ME SCBANTON TBIBTOE SATUBDAT MOBNIXO, MAY , 1896.
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EASTERN LEAGUE OPENING
IMrst
Day's Flay Indicates
Matched Teams.
Evenly
KB STAKT OUT WITH A DEFEAT
Bat rVilkoaBarrc Keeps ta Corneaa?
We Don't Mind It So Mueh- Kocheeter,
Syracuse. Springfield and Provi.
dense the Winners.
The first day's play of the Eastern
league teams Indicates a. far a It can
be taken as a criterion that the eight
clubs are pretty evenly matched.
Toronto was the only club to make
anything: like a good score against their
vanquishers. The home team won In
every instance und Scrunton was one
of the visitors.
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- To-lnj's Kiistcrn League Comes.
Scranton at Springfield.
Wilkcs-Harre at Providence.
Toronto ut Syracuse,
liiulnlo at ltochester.
FIRST FOR M'R.XGFIELD.
Number of Causes Contributed to Scran
ton Dcrcot- llrown Was in the Box and
Was Wlld-Iiiflold Was Weak.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Springfield. Mass., May 1. SptlnK
fteld should have been an easy murk
for Scranton today and the only reason
this wasn't so was Urown's wlldness,
u weak infield. Hess' slow catching and
cum of stag.; fright liy Scranton's
heuvlest hitters when u little punching
would have meant runs. It was an
kieal warm day. the sun wan bright
und the twenty-live hundred spectators
easy to !l?ne and l-.npartlnl. Doesch
er wa;t fiilr ami didn't haw many close
decisions, r.o outside conditions cannot
be blamed for Scranton's defeat.
It wart slmuly a cane of a poor club
being victorious over another poor club.
Deltrlek' incapacity and Chiles'
straneel'.fSJ at first made Infield team
work In;; osslble. Seven bases on balls
and two hit by pitcher don't look well
for llrown, but little else could be ex
pected of him with Hess asleep behind
the plate and pop flies dropping- like
rain over tho crippled Mugulre and
Pelt rick, who had a severe attack of
the Mutters. All the tatter's outs and
usslsts were easy. Ward's work was
fast and brilliant.
Meaney made the only star play of
the game. It was In the fourth when,
with three runs In, one out and Mac
Donald on second, Shannon pushed a
long driver out hear the foul line,
Meaney chased it head down and
jumped In air to get it, recovered him
self In time to field It to Ward and keep
MacDor.ald at third.
OPENING THE SEASON.
Mayer Winter, from the plate, tossed
a new bell to Brown, and the season
opened with a hurrah. Springfield was
first at bat. Leahy and Schetller walked
to first and Btole together on Hess' poor
throw. Lynch fanned, Gilbert popped
an easy Texas leaguer, which Deltrlek
should have eaten up. but he acted
like a horse with blind staggers and
two runs came in. Gilbert stole, Mc
Donald made a two bagger and Gilbert
scored. Shannon singled and McDon
uld scored, Shannon going1 to second on
the throw In.
Cunaun was put out at first. Eagan
murVed Inks' fly and Shannon scored.
Coughlln was thrown out at first.
- Scranton scored In their next term on
Ward's corking triple. Hess' out to first
und Mcaney's single.
One Scranton runner was left on
bases In tho second Inning and another
In tho third because of the Inability to
tnalte a timely hit. In the fourth, with
one out, Scheffler made a triple and
scored on Ward's fumble of Lynch's
hot one. Lynch going to second on a
passed ball and to third on Gilbert's
single. Gilbert stole second and two
runs were then scored on McDonald's
single.
Twj Scranton men were left on bases
In the fourth inning. In Springfield's
fifth, with one out, Lenhey got a base
on bulls, reached third on Schefller's
single, scoring on Lynch's out at first,
Sclnlller going: to third and scoring
on Gilbert's single. Gilbert was caught
trying to steal second.
Afier thin the Springflelds could not
touch Brown, It being a case of one,
two, three, until the game was over.
With the score 10 to 1 Scranton scored
three in the fifth on bases on balls to
Ward and Hess, Lynch's muif of
Meaney's fly and errors by Gilbert and
McDonald. With two out and two on
bases In the sixth Meaney unfortunate
ly popped an easy one to McDonald.
