The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, May 06, 1896, Page 8, Image 8
THE SCHAXTON TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 18D6. -4 CARROLL, - WYOMING AVENUE. POPULAR PRICES PREVAIL. RACE FOHJBE KNOT The Clubs Are Now Buncoed More ; Closely Together. UlLKES-BMRe KISS CAME three Z.ro. So Longer Follow That Namo on the Percentage Table-Kaln Prevent J ins Game at rrovlicnoc. R. I. iTTn AU ol 'the other Jpnoe-B .l" rdaved. Toronto Eastern -hir. which took n urame irum .... - ,r ---...lltPa DOS- leave- wyiapiM . --- Ka8t,rn s.slon or in" -- league race. its first victory . " "."7 . i i with that dub am. Wllkes-uarre (n- 0. Tho urs. fc.acn n"" 1 , vtmvnlo leaves PERCENTAGE UKi:unw. . P. W. 1- 3 3 0 providence ? 3 j Kcehester ' j, ! Soi-aiiton J ; Syracuse , J Toronto I I :i Wllkej-Barre J J :1 Springfield ? , 4 r.r. i.i .WW .t.i;J .ioo Hufrulo TODAY'S C1AMLH. Scranton at Providence. . WPkcs-Burrc at n.J' .kucm. Toronto at Rochester. Bultalo at Syracuse. RAIN AT PttOVl PENCE. o ... nnJ to bo Poet- came vt.m poncd-lluwhlnson le Lspcctud Hourly. fatehcr Ilcrger Wants to Sign. Hprclal from a Staff Correspondent t; I.. Jltt.v '-a " . .il..." at. .mm this afternoon neavy wu.-- ,.duUd camt with F ro Iden e During a 1 " e dovnpeur the 8crw.tei.law rode to Adelaide nark, the scene nf , tn,a,lAf memorable, national "y we ter fifteen minute of practice piny ui dwci-nded In ,ton Jft the tunc was postponed. McDcrmoii ns anxious to play with even the prce t m&Sp again" the a' diggers, as the latter had Just taKen ihfeertraMtt from Wllkes-liarre and MrrnSt thought U about tl.ne for the Rhode Island luck to turn. lL i iu.lillr.tr strength Is not udeV;tfmated nor weakness overlooked, but McDermoti intended to instruct his men to hit the ball out from the start and try to bat the sramo in He feels that using the .clentX bunt and ..critic.-tll never win unair.st the i lam diggers. All this wis the result of a conference between Mac and the most re liable of b rda -is earlv this morning. They will try this method tomorrow anyhow The generally um"lru "","; Providence Is in the pitching depart went and It is against this wing of the enemy that Scranton will direct the on slaught. The Scranton twiners clearly Outrank those of Providence and If Ward. Meaney. Chiles and Eogan keep up their present hitting Rait. Provi dence will be checked In Its mad career. t'he Brooklyn management's decision thot Wllkes-Barre has the first call on , Bonner was learn.nl by MeDermott from President ro The blow can bo survived, however, as Hutchinson Is expected hourly and Ma- KUlr? s ankles are .iiii.-iwyiiik " that he will probably be able to cover third In the first game at home. Berger, who oaUKht lust year for Hoehestcr, wants o hIrii a Scranton contract, but his fondness for late hours Is osalnst him. MeDermott will elve the matter final consideration lumur- 1MW. If pfod llvli.K .toes uiiythlng toward koeplnir a Ifbiii in boimI cheer, the Mrntitun flub oimht to be that same. Exercise alone la eavltiK them from gout. They ore ciunrteved ut the eli ( tinnt and luxuriously furnished Nar lORanritt, where the lowest rate Is $:!. and are being oared fcr In a really royal way. The letuilt of today's Karnes gave the nova no end of J6y as the reduced per centage of Rochester end Syracuse will make all the more emphatic a victory over Providence. A. T. R. - WILKES-BAHRE WINS ONIi. 1 low II sprinafldd In a Very Close uimc. Springfield, Mass., May 5. Springfield lint today's game with YVllkes-Uarre under rather peculiar circumstances The game had been very close from the start ami the ninth InniiiK opened with the score 3 to 3, with SprinRll. ld at bat. With two out Easton made a two ba?e hit and went, to third on a wild pitch, l-eahey got a base on balls and Dlg Kins threw to third to catch Easton hT the batr.' Ronton Interfered with Fmith .and the throw went wild, t'oescher called Kasion out. The next Inrlng quickly settled it. McMahon hits a.fply 0"d Gilbert at third thtew wild ly' oh Kecnan's hit and McMahon scored. Score: YVILKEd-BAURE, A.B. R. 11. P.O. A. E, Belts, er l.eZOtt", It . l.ytle. If lOiirlc. lb Smith, 8b .... IXgulhs, c .... VoiiKht. 