THE SCRANTOIT .TRIB1INE SATUHPAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1896.
DEFEATED AT PftlEMl
Rtsilt of 1e ScmtoB Club's Exhi
bits Game at That Ilace.
FLAYERS IX THE CAME
those frea This Mty War Not Allowed
to Over Exert Themselves, Net erthc
leu the Game Was Not Oae-SIJed.
National Leaf ao Kesnlts.
The 9c ran ton B41.se Ball club played
at Pattrson, N. J., yesterday and was
defeated by the club of that city by a
core of to 7. Outatls of the game
could not be obtained lust night.
Manager McOermott had a large
number of his players in the game to
give them exercise and practice. Not
withstanding this fact and the more
Important one that the players were not
allowed to exert themselves too vigor
ously, the game was by no means a
one-sided affair.
The team nil! play at Puterson again
today, and on Monday at New Bedford,
Mass.
NATIomjLKAGlE.
The result of yesterday's games
leaves the percentage as follows:
P. W. U. P.P.
Wushliiiiton 2 2 1) l.OK)
Chli-dsii 2 2 1.000
Brooklyn 2 2 0 l.'JUU
Pittsburg 2 2 U
1'lillttdelphlu 2 11 .-)
Ut-vi-laiul 2 1 1 .:
HuKton 2 1 1 .'
At. l.uula 2 1 1 .iUO
l.oilUvllle 2 t 2 .'W
UalCuiore 3 u 2 .IKK)
'liulillii.ll 2 0 2 .)
Now York 2 0 2 .WO
I'lilladclphla-ltoston.
. Philadelphia, April 17. The Quakers
turned the tables on the Bean-Caters
today, winning by a score of 7 to 3 in a
pretty exhibition of the National game.
BOSTON.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A.E.
Hamilton, If 4 0 0 3 0 0
Loiim. " 4 0 0 3 4 0
Lowe.J 2b 4 I 1 I 4 1
liilffv, of 4 0 0 2 1 0
(.'ullliis, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1
Bunnon, rf 4 110 0 0
Tinker, rf '....4 1 3 10 u 0
Beigen, c 3 0 0 3 0 0
Btivelts, p .10 12 2 0
Total 34 3 0 24 11 2
PHILADELPHIA.
A.B. R. II. P.O. A.E.
Sullivan, rf 4 3 1 3 0 0
liflehunty, If 4 0 2 3 0 0
Thompson, rf 5 1 2 2 0 0
Boyle, lb 4 1 2 14 0 0
fitment, c 4 1 2 2 0 0
('rosy, 2 112 4 1
liullman. 2b 4 0 2 1 1
N.IhIi, 3b 4 0 1 0 6 0
Orlli, p 4 0 0 0 3 0
Totuls 3T 7 13 27 13 1
Philadelphia 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 x- 7
Bonton 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 03
Carned runt Boston, 3; Philadelphia. 4.
Flm base by errors Boston, 1; Phila
delphia, 1. Left on bases Boston, 5; Phil
adelphia, 8 First base on bulls Off Stlv-t-tts,
l; off Oith, 1. Struck out By Stlv
etts. 1; by Orth. 1. Tiiree base hits
Theinpson. Two base hits Tucker;
Tliomtison. Baoriilce hits Cross. Stolen
bases Ixng, Sullivan. Double plays
Lowe, Long and Tucker. Hit by pitcher
By Stivelis, 1. Cmplre Lynch. Time
1.40.
Uultimorc-llrooklyn.
Baltimore, April 17. Rrooklyn won
nguln today, although Baltimore played
a better llckllnp gume.
BALTLMORK.
A.B. It. H. P.O. A.E.
Pnylo, 1b 4 2 2 8 0 0
Keelwr. rf 5 1 1 3 0 0
Jennings, ss 4 1 3 1 5 ' 0
Xclley, If 4 13 110
Broille, cf 3 1110 0
Donnelly, 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0
Units, 2b 4 0 2 3 3 1
Bou'ermun, c 3 0 0 4 3 0
l offer, p 3 0 2 0 3 0
Totals ..' 33 0 12 24 IS 1
BROOKLYN.
A.B. R. II. P.O. A.E.
Griffin, cf
McCarthy, If .
Anderson, rf ..
La Chance, lb
Shlndle, :tb ....
Bliiu h, So
Corcoran, ss ,.
Duly, 2b
Urlm, c ........
Stein, p
.... 3
.... &
.... 4
.... 4
.... 0
.... 4
.... 4
.... 4
.... 3
2 11
2 3
Totals 30 8 15 23 IS 4
Hotter out-Hit by batted bull.