The run In the seventh was Chiles'
homer, a terrific long, high left-center
drive, which won for the "Arizona
Sticker" a hearty round of applause.
The tabulated score follows:
A. T. R.
SPRINGFIELD.
A.B. It. If. P.O. A.
Leahy, cf 2 2 o 2 0
Schemer, rf 3 3 3 0 0
Lynch, If 4 10 2 0
Gilbert, 3b 4 2 3 1 1
McDonald, 2b 6 12 4 8
Shannon, ss S 1 1 1 8
Gunson, c 3 0 0 6 1
Inks, lb 3 0 19 3
Caughlin, p 4 0 0 2 2
Total 33 10 10 27 13
SCRANTON.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A.
Ward, 2b 4 2 3 4 3
Hess, c 4 10 S 4
Meaney, rf 4 1.1 2 0
Chiles, lb 6 1 2 12 0
E.tgan, If 5 0 0 1 1
Bradley, cf 3 0 0 0 0
Dietrich, a 3 0 14 4
MBffiHre. 3b 4 0 0 1 2
Brown, p 4 0 10 1
Totals ......3 a 8 27 15
Springfield 6 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0-10
Scranton 1 000301005
Earned runs Scranton. 2. Left on basea
Springfield, 7; Scranton, 12. First baae
on balle Leahy (3), Bradley (2), Maguire,
Schemer (2). Gunson. Bradley. Dietrich.
Brown. Home run Chiles. Three-base
hit Scheffler (2), Ward. Two-base hits-
McDonald. Ward. Stolen basea Leahy (2).
S'lhefrler (2), Gilbert (. Double playa
. Jiieiricn and cniiea. Hit by pitcher uu
bert, Gunson. Passed balls Hess, em
pire Doeacher. Time 1.50.
W1LKES.BAKUE ALSO.
Providence Aggregation Too Strong for
' ' Them and They Went Down.
' Providence, May 1. The opening
game of the Eastern league season In
this city today was attended by about
3,000 persons, and they saw n contest
that was Interesting and well played.
.The home team played in a well bal
anced way in all departments of the
game.
There was plenty of batting on both
aides to make the game lively, and the
home team won by good hitting when
there were men on bates, together with
darlnf and heady -base running. The
mayor, F. D. MoGuinnese, started the
ram off, ana music ana marching evo-
Coal Exchange
Building,
lutlons by the players and club officials
were features of the opening. Score:
PROVIDENCE.
A. IS. R. H.
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2
10
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basset t, 3b ..
Knights, If ..
Drauby. lb .
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4
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Oooneyx as t
Canavan. 2b 5
Murray, rf 4
Dixon, c 4
Hodson, p C
Totals 39 14 27 14
WILKKS-BARRE.
A. II. R, H. P.O. A.
Lytic, 2b 5 0 I S i'
Hetts, If t 0 0 5 0
lesotte. rf 5 0 110
Wente, cf 4 1 1 1
Karie, lb 4 1.81
Juggins, e 4 0 0 3 0
Smlih. 3b 4.324
McMahon, as 4 1.23
Kcenan, p 4 0 1 1 S
Totuls 5 1 11 W 12
Dixon out; hit by batted ball.
Providence 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0
Wllkia-Larre 0 1 o S 0 S! 0 0 0-5
Kamed runs Providence, 3: Wllkes
Tlarre. -. Fi:nt base by errors Provi
dence, 1; Vilk?s-Hurre, 3. First base on
balls Knight. Drauby (i). Murray. Dixon,
McMahon. Struck out Hodson. Drauby,
Wente. Kocnnn. Two-base hits Lyons,
Mussel t. Cumtvan, Knrlc. Stolen bases
i'hiiuviiii (.'I, .Murray Dixon. Double
plcys IHxon ami Basiett: t'ooney Cnna
vr.n and Drauby; Wente. Smith and Lytic;
Lytic, McMulxm and Earle. Hit by pitch
ci t'ooney. Wild pitch Hodson. I'uipire
-Kelly. Time-1.15.
OTHER EASTIKN I.EAGIF. GAMES,
At Synicus
Syracuse ...
R.H.E.
