Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29

XlY
( to secure the only proper and desirable
end.
Annie oakley, the little girl who has
travelled with Buffalo Bill, can stu shoot
q little bit. Sporting Life says OF her
A large crowd Of spectators were at
tractcd TO Lake Denmark Shooting
Grounds. near Dover, y. j., on January
18th. to witness a match at live birds pc
tween Annie Oakley. of Buffalo Blh $
| wild West. and Charles ii. Munson, Of
Dover, y. j. Manager Frank Class had
! q good lot Of birds on hand. and the
shooting done by Miss oakley was of the
highest order She shot from the @-yard
! mark. and scored twenty-three dead ia
| hounds out of twenty-five birds shot at.
| Her eighteenth and twenty-second were
| killed. but fell outside of the boundary.
! Tr was q pretty exhibition Of skill, and
| the spectators were well repaid for their
! trip Annie oakley certainly was IN
! form on this occasion. centering every
! bird. and shot with a grace and ease that
drew forth wel-merited applause Her
! first barrel was fired with remarkable
| otlickncss. and most Of the birds were
/ Killed near the traps.
AIunson did not shoot up 10 his usual
form. which may be accounted for as
this was his first appearance before
large crowd, and he showed considerable
nervousness.
The conditions Of the match were:
Twenty-Five live birds. twenty-eight yards
rise, fifty yards boundary.
The scores follow:
Annie Oakley, Nutley, n. j.
1921 2lin 11l22 22'22 2'2l2-23
Charles II. Munson. Dover, y. j.
22l2o 22222 OOO'O o2222 2229o-17
Keller. Jennings, Cy Young, Scrappy
joyce. and O. j. Tebeau are among the
first arrivals at Hot Springs. Ark. The
Tebeauites viii do their annual spring
stretch Of training at the Springs.
President Nick Young will journey
southwark this week 10 the orange plan
tation Of El Andrews, on the Indian river /
in Florida. Uncle Nick will make up his
schedule during his stay as Andrewss /
guest
Efforts are being made to secure from |
the Illinois Pardon Board q pardon for the /
ex-ban player, Frank w. Harris who Us /
now serving a life sentence in the Joliet /
pcnitontiary. Harris, it Will be remem- /
bered, killed q salOon-keeper named Ben |
sal Tor slandering Harriss wife. w. $. /
McCaul, eN-secretary OF the defunct Illi-
nois-Iowa League, is most active in the
unfortunate Harriss behalf
Brown University promises 10 have
strong baseball team this year. Thirty
seven new men have answered Captain
Sedgwicks call and gone into practice.
Captain Lander has been engaged 10
coach the squad until April lst. He has
put the men at batting and is expected
TO turn out a hard-hitting nine Manager
Barker will soon announce the schedule,
which will include games with Yale, Har-
ward, University of Pennsylvania, Prince
ton and Cornell.
The outlook for a speedy settlement Of
the ST. Louis controversy is dark. n the
Supreme Court decides Chris" Won der
Abe TO be the owner of the franchise the
Sportsman's Park and club, with which
the players signed contracts. win at
once release them Internationally. Should
b. T. Muckenfuss, as receiver for the
sportsmans Club, win, Won der Abe will
appeal. In any event the matter Is not
likely 10 be Strengthened out if the law
takes it course until after the season
opens II is rumOred. however, that Won
der Abe is dickerng with the National
League TO give up the fight for a money
consideration.
chicago has returned Pitcher Isbell 20 !
s.. Paul
Chicago has drafted Pitcher Taylor Of
Milwaukee.
Louisville has secured Catcher croft,
Of the Auburn, y. Y. team
Dick Harley will coach the Villa Nova /
team again this year, beginning about
February 1st.
The Louisville club has received two
new subscriptions for 500 each. making
a total Of 1880.
Frank Dwyer, the Cincinnati pitcher.
has been signed TO coach the Hobart
College team, Of Geneva. y. Y
Trainer McMasters has gone 10 Harvard
10 take charge of the baseball team. The
players Will begin training next Monday.
Joe Corbett has announced that he will
not play I'm the National League this sea-
son, and has refused lannon's $500
)ffcr.
Vonderhorst, the principal owner Of the
Baltimore club has withdrawn the option
)n that club, and McGraw, who was try
ng TO raise enough money to buy the
,lub has had his trouble for nothing
The latter suggests that Vonderhorst may q
have agreed TO sell out TO the league.
President Kerr, Of Pittsburg, says he
has no idea of buying the Louisville club.
II do not know that the club is for sale, &
and certainly have not made any offer !
Tor IT," said he. IF any OF the players /
who could be used here are on the market {
NE viii bid for their releases" 8