Game culled on account of darkness.
Baltimore 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2- C
Brooklyn 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 48
Earned runs Brooklyn. 8. First baso
by error Baltimore, 2; Brooklyn, 1. Left
on buses Baltimore. 12: Brooklyn. 7. First
base on balls Off Hotter. 2; Stein, 7. Struck
out By Hoffer, 3: by Stein. 1. Three base
hits McCarthy. Two base hits McCar
thy, Hhimile. urlttln. Hacrince hit Sic
Carthy. Stolen bases Doytr 2), Brodle (2),
Donnelly, Keeler, Kelley, Keltz. Corcor
an, Double play Corcorun and La Chance.
Hit by pitcher By Stein, .1. Wild pitch
KU'in, i. j-asseii wins urtm, i; jtow
ennan, 2. Umpire Keefe. Time 2.20.
Wnshinaton-Mcw Vork.
Washington, April 17. Washington
had little trouble , In defeating New
Turk toduy. Score:
f- WASHINGTON.
A.B. H. H. P.O. A.E.
Brnn-n, cf U 1 I
Joice, 3b 5 2 0 2 1 1
Abbey, rf 0 0 2 0 0 0
Selbnch. If 2 3 0 0 0 0
Curtwrlght. lb 4 2 2 9 2 0
McAuley. o 4 2 :'. G 3 0
Rogers, 2b G I 2 4 1 0
Dernuntrevllle, ss .. 6 2 3 2 1 0
McJames, p t, G 1 4 0 2 1
.Totals 42 14 10. 27 10 2
NEW YORK.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A.E.
Oleason, 21) 4 2 2 6 3 0
U. Davla, 3b 3 1 0 2 1
Tlernun. rf 3 1 12 0 1
Connaughton, as ... & 2 2 1 3 0
Van lialtren, cf .... G 0 2 4 0 1
H. Davis, lb 3 0 0 V 0
Stafford, If 4 0 2 1 1 1
Dolieny, V i.i... 3 0 0 0 2
Farrell, c 2 0 1 3 1 0
Kearfoss, o 1 ft t 0 1 0
.(Jeimun, p 1 o 0 4 o o
Totuls 34 0 11 27 12
Washington 02001321 ! 1
New York 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-6
Earned runs Washington, fi: New York.
t. First base by errors Wuxhlngton, 2;
New York, 2. Left on bases Washington,
I; New York, 8. ' First base on balls On'
ldumes, 0; off Dohenty, 6; off Herman,
1. Struck out Bv AlcJumes. 2: bv Dohenv.
t. Home funs McAuley. Three base hits
Rogers, Uleasou. Two base hits Con
nannhton. Farrell. Bncrltlce hits Tier
ttnn, H: Davis. Stolen bases Jolee (2),
'BelhRch. Cartwrlaht. McAuley. U.- Davis.
Connaughton (21. Double plays Cart-
wriKnt una Kowrs: cartwrlirht and Dt.
montrevllle. Wild pitches Dohenv, Ale
James. Passed balls Farrell, Zerfoss.
umpire Hurst, Time smb.
Clnelnnatl-Plttsburg,
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 16. Pittsburg
won again today. Both Dwyer and
Klllen were hit freely, but the latter
received the best support. Score:
if ' CINCINNATI.
A.B. R. H, P.O. A.E.
Holllilay, If ..
Burke, cf
Miller, rf
.6 0 0 4 0
.4 2 11
0 4
5 2 3 2.1
Kwlng, lb 4 3 3 ft 0 1
(irfty, 2b 5 0 0 X 2 0
I u. Hmiin, ss ...v..,. ooii
Irwin, 1 3b 1-1.1 4 4 0
PelU,o 1 0 0 3,0
l'wye'r, p 0 2 0 2
.Vaughn, c 1 ' 0 ; 0 0 1
V feuiti'...' lo it? H
SPORT
PITTSBl'Ra.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A.E.
Donovan, rf & 1 4 e
K. Smith, If S I S I
Beck lev. lb 1 t 11 1
Stensel. cf 4 3 Z 1 1
Lyons, 3b 3 1 1 v
Bierlwuer. 2b 4 I 1 t i 1
Kly. s s 4 1 2 3 3 0
SuKdeu, e 5 1 1 -1
Klllen, p 4 1 v i v
Totals X 10 IS 27 15 6
Cincinnati S 1 2 t 0 1 7
Pittsburg seellOll - t
Karnert runs (Im lnnall. 4: Pittsburg. 5.