.0 SO 0 00 3 0 1-9 14 3
'.'.'.'..V 1 i 0 0 0 0 0 01 4 4 i
Toronto
Butteries Hess and Mason: Casey and
Mcl'artiin. empires Swartwood and
Lyniien.
At Rochester R.H.E.
Rochester a 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3l 15 4
Buffalo 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1- 7 11 3
Batteries Poyd and McFarland: Uru.it
hart and Harnduti. Umpire Uaffney.
NATIONAL LKAGVE.
Only two games were scheduled for
yesterday In the National leaaue, Cin
cinnati ut Cleveland, und Louisville
ut Pittsburg, but both of these had to
be piist:c.T!td on account of rain, con
sequently there is no change in tho
Handing of the teams from yesterday's
record.
PERCENTAGE RECORD.
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Philadelphia 11 8 3
Boston 11 7 4
liK'lmmti 10 u 4
St. Louis 10 a 4
Washington 11 6 '
ltrucklyn 11 0 "
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Baltimore 11 0 i
lcveland 9 4
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New York U 1 10
Louisville 11 1 10
Todnv's National League Gainee.
New York at Philadelphia.
Baltimore at Boston.
Washington at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at Louisville.
Cincinnati at Cleveland.
St. Louis ut Chicago.
STATE LEACl'E.
The State league season ulso opened
yeterday. The Carbondale club re
ceived a severe defeat at the hands of
Lancaster. The Athletics defeated
Easton, and Shamokln got away with
Pottsvllle.
At Lancaster R.H.E.
Lancaster 3 4 0! 14 2 0 0-15 IS 2
Carbondale 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0- 2 10 2
Batteries West and Roth; Luby and Lu
cy. Umpire Jones.
At Easton
Easton 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0-3
Athletic 0 0 a C 2 I 0 x 11
Hits Easton, fi; Athletic, 11. Errors
Easton. 11; Athletic, 1, Batteries Easton,
Gray and Barclay; Athletic, Keener anj
Schaub. Umpire Horning.
At Pottsvllle- R.H.E.
Pottsvllle 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1-5 10 4
Shumokin 1 0210020 x- 10 1
Batteries Kill oy and' Flaniiian: Cain
and fox. Umpire Eisenhower.
At York- R.H.E.
York 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0- (1 10 12
Hazleton 0 6301033 X 10 14 4
Batteries Burnett. Tobln: Muttern and
Westlake. Umpire Reilly.
GLINTS FROM THh' DIAMOMD
President FreoUman, of the New York
club, has been held in 3300 ball for assault
ing an Evening World reporter.
Cub StricKer accepted fourteen out oi
fifteen chances in a game with the Cuban
Giants at Pottsbllle. Pa., recently.
Brooklyn won two games In Baltimore
and lust two in Washington. Now let the
comparison liend take up the thread.
Washington papers are aireauy nguring
on the Washington coming oacK iroin
their western trip with a .GUI percentage.
Tim O'Rourkc. third baseman of tho St.
Paul team. In the Western league, Is the
Unit man this season to make a triple
play.
Shannon, siebei ana Heard are the neavy
hiiters of the Rochester team, which in
real icf t to batting seems to be extra
troiiK.
Cuppy is now regarded as Clevaland'a
winning Pitcher. He has certainly dls
played better form than Young thus far
tins season.
If their pitchers do not weaken, the
Philadelphia should win the pennant
without much effort. This Is a pin predic
tion. New York Herald.
The New York management has offered
il'.uuu ror 1'itcner jerry Nops, ot tne wit
mlngton team. Manager Long says no
amount short or (5,000 will tempt him.
The season was opened at Detroit Tucs
Hay. CharlJy Bennett, the once fam
ous caicner, caugnt ine nrsi nail piicnea
across the plate by County Treasurer A.
.Mcueoo.
It has been demonstrated beyond nil
nuestion that center field Is the )sltloi:
where Hamilton belongs and Manager Se
Ice things that a left-handed man should
play there, If anywhere in the outfield.
crunton nas secured by farming Has
samer and Hutchinson from the Louis
ville club and they should strengthen the
team. likes-Burro Kecoru. Not at all.
If we get them we will own and control
them.
All of the Boston players, from manager
down, are uengntett witn the showing that
catcner .lacK ttyan 19 making this year.
He 13 certainly playing in better form
than at any time since he first donned the
Boston uniform.