2b .. Mc,V hon. se K'enan, p I I l Totals .11 4 10 Easton out Interferihn with SPRINGFIELD. '26 ball. 14 A.B. R. 11. 1 ,o. a. n. Le)hey, cf ... Lynch, If .... McDonald, 2b Gilbert. 3b ... Bchetf1e, rf . Shannon, ss . ilunson, c ... ruber, lb .. Easton, p Totals Wilkes-Barre ' Springfield .... ..IIS 3 10 24 13 2 .2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-t 20000000 0-3 Earned runs Wllkes-Barre, 3; Spring' field. 1. Total' bftses-Wllkes-Barre. 14 Springfield, 11. Sacrlllce hit-Lynch. Stol en bases-'-Tlotts, Lynch. Two-base hit Easton. Three-base hits Lytle, Keenan. First base on balls Smith. Keenan. Leu- he y. Left on- bases'-Wilkes-Barre. 7: Bprlngfleld, 8. Struck out Lezotte, Kee nan, Lenhey. Wild pitches Keenan, Eas ton. umpire uoescner. rime 1.35. Trnoi!e-niirfii1o. 'Syracuse. N. Y;, May 5. It was a hard no bitterly fought content here today. Hermlon did better work In the box than aid wnitenui, out Syracuse was a sure Winner till the last half of the ninth til ing, When Buffalo took advantage of loose playing to win out. score: - R.H.E, Syracuse 001200:00 5 8 huiralo 1....0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 s 13 Batteries Whltehlll and Hess: Herndon and L'rciuhart.. umpires Lyden and wartwood. -. : ' Roenctcr-Tni onto. Rochester. N;Y., May (.The home team .loft Its first game today. Owing to the absence or the league umpire, nioran, or Toronto, and sweeney, or Kocnester, or Related. Score: . ?ochMter...........iiooooio 6 1 ronto , ..4..I 00M1-1 TAILOR, Coal Exchange 0) Batteries Glllon, Day and Boyd: Staley and Casey. I'mplre Moran and Sweeney. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Baltimore by administering to Pitts burg a shut-out. allows Philadelphia, which comes along with a victory over St. Louis to Jump Into first place, while the Orioles themselves mount one step higher Into seventh place. Boston won fiom Cincinnati and climbed from fourth to third place, Chicago exchang ing places with them by reason of hav ing lost to Brooklyn. The Bridegrooms by winning go Into seventh place with Baltimore. Cleveland dropping back In to this bunch on account of having lost to Washington. The Senators downed Cleveland and are a good fifth, having Jumped from seventh place. Louisville fattened up on Now York and now has two whole games to the good and the season only fairly started. PERCENTAGE RECORD. r. 14 13 14 15 W. I.. P.O. 1 4 .114 4 .D2 5 .1113 it (i . s .r,7i ti t .:.7i J 7 .500 t; .5m) 7 7 ..Vh) 6 9 A1 3 13 .210 13 .133 R.K.K. Philadelphia Pittsburg ... Boston Chicago , Washington , Cincinnati .., Baltimore ... Cleveland ... Brooklyn ... St. Louis ..... New Yark ... Louisville ... ..II ..II ..14 ..12 ..14 ..15 ..15 ..15 At St. Louis Philadelphia Si. Louis Batteries .McOlll ami Douglu.. ..00 2 0 0 0 0 1 6-ftlO 2 ..00 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 11 0 and Boyle; Klssinser At Chicago R.II.E. Brooklyn tl 0 S I 0 1 2 0 0 7 15 3 Chicano 1 00 2 1001 1 6 3 Batteries Abbey and Burrell; Parker ami Klttridge. At Cleveland It.H.E. Washington 02 0 100200 5 S,0 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 S 12 2 Butteries Mercer and .MoAuley; Cuppy and Zlmmor. At Cincinnati- R.H.K. Bostoi! 