoon I bought a bam ana are fid. The Cleveland club has Just arrang- er Mike Slattery, claimed by the St. raiment to have a nice supper, but Sufficient .our brtad and as additional spring dates games at Louis National Club, belongs to Miled dally some of those confounded boys bavo With svery needful April 2 and 3, and Nash- waukee and must be purchased before reBirmingham fordo thou stolen 1L Just think and thing St. Louis can use him. Ho Jumped ua lieve 4. ville April got my rudeness, wont you?" And of thy marry. President Ban Johnson announces Milwaukees reservation a year ago .and forgtva ua As the colonel walked back to his A ft our misdeeds for that he has good reasons to expect and Is under suspension. brigade he passed our regiment, and v thou whom him Arthur Irwin, In a fanning bee, that Jack Sheridan will reconsider his wss continuing with a cheery good-t'gh- t, didst please claims that he has played with three an To make offering to decision umpiring. up n give when he stopped and boys, our treapaaaea for Pitcher Willie Sudhoff does not rel- championship teams in three different to sniff. Something good wss And for as murb, O bews as Lord, ish his transfer to Washington, but Is leagues In his career. Providence was a dozen Invitations cooking. Instantly lieve of opinion that the Nationals will beat one and two Boston teams In different hurled at him to sit down and That thou wilt parrere ' .at we forglvt those don us out the Browns again next season, leagues were the others. All this, of ive something to eat Let that love teach course, happened before Arthur Joined 1 snlf-with his assistance. thou wherewith "No, thank you boys; but the Kansas City forces. Mandost srijualnt US. declares that Sudhoff Pitcher did that you agalnVwhere get ig .who treipaaa against To pardon all f one hardest of the ua. is McAleer tarn? And though some-timager Western Notea. Asioclatlon Audit thou and he that business In the losers "Drew It from the commissary, we bnve forgot The Wichita champions will have sir. curls up In the bench like a letter S This love to thee, yet 1905 team practically Intact next .and lead ua aot their help three balls. colonel "The when a pitcher gives repressed a smile and Through soul or season. raid sternly: Los of the body a want to desformerly Mayor Chase, SL Joe will haVe the best ball peration, Well, Ill let It pass this time, but Angeles club, Is declared to have been In the leaguo and with her good park let eartb'g gain jor car Into temptation, if you ever "draw another ham that drive ua regularly drafted and to be tow a service visiting teams will be greeted not the soul ot Let 111 have out drummed of you American sy member of the New York any trua believer by good crowds. 'is regiment' rail In tba time of lift league team, In a decision announced but dellvaa trial " Leavenworth Is searching for a mancommisWhy, colonel,' drawled one of the Yea, save them from National oldrc 18 December by the ' oys, 'you see we have just learned the mallre ot the ager to take Armatrong's place and sion. devil, ow to forage.' " tho team that made such a grand recum 1 And both In Ufa and California experts say that the New ord last season will win a majority of death hep ......... .ua from tvn. Klff a scoured have Americans great Its 1906 York Thla we pray. Lord, Pennsylvania Msn Honored. games. of thee that for )oV .Shimmering In the sunshine of a pitcher In Bobby Keefe of the Tacoma from whom Oklahoma T-City will again be managsure Is estimation tn hand-tintheir who for had ba la lautlful thtnt the club, This may tbg kinged by Gene Barnes, and with a few dom, This world la of tby But In the d make league. big to historic shaft erected on good work: Ita wondroua more men will again be In the running. V Knob to perpetuate the gatlan-- i story they are Inclined to the belief that Roy .tba la some talk of Capt. Dad Rlslcy thee belongs Te pewar There tad tba Whan and Y of the noble 100th Regiment of And all Jimmy Hitt, tho left hander, lory thy wondroua the Meta. nsd' leaving team, Francisco ended dedlca-cSan of d waa the worka Volunteers both have len, '.ennsylvanla never, come not will The Topeka club to date lias algned also drafted by Griffith, ly Gov. rennypaeker and altff But will remain forfo rover. ever and midst a vast assemblage on Dee. 9. to Forrester, Chaney and FenEastern exportations. pitchers up a poor erf, ' .The Gubernatorial party and the Thun wewouldronfesa ton; catcher Henry; inflelder Cooley, Oftc aaam. iembera of the Pennsylvania ChUka-laug- a Central Ltague. Weller, Carter, Kllng, and Reagan; y lltsK and Chaltanooaa battlefield And thus Manager Hub Knoll of Dayton, has outflelderi Graves. Cole and Murray. . 'At the annual meeting of the Cotton Slates League of Baseball Clubs the salary limit was fixed at $1,100, and Late Newt by Wire. private bill has been Introduced each elub limited to twelve men. Parliament for sanction to build the winner of lust season's first road in England to be devoted ex- Greenville,served notice of the surrenpennant, Is to It promotor vthlclts. clusively der of Its franchise. to posed to run the road from London Michigan baseball fans are clamorBrighton. fur h sthedullng of a series of Grant Eby of Buffalo, in a match ing three' euines with Amheist's nine. The game of pool at Binghamton, N. Y., fliri s to the prospective nine came December 17, with W. H. Ciearwuttr wl'h the announcement made by "Carmade what Is believed to be the rie Carrothers, left fielder for the last world's iccord for a run, eighty-niniirce .V'ar-t- tl at he would not return balls straight. to coll -- e afar this semester. Richard Croker. formerly Tammany Outfielder James Sheckard, who reboss, has fallen vlet m to the (harms was traded by the Brooklyn cently of golf.