The iirst professional bull game ever
played In British Columbia came oil on
Saturday, when the Victoria team won
from Seattle by 2 to 1. It is presumed thai
"Daddy" Downs, the sturdy ex-Canadian
leaguer, looked after center field for th
winners.
Callahan, the Springfield Pitcher, who
went to Kansas City of the Western
league, Is meeting with success, having
won every game he has pitched In so far.
Lake, the reliable backstop of last year's
rorontos, is uoing tne duiic or the receiv
Ing for the team.
Zearfoss, the New York catcher, whom
Irwin thinks Is the crackerlack backatoi
of the league, ia a marvellous thrower and
fielder, but he can't bat a little bit. In
that respect he Is probably the poorest of
the league catchers.
What right has Scranton to negotiate for
uonner, Knowing wiiKes-itarre is alter
him? Wilkcs-Barre Record. The right
that everyone has to try and set fulrlv
what they want. Scranton waa willing to
pay for him: apparently Wllkcs-Barro
was not.
The Browne have the "find" of tho sea.
son In Catcher McFarland.. He has caught
every game or tne locals ao far. Aleriti
land s line backstoppiug and accurate
throwing have Installed him as a prime fa
vorite with the St. Louis enthusiasts.-
St. Loula Globe-Democrat.
Nlland and Douglass have both been
tried in the St. Louis right field, and
neither has done vary well. Douglass la a
good batsman and death on fly balls, but
is wean on grounders. Manager uiuui
bock will ftrobably give Hogan, formerly
of this city, a chanoe In right garden
shortly. , ,
"That Jennings Is a del. v. Isn't he." aald
President Nlok Young, from the Senator
ial press gauorjr during last Mondays
ram e. Jeivnlngs could have been bought
for so cents when Louisville signed hlta.
Haalon wouldn't sell him for I5.WW today.
It L such uncertainties as this that makes
baa bail auch a glorious sport." Wash
ington Post.
-Jack" Glasecock. the ' once famjua
shortstop In the National game, la gath
ering In new laurels In the Weatarn
league. He Is playing Brat base for Char
lie Comlekey. manager of the St. Paul
team. In the Western league. Ia Mil
waukee. "Jack" knocked the board oft
the fence for a home run In the tenth in
ning, and won the game for his team.
Eddie Burke, the 30-year-old colt who
gambolled around In a Toronto uniform
when base ball had a legion of followers In
Toronto, with the exception of Crane, Is
the only member of the International
league champions who retains a place
anywhere Dor the top of the base ball
ladder of fame. He Is with Cincinnati
and the other day hla playing was the
feature of the game. Toronto Globe.
"Phenoms are like aky rocketa," aays
Tom Brown. "You see them take an up
shoot into the aenlth. Then you want to
ook oui ior ine suck, rne stnr players,
There's McGraw, of Baltimore. He played
professional ball aix or seven years beiore
the public accepted him as a luminary,
and he wouldn't be shining today were It
not for the spurt of the Orioles during the
last two years. Mike Kelly, tho greaMst
ball tplayer that ever walked on the dia
mond, was a deuce far at least live sea
sons or until he blossomed forth with Chi
cago." Says Freedman: "It might as well be
understood now and foraver that Amos
Kusie will not be traded or sold to any
club. I have not even thought of ex
changing Itusle for McMahon or He:n
minK. and you can state positively that
there is nothing in the report." Amuu
rumor in New York was one-to the ef
fect that Kusle has been made (mother
offer by the New York club, and that Mr
rreedmun will
call on Kusie in person!
while the team Is In the west, and try
and get the bis; Hoosler in line. This last
offer. It It said, la one that Amos can
hardly refuse.
The liultlmore News makes this point
on scoring: "Kvery day In the resume
of the games played at Cincinnati thero
is a lorn list of stolen bases. For instance.
yesterday Miller stole two bases, Ewlng
four, MePhee two. Smith one. Hither tv-
ery western catcher'a arm has died or
else they have a very funny method of
scoring out west, for It ta arrant nonsense
to say that so many bases could be stolen
In one game. The number uuoted la tin-
usually small. It would be an excellent
Idea for President Young to make a per
sonal Investigation of the methods of scor
ing; adopted by the varioua odiclal acorers
throughout the country, and he may prob
ably find some very funny Ideaa on the
subject even In Baltimore."