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1- 8 12 3 Cincinnati o 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 8 3 Batteries Stivetts and QanEul; Fore man and Yaughan. At Pittsburg R.H.E. Baltimore 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 0 l'liliiburjr 0 00000000 0 5 2 Batteries-Pond and Clark; Kllk'n, Blighty nml SiigJen. At Louisville- R.H.E. New York 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2-U 10 7 Louisville 2 5 1 0 5 0 0 2 0-15 15 i Batteries Flynn. Clarke Olid Farrell; Cunningham and Muller. STATE LEAGUE. At Shnmokln- R.H.E Shnmokin ..10213 5 13-25 25 ,'.t,fJ''"iC "Y. 1 a0,,? u 4 i0""m,H.,? i Batter esHynes, Smith and Moore Aherr.. Baker, Vinnlgan and Rogers. Urn. oire Elsenhower At Philadelphia R.H.E. Athletics 1 0410012 110 15 2 Easton 0 02000000 2 7 0 Batteries Keener and Sehaub; JJctiey and Smith. I'mplre Phelan. Lancaster, Pa., May 5. Today's Lan caster-Hazleton gama postponed, rain. York, May r. Carbondale-York game was forfeited to York today, 9 to 0. The visitors failed to appear on the ground. Manager Swift, of CarbonJale, will pro. test the same. Ho did not take his men out because It was ralnlnr and he did not think there would be a game. College Games. Boston. May 0. Harvard lost to Brown today on Hoimcs' held in an exciting and closely contested game by a score f to . Princeton. N. J. . May 5. Princeton played the second game with Lawrence vllle school today and defeated them by the score of 15 to 1. MARTY'S PROTEST NO GOOD. Corbondalo Club Mill Forfeit tho Game nt York. Philadelphia. May C. T!ie protest of Manager Swift, of the Cirbondale club, against today's game with York being awarded to the latter club on account of Carbondale's falling to put In an uppeorance a the York tlub's ground. will not be entertained by President Hough, of the State league. Manager Swift claims that It was too wet to play, but the rule governing such eases is that the home team shall be sole Judge of the fitness of the ground for play. CASE OF FRANK BONNER. Wilkcs-Barro Has the First Call on Ills Services. President Powers, of the Eastern league, hau decided that Wllkes-Barre has the first claim to the Bervlces of Shortstop Frank Bonner, If Brooklyn allows him to go. Mr. Powers says that Bonner was drafted from Wilkes-Harre lawt fall by Brooklyn, and that the Alligator City has, therefore, the first right to his services. It was the impression In this city that Bonner had been purchased after an agreement between the officers of the two clubs. BASE BALL NOTES. Second Baseman Long, of Chlenso. who has quite a record as a hitter and an ln- tielder, has applied for a position on tho Wllkes-Barre team anil it is possible that he wii! join the team by Monday. He bud signed with one of the Southern league teams for tins year, but the club to which he thus attached himself went to pieces, leaving Long f ree. Wllkes-Harre Lender. The greatest number or runs made in any league game so far this season was by the Bostons at home against Baltimore, April 211. wlKn tney made twenty-one runs. Huston In the same -game made twenty-eight hits, the record for the sea son so far. The Indianapolis team has shown Itself to be a match for every league club it has tackled. Tom Brown says Breltensteln has better control than any left-handed pitcher he ever saw, not even excepting Kllroy in his palmy days. aneridan is a success as a league um pire. ttiKon una nis moustache nave parted company. rlreitenHteln is still king of the south paw twiners. Lowe is hlu'.ng In the best form of any of the Boston plpycrs. Washington's new shortstop, Demont, Is making a good showing. AMATEUR BALL NOTES. ' The Nay Aug, Jrs., challenge the London Gaiety Boys to a gcn.e to be played Sat urday afternoon oil Tuunell grounds. Steve Nolan, manager; James BrydenM captain. Answer through The Tribune. The Ivy Leaf club of Carbon street has organized as follows: J. Rlggs, second catcher; J. Sullivan, catcher; W. Livls, pitcher; W. Blewltt, shortstop; E. Moran, llrst baseman; VY. Thomas, second b'l.se man; T. Rafter, third baseman; L. Tra