First base by errors Cincinnati. 3: Pitts
burg. 3; left on bases Cincinnati. 8; Pilts
liurg. a. Buses on balls Off Dwyer. 4: on
Klllen. S. Struck out By Dwyer. 2; Kll
len. 2. Thre bae hits E. Smith. Ely.
Two base hits Dwyer, Miller. Irwin.
Burke, Klllen. Ely. Stolen bases Ewing.
K. Smith. Stensel. Sacrlttoe hits Ly
ons. Ely. Irwin. IKiuble plays Irwin
U:uv and Kwlng: l.yons, uteruauer una
Beciiley (2). Hit by pitcher By Dwyer. 1.
I niplre Kinslle. lime j.i.i.
St. l onU-cicvcland.
St. Louis. Mo.. April 16. Hart's wlld-
ness lost today's game tor the locals.
Score:
ST.V LOU'S.
A.B. U. II. P.O. A.E.
Latham. 3b 4 0 1 3 2 1
Cooley. If & 0 0 2 0 0
Dowd. iT 4 0 13 10
(Jiilnn. 2li 4 il I 3 3 I
romir, 2b 4 1 I 10 2 0
Sheehun. rf 4 0 1 3 0 0
.XI. Fai land. c 4 1 10 3 0
Cross, ss 3 1 V 3 4
Hurt, p 4 0 2 12 0
Totals i 3 8 27 ' 10 3
CLKV ELAND.
A.B. R. II. P.O. A.E.
Rurkett. If 3 113 0 1
McKeuli, ss 5 114 10
Chllds, 2b 3 114 10
Hhearon, rf 4 112 0 0
1'et.emi. lb 4 0 10 3 0
Delehanty. 3b 2 113 12
o'.XIearu, c 2 0 0 2 1 0
Cuppy. p 4 0 0 1 4 0
Totals 31 i 7 27 11 3
St. Louis 0201 00000-3
Cleveland 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-5
Earned runs St. Louis. I: Cleveland, 8.
First base on balls Off Hurt, 8; off Cup
py, 2. Struck out-By Hart. 1: by Cuppy,
Home runs-Connor, i nree base nit
Tebeau. Two base hit-Hart. Stolen
bases Down, Hart. Delehanty. XVIId
pitch Hart. I'mplre Sheridun. Tlme
2 hours.
Lonlsvllle-Chlengo.
lAulsvllle. Ky.. April 17. Chicago de
feated Louisville with ease this after
noon. Score:
LOUISVILLE.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A.E.
Shannon, 3b ........ 4 0 12 10
Kustuce, ss 4 2 2 1 1 0
Clark. If 4 0 2 3 0 2
O'Brien. 21 4 0 0 5 3 0
Holmes, rf 4 0 1 I 0 l
Hassamaer. lb 3 0 o z o
Dexter, cf 4 0 2 1 0 0
Warner, c ( 0 0 0 1 1
Bovle, c 3 0 0 5 1 0
Mccreary, p o u u v i v
Smth. p 2 1 10 2 0
Totals
32 3 24 12 4
CHICAGO.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A.E.
Everett, 3h 4 110 11
Dnhlen, bs 5 2 2 1-20
Lange, cf 2 12 10 0
Ryan, rf 5 I 1 l w
Truby. 2b 4 1 .0 G 3 1
Decker, lb 4 4 2 9 1 0
Flvnn, If 3 2 2 2 2 U
Thornton, p 6 1110 0
Donohue, c 4 117 2 0
Totals 33 14 12 27 11 2
Ixmlsvllle 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-3
Chicago 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 114
Earned runs Louisville 1: Chicago, 3.
First base by errors Louisville, 2; Chica
go, 4. Left on bases taulsvllle, 6; Chi
cago, 6. First base on bulls Off McCrea
ry, 5; off Smith, 3; off Thornton, 3. Struck
out By Smith, 3; by Thornton, 4. Home
runs Kustace, Danien, KecKer. diuicu
buses Lunee 21. Rvan. Flynn. Double
plays Truby and Decker; Eustace, Hassa
maer ond snannon; snunnon, u nrien aim
Hassamer: Donohue nd Decker. Hit by
pitcher By Smith, 1. XVIId pitch Smith.
1. I'mplre Weldman. Time 2.10.
To-Day's National Games.
At Baltimore Brooklyn vs. Baltimore.
At Philadelphia Boston vs. Philadel
phia-
At wasningion .ew iora vs. wasning-
ton.