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.
The Crackerjacks and No. 28 school will
play in Sanderson park at 10 o'clock to
day. Richard Williams, late of the Taylor
Reds, hus been secured to twirl for tho
Railroad Young Men's Christian Associa
tion team.
Amateur score sheets may be obtained
free by sending a stamped and self-addressed
envelope to The Sporting Editor
of The Tribune.
The St. Leo's Batalllon of the West Sido
will cross bats with the St. John's of Pino
Brook on May 3, the winners to be ten
dered a social by the looser.
James Klnncrty, the well-known back
stop of the Duiimore Morning Glories, baa
received an offer from the Syracuse East
ern League team und has buen asked to
report there.
Delegates from different branches of the
Young Men's Institute met last evening
and arranged a base ball league and will
play a serin of games for a prize offered
by C. M. Floroy.
The Bellevue Swifts challenge the Belle,
vue Lilacs to a game on the No. 13 school
grounds next Saturday. William Harris,
manager; "Blllo" Davis, captain. An
swer in rougn rne TriDune.
The Nay Aug, Jrs., challenge the West
Side Stars to a game of ball next Satur
day on the Tunnell grounds. Answer
through The Tribune. Jamea Brydon, cap
tain; Steve Nolan, manager.
The National Base Ball club of Pine
Brook and the Trilbya will cross bata on
the Jamtj Boys' grounds, Sunday, May
a. at z.su tnarp, Tne batteries will bo:
Ryan and Clark: Cummlnga und Griffin.
ijoftua, the promising young twirl 'r.
who, lust year, pitched for the Harmonies,
hns been secured by the Young MM'a
Christian Association team and will pitch
his first game with thnt club tomorrow
apalujt the Stroudsburg State Normal
cnool team.
The Young Men's Christian Association
team and the strong club roureseiitlug tho
Stroudsburg Normal school will plsv at
Athktlc park this afionoon at 3.30 o'clock,
Ketler and Williams will do tho back
stop work for the Young Men's Christian
association and the pitching will be done
oy l,oiius ana JieAiiurcv,.
1IICKOK OXST. JULIEN.
lie Tells of the Ureal Winning of tbe
Famous Horse.
Orrin A. Hlckok. the driver. Is one of
the most genial and companionable of
men. In a recent conversation regard
ing the fast work required to be done by
tne trotters and pacers in March, he
said: "I was once taught a lesson about
fast trotting In that month, and I will
never forget it. I had t. Jullen winter
ed nicely at the Bay district, when Mr.
Morrow, who waa my partner at the
time, came out to the track with a num
ber of friends to see the horse. At
Mr. Morrow's solicitation I took the
horse out, and although the track was
fast, weather fine, and mile' In 2.21 I
gave this fast horse nearly ruined him,
He did not recover from the effects of It
for three months. His muscles became
sore and he did not seem to want to
jog. I have never attempted that feat
sii ce."
Speaking of St. Jullen, a favorite
theme, by tho way, of this great driver,
he said: We read about horses being
able to count, but that fellow could tell
them when ltw as 12 o'clock as well as I
could. No matter where he was or how
he was shut up, about five minutes be
fore the hour he would begin his antics,
squealing and kicking at the sides of
the stall, lumping up and down, and
snorting Just as if he were craay. He
would not stand quiet for a moment
until Billy Fleldwlck came in with his
box of feed; then the horse would show
all the Joy Imaginable. He was one of
the best horses on a journey I ever saw.
with one exception, and that Is Mr.
Spreckel's mare, Hulda, She will He
down In a car and take It as easy as if
she were in her box stall on the farm.
'St. Julie nand I crossed the conti
nent seven times, and he won in all
$64,000. The last time I had him I saw
that he had tost his speed, the constant
jolting of the cars and the many hard
races ne naa won were telling on mm.
so I thought It would be a good plan to
sell, as I had an offer of $5,000 for him.
I told Mr. Morrow that we had better
sell him, but his answer staggered me:
'What,' he said. 'Orrln. would you sell
that horse? He has mnde a great deal
of money for both of ua. If you don't
want to drive him any more send him
down to my ranch and I will see that he
Is well taken care of. Why, I never
would feel harpy If I knew some one
was whipping old St. Jullen through the
streets and over the roads, and neither
would you.' So I sent the horse down.