cey, center fielder, H. Watt, left fielder; M. Rafter, right fielder; George McGin nlss, mascot. They chiillenge any club in the city under 18 years of ngc for money or honor. W. Davis, manager. Answer through The Tribune. The Carbon Street Stars have organized for the season, as follows: A. Farrell, catcher; P. Seanlon. pitcher; J. Blewitt, short stop; J. Mulherln, first baseman; Frank Ferries, second baseman; J. Gtlln gon, third baseman; P. Monnhan, center fielder; J, Gerrlly, left fielder; Joseph Blg II 11, right fielder. They challenge any club In the city for money or honor. P. Scan Ion, manager. Answer through The Trib une. - The Scranton Reserves would like to ar range a gamo with any team In the city under 17. years of nge on the Electric grounds for May 1 Oat 2 p. m. Answer through The Tribune. M. Dodd, mana ger. The Cedar Avenue Comet Base Ball club will cross bats with the Snorting Ten club on the Hollow grounds on Mny 10, at v o'clock a. m. otto Kownson, manager; T 1-T u 1 11 if ..htflln The Stars of 'Mlnooka challenge the viol. ui ttvuiu ngrauiun lur m game uu May 14 on Burke's ground. Mlnooka. An swer through The Tribune.. A. J. Ale Hush, eaptdin. Tne Sailor Bjv yesterday playeJ the Ivoritvts. The furnivr won by score of il to 10. llaitrrle. Clark and Phillip; Evans unci McNulty. The Carbon Street Modocks wish to or Boys. Answer through The Tribune. The Carbon Street Modocks wish to hear from the Eureka. Morning Glories, Anthracites. Harmonies. Mlnooka Stars on any grounds. Owen Leo. manager; John Judge, captain. Answer through The Tribune. The Oak Leaves, of the West Side, want to meet any club in the city, the members of which being under 12 years. Manager. A. Jenkins; captain, R. Morgan. Answer Through The Tribune. The West Side Stars yesterday defeated the Shuduera to the tune of to 0. Willie Gallagher la caotain of the Stars. The Sailor Boys of the West S.de would like to hear from the Washburn Street Sars for a game next Saturday at 10 o'cioek on Gammon's Hill grounds. Ed gar HoJtin. manager: James i'hiiltps, cap tain. Answer through The Tribune. The Spaldings and. the Blue Clippers played a game Saturday. Score, 27 to 20 in the Spalding's favor. The Bromley Avenue Stars wish to play any 14-year-old club in the city. Harry Stevens, captain. Answer through The Tribune. The Oak Leaves defeated the Evening Sturs In a t ime played Saturday. Score, 23 to 8. The Taylor Reds challenge the Oly phant Base Ball club to a game of ball on Taylor grounds, Monday afternoon May II, at 3 o'clock. Will play a return game. Daniel Hayes, captain. Answer through The Tribune. The Patagonia Boys defeated the Dony Ites of liellevue by a score of 14 to 11 on the Electric Light grounds yesterday afternoon. The feature of the game was the home run made by Moffat of the Donyites. The Harmonies well nlay the South Bldo Base Bull club on the Steei Works grounds uii ..lay ju. St. Thomas' college team will play the Cunn's school club this afternoon. Coughlan,, who last year played third base for the James Boys, Is playing profes sional ball for Pawtucket and Is putting up a star game and has won hi way Into the hearts of the rooters of that place. Lucky, the young t wirier who last ye-.r pitched for the Moo.tlc club, pltchor for Wllkes-Biirre Tuesday, and although V.'llkes-L'arre lost, he showed up w-'ll, holding Providence down to thirteen hits and triklng out fire men. After the sixth inning he did not give Providence a hit. Cawley, pitcher for the Morning Gloried, Is laid up with a sore finger caused by hnving It J:imed between the Kales on a street car while coming to the city Sat urday. TRAP SHOOTING. Grand Live Pigeon Tournament at New York. New Yotk. May C The trap sho ting tournament which oorr.mer.c.d today at Guttenburg track gathered a lar?e number of expert clay