At Cincinnati Pittsburg vs. Cincinnati.
At St. LouIb Clevelund vs. St. Louis.
At Louisville Chicago vs. Louisville.
basFballIjotes.
Rochester will Play an exhibition game
with Cincinnati, Sunday, June 14th.
The Sorlni-lleld Por.lea were defeated S3
to 2 by Boston Mondr.y. It wus the Ponies'
llrst pructlce game
The Pirates havj made a better record
this spring than uny of the league teams.
Pittsburg Is the only one that had not
lost a game to d minor league club up to
Tuesday.
President Young of the Natlonul League
has teleuranhed Manager Dlddlebock that
the national board has awarded Pitcher
XX'ood. of .he Atlanta club, to the St.
Louis Browns.
The Lancaster Base Ball management Is
areatlv JlsutiDOinted at a letter received
from Catcher Chllds. of Baltimore, who
signed with the team early In the winter.
He writes thut he has decided to quit tne
diamond, as he has a good position in
Baltimore.
Manauer Burns has been at the live end
of a "wire" for some lime, which if It
works us well as expected will add to
Sprlngllflrl's runks a pretty well-known
player, who will bring to the Intleld the
neauwoiK aumty wnicn ne nas oeen try
ing all winter to supply. It will also cause
some surprise In several cities on the clr
cult. Surlnirlield Union.
1' rlel. a new Hoc ties ter pitcher, has been
traded ny Shannon for Lovett. or I'lovl
deuce. Unless Lovett's arm has gone
wrong ltochrster has made a slick dicker,
but uosslhly Murray let Lovett go because
rheyT'OHldTttagrec. Lovett w as eel tainiy-1
u valuable imin In the box lust year. He
pitched forty games ror providence, win
nine twenty-four of them. Of the six
teen lost, live were extra-Inning games
won by his opponents by one run, live
were nlne-lnulng guinea won by one run,
and the other six were captured from
Providence by very small margins. Lov
ett was at bat 143 times, made 34 runs, 36
hits, stole 5 bases, and eurned a percentage
of .251. As a Melding pitcher he ranks
high, made four put-outs, 53 ussists and
4 errors. His percentage wus .VU.
SI'OKT OF ALL KINDS.
Peter Maher und Frank Slavln have
been matched to light before the Eureka
A. C. of iAiiig Island city. The combat
will take place on May -9tn for u purse of
o,ooo, or whicn fi.ouo is to go to the loser.
The ko will be twenty rounds In lenulh.
Robert VV. Edgreii, of the University 'if
Cullfornla, hus nguln beuten the world's
hummer-throwing record. From the ree
tilatloti seven-foot ring he hurled a 16
pound hummer 148 feet 5 Inches, This whs
over three feet farther than the world's
record und a fool further than Edgrcn's
previous best trial throw.
Des Moines, lowu, April 17. The pro.
gramme for the 'ai.it al City Driving park
races has been Issued. The races will ex
tend from June 2 to 5 Inclusive. The purses
a moil nt to Jji.OiAi. Seventeen luces are en
the programme. Entries close May XI
The milk Is owned und the meeting given
by a local stock company, L. A, Davis, of
Chlcugo, huvlug failed to make the meet
ing of last yeur a success.
A dispatch from Berlin Htutcs that
sporting circles are disappointed at the
showing made by the German athletes who
took purt In the Olympic gumes at Athens
last week. It wus expected thut they
would do much better, us they were picked
men. The success of the American uth
letes at home and abroad has continued
and spread the Herman opinion that they
ure the roremosi sportsmen ol tne worm,
(if course there was nothing In thut sil
ly story ubout Cornell and Brudy having
fallen out. Al Smith will not manage
Corbet t, although he will remain the same
staunch rr.eiid and integer or tne ex-cnam-i.lnii
hi he has always been. "Jim und I
are the sume friends and partners that we
have always been," said Brady recently.
"Nothing hus happened to cause us even a
moment's difference. The statement that
he Is not doing well on the road Is untrue.
He played to over 17.090 in St. Louis lust
week, against four of the strongest' at
tractions In America. - His season has
been better than ever before,"
m III
LOUISYILLEJFTJt HIWER
That isGivea as the Kcasoa Why He
is Keeping Shady. .
BK0WX AXD HELLEK J0l TEAM
arraagemeats for the Comfort of the
Fair Sex at the Athletla Park.