"He never had a halter on after that.
He was turned out In a big field with a
pony for a companion, avd for six year
had a royally good time. Every winter
he wcu Id be seen going Into a big shed
where there were two tons of the finest
hay, and there he would enjoy himself.
I used to like to go down to see him,
and whenever I did his presence seemed
to bring back the many battles . we
fought together against the best horses
and drivers In the United States."
GENERAL SPOUTING NOTES.
A cable to Richard K. Fox says that
Slavln has ported 11.030 forfeit with Georgo
Atkinson, of the London Sporting Life,
for his fight with Mahor on May 29. He
has ennaed berth on the Paris,' leasing
Southampton next Saturday, and -will
be unaccompanied save by. bis trainer,
Jack Kllby.
The Australian trotting record was re
cently lowered to 2.14 1-6 by the gelding,
Frits. The bct previous record was 2.26.
Frits was bred In Australia, but his sire
and dam were both bred in Kantucky. ids
glre being by Harold and hla dam by a
on of Woodford MamSrlno. .
George St. Clair, 2.101. the Inbred
Wilkes pat'er recently purchased by. Brat
tlehoro, Vt., parties, looks Uye a goou
one. Last year he won elgb races out of
twelve starts. He lias a U wing record of
MC4. and Is by Betterton, dum of Youag
Jim, second dam by .Hambleteoiao 10.
OUR TEAM WILL NOT DO
Number of Coaages Are to Be Made
t Once.
TERMS OP PLAYERS ACCEPTED
They Have Been Asked to Report at Once
to
Manager McDermott-Probable
Make-Vpof the Club for Today.
The Power Matter.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Springfield'. Mass.. May 1. Hard luck
seems destined to be the Scranton
club's portion at the beginning of the
.rjD
After making- what was thougnt
to bo satisfactory terms with Ilassa
mer and Hutchinson, of the Louisville,
through the Louisville management
Hutchinson refused to play with Scran
ton for the salary he received in Louis
ville. Manager McDermott learned this
before leaving Scranton, but had no
time to begin new negotiations.
McDermott has hopes of secur
ing a National league shortstop
who last year was . the crack
pluyer In that position in one of the
fast minor rescues. This player's name
i cannot now be disclosed for obvious
reasons, but If he is landed it will prove
a bin surprise in the lengue.
The failure to pet Hassamer and
Hutchinson has lessened Scranton's
chances materially against Sprlngtleld
and Providence, still. Manager Mc
Dermott and the players are confident
of taking one game out of three in each
city. All are hoping, too, that the men
will be taken with the same ..md f a
batting Ut that overcame them In Wed
nesday's came against Carbondale.
They seem to think that Springfield
and Providence will run against trouble
if the fielding is as good "as a little
worse than ordinary," as they place a
great deal of confidence on the pitching
department and a force of heavy tat
ters.
CONDITION OF THE MEN.
Excepting Magulre's lameness, the
condition of the men is all that could
be desired. They are in good spirits and
have unbounded faith In McDermott.
This feeling between the players and
their manager is very conspicuous.
Happily, It Is a condition which has
much to do with winning games.
The Scranton club left home yester
day afternoon on the 1.15 Lackawanna
train for New York, from where it was
supposed a New Haven and Hartford
train would land them In Springfield by
10 o clock, In time lor a long night s
sleep. Springfield was not reached un
til after 12 o'clock.
There was a small pursy of cranks at
the depot to see the team depart. None
of the owners were present, all their
business witn Manager McDermott
having been transacted Wednesday
night.
Pitcher Stemmell Is the only player
left behind. His services will not
ft
needed until possibly the games
home.
The buys began their joking on the
train as soon as they left Scranton.
Tommy Johnson was dying for a
smoke.but the stock offered by the train
newsboy didn't suit him. He wanted a
perfecto or nothing, but he'd be hanged
if he'd pay more than 10 cents for one.
He grumbled about it until Dover was
reached, when Ward entered the smok
er and handed the sufferer a small,
stumpy cigar that had been cut off at
each end and which looked as though it
had passed through an April moving
day.