- - He has laid ont fine A In . i lo-- e , grounds on his Irish Club to Chit ago for four players, and who Is out with a statement that the deal will not go through, as under no estate, and spends mmb of his time with the c'.uhs. Mr. Croker, it Is said, has developed Into a fine player. The world's blilard champion tournament will he fought out In America this winter. Julius Bathe, who Just returned from Paris, wit promote the attalr. He has secured the signatures of Willie Hoppe, lands Cure. George Sutton and Ora Morntngstar, who are at present tn Paris competing at the National academy. The death U announced of It. B. the Australian champion Kieran, swimmer, who madg notable records during his recent visit to Europe. Kieran, who was but 19 years old, eame Into prominence In 1904, when he easily outclassed all open water swimmers. He held all the world's amateur retords from 330 yards to one mile, excepting the 900 and 1,000 yard figures, which are held by J. A. Jarvis of England. By sprinting 100 yardrf In 0:102-and doing her wonderful Jumping feats Miss Helen Buck of Manchester, N. 11., a Mount Holyoke college glil. has electrified the athletic world. Fhe ran 100 cleared 20 feet 1 ln h yards In 0:10 In the broad Jump, 5 feet 5 turtles In the high exhibition game, and after nil this exertion she did not show the least trace of exhaustion. circumstances will he consent to become a month r of the Chicago league t am, muy Jump to the outlaw Tristate I eague. Trotting. Stein, the pacing mare owned by J. Crabh of Tazewell county, 111., has )c n sold to A. L. Thomas of Omaha, Nib., lor $l.tl(iO. The latter drove the animal during the recent paring season and tulleves he will be able to get a 2:02 record next year. The announcement that Walter Win-atof England Is contemplating crossing the Atlantic with u string of trotters, In charge of Eddie Mitchell, (he former caretaker of Crcsceim. with a view of making a campaign In the Grand rireuit. adds an Interesting phase to harness horse raring. A. J. Cassatt, when ho let William Steele tutus The Bard to Kentucky a few days ago, ended his career as a breeder of thoroughbred horses In his homo slate. Tho passing of The Bard moans that the fiom Pennsylvania railroad magnate lias quit the turf for Mr. Cassatt has made tip his good. mind never to part with the son of Longfellow. According to advices iccelved at Cleveland front C. K. G. Billings, wiho Is In New Yotk. his two great horses, Major Deltuar and Lou Dillon, will remain here during the time Mr. Billings be Is abroad. Major Delmar Is raced again next season, while Lou Dillon will be turned out for a years rest, and In the meantime may be bre V. 2-- Boxing. Eddie Hanlon has fought his last battle. He announces his retirement and says he will go Into business in San Francisco. In the thirteenth round, the round before the one In which he won the SHOULD SETTLE SUPREMACY QUESTION. H well-know- n i t -- faint-hearte- t be-fi- es J 1 r ' e Or-har- f erea-lurr- K-- ! Two Great Fighters Who Have Long Been Rival. world's championship from Corbett at Carson City, Robert Fitzsimmons went down to defeat before Jack O'Brien at San Francisco December 20. When he s sank helpless In hU chair the who aaw the contest felt thut the Grand Old Man of the ring had fought hla last fight. Tho victory belongs to Father Time than to the agile Quaker. The ending of the Fitzsimmons-O'Briefight, coming as It did during tho minute rest between the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds, has led to considerable controversy as to whether O'Brien won In the thirteenth or fourteenth round. With regard to this, will state that Jack won in the thirteenth round, as time for the fourteenth round had not been called. The point argued Is, is the minute Intervening between round a continuation of tho pt cowling or to be connected with the succeeding round? As there cannot be a minute's rest before a round linn been fought the minute Intervening between rounds must naturally be a continuation of the round which preceded it. Had time been railed for round fourteen and had 0'llrlen answered the rail of time It would have marked the beginning of that round. G orge Siler. thou-Band- n to II. K. Devereux'a great stallion, John A. McKerron. Recently the millionaire horseman wrote to aeveral prominent horsemen asking advice aa to whether It would bo advisable to breed the champion mare, and the answers have been uniformly In the affirmative. Major Delmar will he prepared for the Cleveland matinees, and later will he given a campaign against speed records. I On the Turf. The Washington Parkciub of Chicago has formally gone out of existence. The directors voted to effect a dissolution of tho club as soon as possible. King Edward of Englund has sold his Derby winner. Diamond Jubilee, The noted English thoroughbred was bought by Honor Correas of the Argentine Republic, and will be shipped to hla new owners raneh In that country. Diamond Jubilee won tho Derby In 1900. It waa the second Derby victory for the then Prince of Wales, aa Peralmmon had won this English classic a few years previously. Diamond Jubilee will be placed In the stud In tho Argentine Republic. Football. Baseball. Detroit fans are wondering If Jimmy Barrett will aurvlvo the competition for a regular outfield berth. If the plana of Manager Hcndrtcka of Springfield and Grant of South Bend are carried out, .Shortstop Groe achow of South Bend will go to Spring-fielIn exchange for Teddy McGrew, the player Torre Hauto and Canton are angling for The appeal of Columblu students to rontlnuo their football association until next spring was denied by the faculty. The Nebraska University athletic to-da- y board elected Glenn Mason football captain for 19t)tl. Dr. Henry Willlanm has secured another contract for three years to continue as coach of the University of Minnesota football eleven. |