and live pigeon shots from all over tho country. The tournament institutes the first clay pigeon championship. In addition' to the championship event9, oi which three are on the progiamrne each dny, there are five regular events scheduled dully. The scorer, made In the cham pionship events iach day will be added together and the shooter making the , . highest aggregate 'ere will be entitled to the silver championship cup, to be held subject to challenge and the title. Over )2,0i)0 in money is added by the promoters. The shooting commenced at 9 o clock this morning and was continued inruusiuiui me uuy Ulilil o p. 111. , ing to the time lost through rain only j two of the three championship events were shot off. At twenty-five targets, unknown an gles, Frank Parrrlee, of Omaha, Neb., C. W. Build and H. D. Whitney, New York, tied In the first division with a clean score of twenty-five each, and di vided the sweep money $87.15. In the regular events, S. Glover, of Rochester, N. Y., who was second In the grand American handicap this year, was the only man who won first money outright during the day. The Rochester crack gathered In $:4 with a straight score of 25 kills in the first event, In which there were 119 entries, which Is a record number in this style of tourna ment. The other events were all di vided and the ties were so numerous that the third division failed to save entrance money out of the divide. O. R. Dickey, of Boston, winner of the grand American handicap, was not In very good form, but divided second and third money In several events. R. O. Hetks, of Dayton. O.. another second division man In the wing shooters blue ribbon, divided first money in the eighth event. The third championship events, fifteen pairs, will be shot oq In addition to to morrow's programme. BLATTER WAS DEFEATED. l lrlch llorger, of Tavlor, Defeated Hint in a .Match. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Jefferconvllle, N. Y., May C The shooting match between Ulrleh Horger, of Taylor, and John Blatter, of Scran ton, took place here today and was won by Mr. Horger. The match began at 11 a. m., and lasted for two hours and a half. The weather was fair and tho wind light. Horger'a score was 1,770 and Blatter's 1,391. BICYCLE NEWS AND GOSSIP. Twenty-eight members of the Scranton Bicycle club rode to Moscow and return Sunday afternoon. The boys took supper at Scheibel's hotel, Elmhurst, on the return trip. Keller, Coons and Coleninn have com menced t'holr track work. All have been doing considerable road riding for the past month, and are In good condition t'or training. The racing men who are training at the Driving park are greatly handicapped for the want of proper training quarters. Heretofore the riders have rented stalls for the season and fixed them up quite cozy with carpet, chairs, cots, etc. They are ur.ftble to do so this season, every stall already being occupied by horses. It Is hoped that some arrangements can be made whereby the boys may find quar ters under the grandstand. The Green Ridge Wheelmen have se cured Hoyt's "Midnight Bell" company to play for their benefit at tho Frothlng ham Friday, May 15. The Gresn Ridge boys always have first-class attractions. Last year they had William Morris in "Lost Paradise." one of the best dramas then on the road. The "Midnight Bell" Is one of the successes of the season, and Its llrst appearance In this city will no doubt be greeted by a "b'g house." Wheelmen who ride on Jefferson ave nue are being annoyed by punctur from tacks which some one hns sprinkled on the pavement. Complaints to the ?ame effect are heard from other sections of the city. Any person who will willfully threw tnrki?, nails, broken glass, etc.. In the streets should be delt with very se verely. The laws In New Jersey ore very severe In this rerpect, and