Seraaton Club Will Not Play
Sunday tismcs-
Tom Power Is not as craxy as he Is
supposed to be In trying to wriggle out
of his sale by Syracuse to Scranlon. It
Is hinted from reliable sources that
McCloskey, the Louisville manager,
wants Power to rover first base and
captain the Colonels. So that's the
game. Power has been In the East for
two days, though he husn t appeared
in Scranlon or begun negotiations with
McDermntt. He and the Louisville
manager nre working the great nation
al pull with Nick Young, although there
dot s not seem to be uny osslble way
for the ex-Syrucusean to jret out of U
sale to McDcrmi.tt. Scranton needs
him. and needs him badly. That the
team would be stronger and faster for
his presence, is Indicated by the fuel
thut the players are more anxious
about the mutter than McDerimitt
seems to be. President Powers has
been notified of the Louisville scheme
and asked to protect Scranton's Inter
ests. Dick Brown, the ex -Oriole, reached
Scranton Thursday night and was sent
with Shortston Heller to loin the team
Ht Puterson at 3.34 p. in. Johnson and
Horner were sent on the S o clock morn-
lug train. Krown eluded the. effort
made during yesterduy morning to lo
cate him und made all manner of ex
cuses, when found at 1 o'clock, to re
main In Scranton until the club's re
turn home but Mr. Simpson attached
his hand and seal to a manifesto direct
ing Sir Richard to take Ills valise ana
rideand he rode. It seems a little
early In the season for a player to play
Kissum even though tne management
cannot control his actions until May 1.
but Richard Oriole Brown and some
of the others will become better edu
cated by June 1.
The following from the Buffalo En
quirer Is worthy of attention from the
Scranton management: "The uaseoaii
renorters of the several papers In this
city are to have keys to the press stand
this season, and only tnose wno
are provided with them will be admit
ted. This Is a splendid Idea and should
have been adopted long ago as the stand
is so often crowded with outsiders mat
the reporters have not the time to write
down what they see." Louisville Cour
ier-Journal. "That would De a pretty
good plan to follow in this city (Buffa
lo). The men who crowd into the press
box In this city are not wanted decid
edly not." And Scranton says "ditto."
www
The fair sex are not forgotten In the
thousand and one details in arranging
for the regular season. The Scranton
owners' object Is no less to elevate the
tone of the game In this city than to
possess a high-class team, and they be
lieve the presence of women will do
much toward the latter object. Be
cause a fair miss or her mother don't
know a three-base drive from "Piggy
Ward's red sweater. It does not signify
that a woman's presence doesn't give
prestige to a ball game. Why, bless
you, in Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
Washington, the three cities where the
attendance of women is proportionately
larger than at other national league
games, there have been more games
won by the home clubs of those cities
on ladleB' days than were ever won by
the visitors. Baseball statistics snow
It. "Porkey" Brooks who will have
charge of the ground affairs Is an un
married young man, but that Isn't ex
actly why he, with Tom Brooks; and
Mr. Simpson, are making such a deter
mined effort to provide for the gentler
sex' They want to make clean sport
for everybody and they think the pres
ence of women will help the thing
along. So a ladies' section will always
be reserved and they will be admitted
free on all ladles' days, Wednesdays or
Thursdays.
The baseball park doesn't exist any
longer. It Is "Athletic park" now, ac
cording to the decision of the new
owners. The name Jibes -ery well with
Scranton Athletic association" the
title of the ownership. Until now.
Scranton has been the only city on the
Eastern league circuit whose grounds
have been designated by the hollow
names "the ball grounds," "baseball
park," "the park" and a few other
country-district titles.
w m w
A commendable feature of this sea
son's ground arrangements will be the
Dresence of patrolmen from tne regu
lar Scranton police force. The easy
going special with his conspicuous sfar,
cane and tobacco, the three chief lnslg-
nius of his office. Is to be relegated to
the State league ages where he be
longs. It takes more than one innova
tion to eret things on even an Eastern
league basis but the burial of the clum
sy special policeman is a splendid step
forward.
When President W. a. Parke, presi
dent of the Scranton Athletic associa
tion, considered the proposition to be
come Interested In the baseball ven
ture he stipulated thut the Scranton
cJub&jihouldplayjoSunday gamesLat
home or abroad. He would not become
a magnate under any other conditions.
Neither Mr. Simpson nor the Brooks
brothers quibbled over the point. They
hadn't given It any consideration, in
fact, but their opinion In the matter
coincided with that of Mr. Parke and
Sunday playing was tabooed at the
start. It's a feature that vlll work
greatly In Scranton's favor, as all ball
players play for a livelihood and not for
run and It has oeen proven in tne Dase
IihII business and other businesses too,
thut one day's rest In seven makes a
mull better fitted fur his regular work.