CIOAJt FOR JOHNSON.
'Here, Tommy, smoke up," said
Ward. "I found this at the bottom of
my grip, and it's all right now what's
left of it."
Johnson swung his feet over the back
of tho Beat ahead of him, opened the
window, removed his hut and settled
hlms If for a restful siesta. Meanwhile
Ward had told all the players thnt the
cigar had been partly smoked and was
found on the floor of the smoking room
of the buffet car. Ke had trimmed It
up and given It to Johnson to stop his
grumbling.
The gang dldn t do a thing to John
son but guy him. The cigar lies along
the Delaware, Lackawanna and W est
ern tracks somewhere out in Jersey
not very far from the point at which it
was lighted.
The club left New York on the 7
o'clock New York, New Haven and
Hartford train, and reached Springfield
at 12.25, midnight, so the boys did not
get the good night's rest that would
have been possible had they left Scran
ton at 10 a. m. Some fool drummer as
sisted McDermott Wednesday night In
looking over the time tables and be
tween them they went shy four hours.
Mac is now anxious to see the drum
mer. YESTERDAY'S GAME.
Today's game proves that Scran
ton is somewhat weak. This
might be concealed but for the
fact that McDermott hus accepted
terms of Bonner, Brooklyn; Hutchin
son, Louisville; and Dan Mahoney,
catcher of the Portland club of the New
England league, and ordered them to
report here at once. McDermott did
this after today's game.
Hess certainly won't do, Has
samer has been dropped, because his
terms are too high and McDermott 1:4
keeping the wires hot tonight. He
wants the mnke-up of the club some
thing like this: Mahoney, RaTerty,
catchers; Power, first; Ward, second;
Maguire, Bonner and Hutchinson, third
or short; Meaney. Chiles and Eagan
in the outfield. Bradley, Deitrick and
Hess are sure to go and Flack will be
an extra player.
Such a make-up seems tonight to be
the probability and McDermott Is de
termined to have it so. It will cost a
good deal of money but today's gnme
showed the necessity of It. While
Scranton's errors were not numerous
the playing had a slowness which dneB
not show In the detailed score. Ma
guire was In the game with two
sprained ankles and hobbled and limped
in a way almost pathetic but he made
two brilliant stops and evidently can
field fast and might hit well with two
Ictm to stand on.
The possible make up of the club In
tomorrow's game is ns follows: Ma
honey or Rnfferty, catcher: Horner.
pitcher; Manager McDermott or Chiles,
first or third; Bonner or Deltrlek, short;
Ward, second; Flack, center; Meaney,
light; Eagcn, left.
TOM POWER'S CASE
Tom Power was In the city today. He
came here to play with Springfield, but
as such action would have resulted In
the game being protested, Tom Burns
decided not to put him In. Power ex
preajsed his intention of leaving at mid
night for Spracuse to report to Man
ager Kuntsch. In an Interview tonight
Power sold that he would report to
Syracuse tomorrow, but that he will
not play at Scranton. Springfield, he
soya, has the coll on him. A. T. R.
Manager Kuntsch, of Syracuse, yes
terday notified the local lease ball mag
nates that Power was about to report
to Syracuse. John H. Brooks, one of
the owners of the club, who was In
Rochester, was notified of the fact by
his partners and asked to proceed to
Syracuse and endeavor to sign Power.
"MYSTERIOUS" BILLY SMITH
Saya Nearly All or the F.nglleh Pugilists
Are .tfrnld to Floht.
'William Smith, of Ronton, distin
guished from "Tarantula" William
Smith, of Texas, and other William
Smiths by the sobriquet "Mysterious,"
did not like England. He announces
that he Is glad to be home, and promises
to remain In the I'nlted StateH from this
time on, which may or may not be a
good thing for the United States. Wil
liam Smith, of Boston, says his Amer
Icoa blood boils when he thinks that
his distinguished countryman. James J.
Corbett. after giving the National
Sporting club a well-deserved dressing
down, should have offered an apology.