should be In all the mates. A bicycle fuctory will soon be started In this city and a strictly high-grade wheel will be manufactured. The enter prise Is n pel tied fact and will be backed by several prominent local capitalists. BICYCLE TRADE NOTES. A. G. Spalding A Bros., makers of the Spalding bicycle, are sending out very unique match safes, made of bicycle tub ing, with one of their name plates, full size, thereon. They are rather expensive, nnd nre not being passed around pro miscuously, but distributed verv Judtc. lously. c. M. Florey. who handles thn Scalding wheel In this city, received a limited number last week. Among HUtendenber C'o.'s sales for the Inst, few days are: Clarence Seward,, Edward -M. Gee and . Charles Zang, Stearn's wheelH, and Dorance Fuller, a Fenton. N. P. Feathcrman ond"B.- F. Dunnn pur chased new Keatlngs from Florey Mon day night. - .". Chnso Fnrrar are finding ready sates for the Humber, even If It does cost TJn. J. D. Williams & Co. are sending "Vic tors" out with much regularity. New Victors can bu seen 011 the Btreets every day. Harold Hunting, of Hunt Cortnell's bi cycle deoartnient, says "the Wlnton Is a winner." . , The Foote A Shear company are doing a good business with Cleveland! and Rem ingtons. Among their latest sa'es are Thomas Brooks, John Brooks and Edward iwmyu. WITH THE BALL PLAYERS Changes That Are Contemplated ii Make-l'p of Team. THOSE SLATED FOR RELEASE Other Platers Will Be Chaageil from the Positions They Sow Occupv aa Sooaaa Proper Material Caa Be Obtained. Special from a Staff Correspondent. Providence. R I.. May 5. Now that three championship games have been p.ayed It should be possible to form some emphatic opinion of the Scranton club; miin correctly speaking it "would be" possible If the present make-up cbmprlscd the real Scranton team. The real team, however, is not yet. nor will it be until a new renter fielder, shortstop and catcher are se cured and Magulre is cured of his sprained ankles and gets Into his regu lar place at third. It is not likely that Hess or Rafferty will be long retained for backstop work. MeDermott believes Hess has seen his best days as far as alertness and buse-throwlng are concerned, and Rafferty Is palpably weak with the stick. He catches well and throws fairly good, and. If his recent lame arm has not seriously crippled him, will do n.okt of the catching until a permanent man Is secured for the position. "Ole Hoss" Chiles now seems a fix ture at llrst. Whatever strangeness he exhibits In the position will be bal anced by his always reliable hitting. Chiles' permanency at llrst, however, j in uii me uiusuiun uihi cne rowi-r ; deal will fall through. If Power comes to terms. Cniles will likely go to center, as his hitting Is too valuable to be lost. THE HUTCHINSON PEAL. The Hutchinson deal has developed a peculiar status. Friday the Haisamer negotiutlon was dropped and advance money forwarded Hutchinson with In structions to come north at once. The latter wired Saturday that "he wits waiting for Haraamer." MeDermott an swered indicating that Hutch and "Roailrg Bill" could very properly mind each his own business and for uir n.iu.cr in puti nianca, nut. ua McDermott'g disappointment yesterday . to receive a message from MeCloskey. the Louisville manager, to the eiiect that Hutchinson was Waiting for ad-, vauce money. Then MeDermott did get 1 the former la pull stakes, what was red-heeded and wired MeCloskey that Hutchinson had his advance money and t'.tket. and that he (MeDermott) was "tired of this monkey business." So until the Louisville man reports Flack will play Bhort. Then he will go to third and Deltrtck will be dropped. When Masulre recovers the full use of hlB anMcs Flack will go to the bench aa an extra player. Engan and Meaney are, of course, elected to left and right. Ilradley, In