The objection of players to Sunday
games is rarely for religious reasons;
it Is the natural order of things that
ifian needs one (ray's rest each week,
and ball plavers are as human as the
rest of mankind. Surely, the Sunday
policy of the Scranton owners will be
appreciate! ny tne men ami ineir ap
ureclutlon will be shown by better work
on Mondays and Tuesdays than the
playing of the clubs tnat will partici
pate In Sunday garnet:. That's baseball
history.
YAI.K'S 'VARSITY CKKW.
'Hob" Cook Is ' Preparing tho III lies
for tho nig Unju. '
New Haven, Conn., April In "nob"
Cook Bpt'tit yesterday with the Yale
'Varsity crew. Since the launch was
gotten nut, Cook has coached In his
usual vigorous and effective manner.
He devotes niort of his time to the new
men in the boat, but hus not made any
changes. The crew Is mude up as fol
lows: Stroke, Lungford: No. 7, Trend way
(cuptalu); No. 0. Longncre: NoJ 5,
Italby: No. 4, Itodrrers: No. S, Beard;
No. 2. Brown; bow, Simpson, The eight
has been rowed In this order 'for the
past few days, but mlther No. 2 nor
bow Is finally settled as yet. It Is
thought that Whitney may yet be put
In ut No. 2. and that Rodgers will get
back to bow again.
Captain Treadway expects soon to
have the eight row In a shell Instead
of the' heavy working- barge, and as
soon as this Is accomplished practice
pins will begin on Lake Whitney and
Lake Baltonstall. Mr. Cook expects to
be able to be la New Haven frequently
and several other coachera are also ex
pected. STALLION SHOW FAILURE.
Uxiagtoa's April ExhiMtloa Uoeso't
Cosapar with Forma r Displays. -
Lexington. Ky.. April 17. The April
stallion show at. Lexington has fur
many years riast been considered the
greatest horse show In the world and
hundreds of lovers of the horse have
annually visited here on the second
Monday In April to take a look at the
equine beauties. This historic show is
almost a complete failure. It was for
merly held In Grats park, but llasfleld's
Horse exchange divided it. and there
were not over forty stallions exhibited
altogether.
In former years hundreds of the finest
horses in the world were on exhibition,
and at one time there was nearly 12.
000.000 worth of horse flesh In sight,
when such stallions as St. Blaise, On
andugo. Spendthrift. Falsetto. Imp.
King Bun, Imp. (ilenelg. Fellowcraft
and other famous thoroughbreds, and
such trotting stallions as Red Wilkes,
valued at JbO.Ooo, Bell Hoy. that sold for
3.'il.0(K: nvard. ope of whose sons sold
for J40.0O0; Anteo. Wilton. Simmons and
a host of other stallions, worth almost
their weight In gold, were on exhibi
tion before the admiring crowds of
horsemen.
IRYIX0 T11K RIXXKR8.
Trainers and Owners preparing the
Thoroughbreds for tho Ilia F.vonts at
the New York Tracks.
New York, April 17. The thorough
bred candidates which are In this vicin
ity ate being trltd out dally by their
owners, and their good joints noted
by scores of ruilblrds. bettors and oth
ers Interested In their possible cliunces
of walking away with the big stakes,
us well as the owner of the stables to
which the horses belong.
At (Jravesend Frank McCabe Is giv
ing Handspring. Declare und Patrician
of P. J. Dwyer's string, useful gallops.
Ben Brush Is Just being prepared for
fust clips. The Native ami Little Jim.
of George Newton's lot. have covered
half a mile In r.l Ms seconds.
At Morris park Sir Walter and the
Erie stuble's pair of stuke horses are
the attraction. Sir Walter In In great
shape, and hus been tnrked at a two-
inlnute clip, finishing up with a smart
move ror six furlongs. Decrslayer In
the same stable Is lu good shape.
Clifford is doing only appetizing
work.
Of the Goodacres stable Peacemaker
Is getting long and steady prelimi
naries, and that queen of the cross
country division, Lady Raymond, has
filled out Into a grand looking . mare,
belmr all quality and as hard as nails.
William Lakeland Is moving his
handicap candidates at Gravesend.