"1 would not fight at the National
club for any money," said Smith upon
hla return. "They're a lot ot duffers
and they hate Americans. A China
man's got more chance than one of us
fellows over there a lot more and I
am shocked to hear Jim Corbett took
back what he said. He had 'em right
In the first place. They haven't got
any good fighters over there and the
second-raters didn't want to fight. They
put notices in the papers for theirs. As
for tips, our waiters ain't in it. Why,
it's a prison offense to light out of a
restaurant there without staking the
man that is, if you escape getting
sandbagged before you get out. Oh,
England's a peach of a place with a
large Broadway copper."
Mr. Smith brings the information that
Peter Jackson has retired from the
ring, that tho "Coffee Cooler" Is mak
ing more money than any other fighter
In London; that Charley Mitchell is
coming over here with Paddy Slavln
which is interesting if true. Mr. Smith
hopes Lavlgne will whip Ilurge, but
he fears the American, being so much
shorter than the Briton, has made a
bad match.
BICYCLE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
F. C. Debow has purchased a Fenton,
with which he ia well pleased.
11. D. Warner, a prominent wheelman
or our city, has purchased a f enton.
F. D. McGowan purchased a boy's Dem
orest from Blttenbender & Co, on Mon
day. The tally-ho tandem at Blttenbender &
Co.'s is receiving a great deal ot atten
tion. S. F. McKenna, a prominent rider, can
be seen on the streets of our city almost
every nay mounted on hla Fenton.
ueorge J. Glflord a new Fenton la re
ceiving a greut deal of favorable coin'
ment from our prominent wheelmen.
V. H. Carlisle made a long trip on Mon
day on his new Barnes, and reports that
the Barnes Is the only wheel (or him.
Blttenbander tc Co. reports that It la
harder to get wheels than to sell them.
the factories being so pushed during this
busy season.
Chief Consul Boyle, of the Pennsylvania
division, league oi American wneeimen,
desires to appoint a local consul in every
town In the atate where there ia not al
ready such an official and applications will
be acted upon aa fast aa received, A spe
cial button has been made for local con
suls use.
Neat artistic hangers hearing pads of
League of American Wheelmen literature
and application blanks have been prepared
by the Pennsylvania division and will be
furnished to dealers or any member of the
organization who can aeeure the display
of the same. In any quantity desired, upon
application to tho secretary-treasurer,
postotlice box 1177, Philadelphia.
The activity shown by the officials cf
the Pennsylvania division of the League
oi American wneeimen mis year has al
ready resulted in a most satisfactory iter.
centage of renewals of old members than
in any previous year. This, of course. Is
extremely gratifying, and as there are
so many additional advantages offered to
members this year there Is every reason to
hope that by the end qf 189S the member
ship roll will be more than doubled.
Not Like Ills Wife.
In Westminster Abbey, says an English
paper, there Is a large marble tablet In
memory of a famous bishop. It la a bass
relief, representing the bishop a portrait
in the agony of death, sinking Into the
arms of an allegorical female figure, pre
sumably intended for the angel ot death.
It Is said than an aged couple from the
country were being shown around the ab
bey, and. pausing long before the tablet,
the old lady remarked to her husband:
"That's a good likeness of the bishop,
but," regarding the angelic personage at
tentively, "It's a very poor one of Mrs.
. I knew her well, and she didn't look
like that." New York Tribune.
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SYXD1CATF. BACKS HIM.
ktlei Grannaa. the Plunger, Uses Other
People's Money. - -
Riley Grannan has been credited with
losing and winning euch vast fortunes
that it will be interesting to learn that
It Is not hla own money be now bets,
but that of a betting syndicate, of
which he la pianagvr. According to
Mr. Andrews, half owner of the Dela
ware stable, this syndicate la backed
by Byron McClelland, the turfman, a
wealthy mule dealer of Lexington, Ky.,
and a wholesale merchant ot the same
city. These men tack Grannan and
are entitled to a certain percentage of
the winnings, Grannan getting his part
for having picked a winner.
In cose of a loss, only the syndicate
suffers.as Grannan's contract with them
provides that in case his Infallible judg
ment fails, his backers shall replenish
the betting fund.
Mr. Andrews stated further that
Grannan had not placed a dollar of his
own money on a race for months, and
his heavy losses at Memphis some
weeks ago, when he only picked four
winners In a week, did not mean money
out of his own pocket. Mr. Andrews Is
very close to Grannan and says he
adopted this present plan- of betting to
protect the fortune he has won In tho
past few years.
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