center, has shown himself to be a fair fielder. In the f tirlngfleld games he made but two singles out of nine times at bat. That's why he seems slated for release. Perhapn the list that follows will show how worthless now Is any criticism! of arantnn-a ..renirth nnrt ehnnee for th pennant. An asterlsk () appears op- posite the name of each player slated for release and two asterisks () () opposite the names of those whose posi tions may be changed or who will be benched : SITUATION AT PRESENT. Hess, catcher. Kaffcrty, catcher. Chiles, first baseman, Ward second baseman. Flack, shortstop. . Deltrlck, third baseman Eupsn, left ne'.der. Bradley, center fielder. . Meaney, right fielder. Maguire, third baseman. The following list gives only that part of the make-up which Is positively as sured: , catcher. . catcher. . first baseman. Ward, second baseman. Hutchinson, shortstop. Magulre, third baseman. Eagan, left fielder. 1 . center fielder. Meaney, right fielder. Chiles and Flack may be considered with the foregoing as players who will be retained; the former positively, at first or In the outfield, and the latter probably, as an extra player. Fortunately, very fortunately, Scran ton Is an long on pitchers as the team is short on permanent make-up. Juhn gnn, Horner and Brown will at least rank wKh any trio of pitchers on any given club In the league, and In such a comparison it would not be surprising If they were found to outrank any three others. Herr. possibly, could figure in this same comparison. McDermott's confidence in him goes for something anyhow. Tom Bums, the Springfield manager, says Johnson Is the best pitcher In the league barring Coughlln. But as Coughlin is Burns' star twlrler, the Springfield manager's statement Is not much vyeakened by his equivocation. Umpire Doescher, too, says Johnson's delivery makes it extremely difficult to be correct on balls and strikes, more dlfilcult, he rays, than with any of the '95 pitchers. NEED OP A CAPTAIN. A weak point with Scranton Is the lar k of a captain. Ward is acting cap tain but as far as the title is concerned It Is. In Ward's case, hollow. He is ad mitted to be the best combination of second-basomnn, bnse-runner and sticker In the league, but there his use fulness ceases; "Piggy " ward was never designed for a captain. It re quires peculiar qualities for the office which Ward doesn't possess. Fortu nately he knows this and Is anxious that someone be secured for the place. He is willing to continue temporarily. That, too, Is fortunate as he Is the best man on the team for the position. MeDermott was after Hernon, a high- record Kansas City outfielder with a '95 fat batting and fielding average. When Mac decided to take him he had left for the West. The fact that Scranton is beginning the senson with n crary-qullt tenm Is not because of ln-?k of effort on McDer mott's part or because of luke-warm- nees or penury by the owners. The latter are back of the manager In his endeavor to strengthen each weak point as early as possible and he hns been keeping the wires singing night nnd day to bring this about. That he doesn't succeed faster is that at this time of the season nil the National league clubs are holding their spare material. The flood gates will be opened In a week or so and then Scran ton can get what It wants, although the necessary material may be secured before the National surplus stock Is thrown on the market. A. T. R. SCRANTON RESERVES. Strong Amateur llesc Ball Team Is Doing Organized, The Scranton Reserves are being or pa til zed and will be under the manage ment of "Senator" James McUlnness, the well known local umpire and base ball hobbyist. Tho team will be uni formed and will play exhibition games while the Eastern leuguu team Is away. Later In the season the Reserves will take a three