There are Counter Tenor. Hornpipe,
Emma C. and King Arthur IT. They are
being brushed along six furlongs at
three-quarter speed. Counter Tenor be
ing specially noticeable by his dash
Ing way of going. Gotham, Barytone
II and AJax can now negotiate six fur
longs at a good, rousing clip.
r'oxnall Keene and W. K. Vingut go
to Sheepshead Bay every day an1
watch "Tom" Oreen breeze a dozen of
the 2-year-olds In squads of fouit
quarter of a mile down the home
stretch, among the number being ht.
Cloud, a half brother to Tenny, by Can-
aiemas Bene of May wood: St. Rogue,
a half brother to Banquet, by St. Blaise
ana t. Moth or these are fine, long-
strming coits, going with tremendous
dash, and catching hold of their bridles
in fine fashion. Another quartette that
are corking goers are Flying Squadron.
Virginia Water, Royal Rose and Fair
Hecluse. The whole lot are fairly well
forward and are certainly a high-class
lot or youngsters.
"Matt" Byrnes Is moving Primrose II
and one or two strangers, and Senator
uraay.
From now on the work at the local
tracks will be severe, there being no
time to spare between now and flag
raising.
BICYCLE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Burt Thayer has received his 26-lneh
Keating ordered some time ago from Flo
rey. Blttenbender St Co., sold fifteen Phenlt
bicycles to the Rendham Bicycle club,
a new organization.
Don't try to climb all the hills In the
city, it you must climb them wait until
later in tne season. It will not be so in
Jurious then as now.
Captain Lucas, of the Scranton Bicycle
club. Is giving his boys plenty of club
runs, ne never misses an opportunity,
and gets them out freauentlv.
Ralph Gregory, the "old favorite," re
ceived his new Spalding racer on Wednes
day. Watch them and see what a good
riuer anu a good wneel can do together.
"Buck Barley." of the Green Rlds-e
Wheelmen, suys he wheels more miles
every day than all the other members com
bined. His mileage averages about .130
a day. Me s the engineer on the Dua
Ware and Hudson Saratoga Express.
Charles Carr was again elected captain
of the Green Ridge Wheelmen at the year
ly meeting on Tuesday last. Charles la
one of the charter members of the organ
ization and none are more popular among
the wheelmen. He has no superior us a
pace-maker hereabouts and can scorch
with the best of " 'em" If necessary. Take
it ull in all Charles makes an Ideal cup
tain and the Green Ridge Wheelmen boys
know It.
Speaking of the "proper gear;" there Is
no doubt but thut the tendency is towurd
a too high gear. A "sixty-eight" Is plen
ty high enough for the strongest rldr
in this section, mere are many riders,
mostly new ones, who are pushing "seventy-twos,"
muny of whom should be rid
ing "sixty-threes" or "sixty-sixes." The
old riders do not. us a rule.' want the
high gear, but the novice who thinks he
can cover so mucn more ground on tne
high gear neglects to figure on the extra
effort required to propel his wheel. George
Gardner, who is prooiibiy tne strongest
rode rider In northeastern Pennsylvania
rldes a "sixty-three" genr, and nobody
ever passes Georgle on the rode,-TioTiiat-ter
what gear they ure pushing, without
his consent. Don t get. tne "nign geur
fever. It don t pay.
AMATEUR BASE BALL NOTES.
The Rurekas are muking preparations
for a new ground for the coming season.
The South Side club will Journey to Ditn
more Sunday and cross bats with the
Morning Glories.
C. M. FIorey, the well-known sporting
goods dealer, is furnishing the South SIJ
teams with uniform".
The Sturllghts and the Washington ..ve
nue Stars will battle for honors on Still
wnter grounds Sunday afternoon.
The City Line Stars challenge any club
In the county under IS years for it gutne on
April 19, on home grounds. II. J. Puddun,
captuln.
The Allnookas and the Greenwood Blues
will open the season In the southern por
tion of the county, dummy, with u game on
Burke's grounds.
John J. O'Xell, the well-known catcher
of the Mlnooka club, left Thursday morn
ing for Alleghany, N, Y to Join the St.
Bonavetiture College team.
The Old Forge Dashers are In harness
for the coming season und Manager Con
way suys they will give the clubs of the
county a hard run for llrst place.
The different Councils of the Young
Men's Institute. In mid around Scranton,
are coiitemplutlug the organization of n
Young Men's Institute League to be com
posed of clubs from the following Coun
cils: No. 134, of Scruiiton; No. L'lU. of Hyde
Park: No. IS4. of Mlnooku; No. I'll, of
South Side, and teams from the Duiimore
and Plttston Councils.
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XEK Y0KK HAS THE BIG FARM
Eastern League furnished) the Natioaal
the Largest Mainncr of Coming
I'hcnotns -Anson Has but I'cw
Expcrimcats This Year.
The National league of base ball clubs
has never oiiened a championship sea
son with so many young players under
contract, says the Sun. The demand
for new blood seems to have developed
Into a craze, to which no end Is In
sight.
Not content with securing few un
tried players, to be gradually developed
after a season or so of bench warm
In I,-, many league clubs have estab
lished what are called "farms, or In
other words, are bcXnd other clubs In
minor leagues, where youngsters can be
tiuined until they have liiieued into
Natlonul league timber.
SEW YORK'S COLTS.
The New York club has more young
Players wlu have never signed league
contracts before than any other club In
the big league. Manager Irwin has
always been an advocate of young
blood, and he hus gathered In men who,
though not quite expert enough Just
yet for the regular New York team,
will be educated 111 the Metiuitolltan
team, which will represent this city In
the A Mantle league. The youngsters
are Zeurf.iss and Foster, catchers; Sey-
more, Flynn. Kagey. Bowen and Do
lieny. Pitchers: Intlelders, Battaui and
Boyle: outlielders. Cavelle, Mulligan
and Williams. Of these, Zeurfoss.
Flynn. Seymore and Doheny will In all
likelihood make the regular New York
team.
The Brooklyns will hax-e no "farm,"
but Manager Foutx has several new
men who bring splendid reputations
from the minor leagues. Jones, who led
the F.asteru leugue In butting. Is a can
didate for the outfield, and Is consid
ered a "comer." Smith, a catcher, who
went South with the New Yorks lust
year and finished with Scranton; Payne,
a left-hand pitcher from Toronto, and
Harper, a rlght-hunder from Rochester,
are the others.
The Philadelphia have but one play
er who has not been seen In all the
league clubs. Hulen, a left-handed In
fielder, is the man. and he has already
been crowded to the bench.
WITH THE ORIOLES.
The Baltimore hale signed Donnelly,
last year's Springfield third baseman,
and a colt battery, Pond and Bower
man, who have not yet tried their speed
In league company. The Boston club
will show two new players in Bergen,
a catcher from Kansas City, and Pitch
er Yerrick, from the New England
league. Washington, too, will present
some youngsters who have never been
in the league before. Outfielder Lush,
from Rochester, First Baseman Rog
ers, and Catcher McAuley, from Prov
idence, are the principal ones.
Louisville, through Manager Mc
Closkey, has added several promising
colts to last year's team of young
bloods. Catcher Boyle, Pitcher Frazier,
First Baseman Cassldy, Outfielder Dex
ter are likely to secure regular places,
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and Shannon, the 5 Springfield! abort
top. has been selected foe third base.
Buck Kwing has a pitcher of the name
of XVliey Davis, looked upon aa a won
der by Cincinnati cranks, and has also
resurrected Charley Irwin, the ex-Chicago
colt, who received a thorough sea
toning In the Western league last year.
Anson Is trying two experiment In Ml
Bride and Flynn. but their work ha
not been of a startling nature.
The Cleveland club has a promising
young catcher In O'Meara, a clever In
nelder In Tom Delehanty. and a bard
hitting outfielder In Shearon, late of the
Eastern league. Pittsburg's new tal
ent Is confined to the pitching- box;
Hastings from Kansas City, Ooar from
the Western assi ciation. and Hughey
from the Western leugue being the best.
The St. Louis club has few If any young
Players. Von dtr Ahe being a believer
In experienced talent.
EX-NATIONAL LEAGUERS.
Among those who played lasi year
and have been drooped are: Wllmot,
of Chicago: Clascock, of Louisville;
Murphy, of New York: Rellly and
Buckley, of Philadelphia: Stewart, of
Chicago, and Carey, of Baltimore.
INTENDS TO CHASE "FITZ."
Cor bttt Makes a Speech at the Chicago
Opera House.
James J. Corbett. who began an en
gagement with his show at the Chicago
opera house the other night, made a
brief speech before the curtain In which
he related the latest phase of the Inter
national Corbett-Fltzsimmon collo
quial controversy.
Corbett said that the National Sport
ing club of London had offered 110,000
for a meeting between himself and
Fltxsinunons, and that Fltxslmmotis
wus to sail for England on May 2.
"Now." suld Curhftt "mv Hiuaii.t,.oi
engagements end the nn.mil u-uuir i..
May and at their conclusion I Intend to
use i ne nrsi steamer lor England and
force Fitzsimmons to fight If he does
not fight 1 think 1 can run him out ..r
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