weeks' trip. The places to be visited are Wllkes-Barre, Dan ville, Bloomsburg, Frecland and other towns represented by semi-professional teams. Games will also be played with Asbury Park. Cope May and Atlantic City if the first trip Is successful. . The personnel pf the Reserves will be somewhat like this: Beatty WIlllaniB, catcher; Patrick Lofttis, Tom McAn drewa, pitchers; David Owens, first base; Tom Brooks, second base; Con Coleman, third . base; John Brooks, short Stop; William Hoffner, right field; V. a Reese, center field; Frank Mal lott. left field. The utility man will be MaAndrew. as he Is at home In any position and will make a valuable man. It will be noticed that nearly all of these players are former members of the Young Men's Christian Association team of last year. Some are from the strong Harmonies of Bellevue. - The Reserves will not represent the associa tion in any way. ACCIDENTAL PLAYS. Some of the Most Sensational Are Often I'ninteniionnl. Patrons of the game often wonder at the manner In which some of the plays on the field are made, but never think that n;any of them are the re sult of accident. "Long John" Rellly recently called to mind a play in which he took part where it was not his good playing, but chance, that mado him a hero. The Cincinnati team was playing In New York, and Reillv was called upon to go Into the field, the regular out fielder being 111. Jim O'Rourke was then playing the field for the giants, and, it being sunny, used spectacles. Jim left his glass, s in the field for Rellly to use, but John found he could not see with them, and left them off. O'Rourke came to the bat, and getting a good ball, laced it toward Rellly. "Long John" saw It leave the bat, but that was all. He knew he must make a bluff at getting It or be guyed by the bleachers. He started to one side on the run, and with one hand outstretched. By some lucky chance the ball struck in his hand, and Rellly acknowledges he was frievhtened when it hit him. He had presence of mind enough to hold onto the ball, and was cheered to the echo for making a grand stand catch, Rellly GftVJ For the first time this sea son I have caught up with - , , - my Orders IOr tUlS popular WhepI And lnve a ntnnl- nn vv uee, ana Have a. StOCK. OU hand, havin received ' 25 SPALDINGS Yesterday. Now is the time to buy. Can sell direct from stock. Come early: They won't stay with me long. G.1 1. FLOREY 222 Wyoming Avenua. LARGEST DEALERS OF Not one High Grade called the "Best on Eafrth," but eight Leading, Well-Known and Popular Machines. Every one guar anteed against breakage by .accident or otherwise. OUR LEADERS: STEARNS-Tha Yellow Fellow. SYRACUSE Crimson RI.TL BARNES YhilaFlysr. PEERLESSB!ii3 3irl Also a large complete line of Medium department, ..under the management of command your attention. CI i 1 1 sales agents: W. E. BITTEN BENDER. WILLIS A. KEMMERER Display Parlors, 31 3 Spruce St. Riding Academy, wyommf aSS?? Floor. Arrangements can be made for private instructions at our Bicycle Parlors. ( BITTEN BENDER & CO afterward confessed to O'Rourke that he had no intention of getting the ball. SPORT OF ALL KINDS. Bossrorth claims that "Kid" McCoy, who recently defeated him. did so after prom ising to make the bout a friendly one. The belt presented to Joe Cobura by his New York friends in May. 1M4, and which was worth probably 81.000, la now In the window of a Bowery Junk shop. In Loudon the other day Frank P. Slavln announced that In case he beat Peter Maher at the Eureka Athletic clu on May 29. he will challenge Corbet t or Fitssimmons. It is said the Australian could ttnd backing In England up to 110.0U0. Carroll Jack, who will be a member cf the Sterling team this year, has asked Chairman Gideon to transfer him to the professional ranks. 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