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THE SCB ANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, 3IAT 23, 189G.
flARRQI I tbs TAIL flR
WYOMING AVENUE.
pOPtii Aq PRICES PREVAIL.
EASTERN LEAGUE
BASE BALL GAMES
Syracuse Leads and Providence Drops
Dowa to Third Place.
SCRANTON UP AGAINST IT AGAIN
We Were Shut Unt in Syracuse, and
WilkeoBarr and Springfield Hot
like Same .Medicine DunaN Phe.
nomeaal Pitching Tor Toronto.
Yesterday's Kesults.
Syracuse...,
Rochester..
Toronto
Buffalo
.. 9 Scranton........
... 6 Wllkc-Barre..
..as Springfield
.. 7 Providence ....
With even a shaken-up team and
Arlle Latham's spirit McDermott'n men
stacked up against the Invincible Mas
on at Syracuse and were shut out. And
to were Wllkes-Barre and Springfield,
m nlrriimfttnrinn thnt wnn't occur aeraln
mis season. .
Syracuse Koes to first place and Prov
idence by losing at Buffalo drops to a
tie at third with the Cannucks. whose
pitcher, Dunn, by holding Springfield
down to one hit, performed a remark
able feat, and one which won't be soon
duplicated by any pitcher In any
league.
Wllkes-Barre could get only four hits
oft Herman at Rochester.
Percentage Record.
3l
2:1 I
6 19. 9.
8:5 e
21 Cii&
Oi K h
Syracuse ...
Rochester ..
ProvldtSfee
Toronto ....
Buffalo
W.-Barre .,
Springfield
Scranton ...
,(:'.0
.m
.an
.1131
.i45
,. 14i22i
3 1:: 19
3 11; is
3 12i22i
,. :20
31 20
,. eiisl
,:o
.278
Lost
... 7 8 7 710;i41413
Today's Eastern League (iamci.
Scranton at Syracuse.
Wllkes-Karre at Rochester.
Providence at Buffalo.
Springfield at Toronto.
SCRANTON SHAKE-UP.
L
Id New Positions the Team Played
Fine Game But Couldn't Hit Mason.
Lath-Am at Third.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
' Syracuse, N. Y., May 22. The Stars
won their game from Scranton today on
Its merits. Mason scored his fifth
straight win and the team behind him
played with more confidence than they
show behind Whitehlll and Delaney.
That two hits were made by the win
tiers in the ninth was owing to the re
tirement of Catcher Hess, Mason fear
ing to throw hard to Barber, an ama
teur, who took Hess' place. It Is no dis
credit to the losers to be held down by
Mason as five hits Is the highest made
off htm In any game this season.
Horner was the only Scranton man
to reach third In the game today. Only
four reached second. Appreciating
how Invincible he was, the Serantons
; worked hard for bases on balls and got
them Ave times.
Brown was an easier mark for the
Stars than any pitcher who has faced
them before on the home grounds this
season. He worked hard until the fifth
Inning when discouraged because the
game was already lost, he tossed the
ball over for the Stars to hit.
The Serantons were made over con-
Biunuuiy in luuuy s game.
IN NEW POSITIONS.
) Arlle Latham made fits first appear
ance on third and played a good game.
His error was a wild throw to first
which a longer man than Horner would
have got and he made two brilliant
. stops. Hutchinson played a hard.
clean game at second. Magulre at
short did fast, clever work. Horner at
first was slow, Often did good backstop
. worn out was slow at tnrowmg oases
and Ward showed himself out of place
in tne new. several balls went past
him which a fast fielder would have
taken.
Tom Power was on the Scranton
that he Is not feeling well enough to
1'iay yet. Harper was In unirorm but
' did not play as Rochester has protested
him on the ground that he is not loaned
for the whole season as the Kastern
league agreement requires. Score:
SYRACUSE.
A.B.
.. 6
.. 3
R. H. P.O. A. E.
Eacnn, 2b ....
Garry, cf ....
Mlnahan, rf
Carey, lb ....
Relllv. 3b ....
.. 1 4 4.. 3
..13613
3 ..
3 S 1
1 1 .. .. 4 ..
.. 2 4
1 2 ..
.. 2 3
l
2 2 3 4 0
1 2 0 0 0
1 2 0 II 0
t 1 10 3 0
3 1 0 0 0
13 2 0 0
0 2 2 r. 0
0 17 0 0
0 0 2 1 0
5
4
8
Smith, If 4
moss, bb 4
Hess, c 4
Mason, p 4
Totals 38
9 14 2C 13
Flack out for interfering with tleliler.
SCRANTON,
A n. u
P.O.
ft
2
1
9
1
Hutchinson, 2b 4 0
Meany, rf 4
Ward, If 2
Horner, lb S
Flark. cf 4
Magulre; ss 3
Latham, 3b S
Otten, o 4
Brown, p 8
Totals so
: Syracuse .....3 0
I Scranton 0 0
0 4 24 17
0 0 5 0 1 0 x
00000000
Rattled runs flvrnpune 9 PMrat hnan nn
balls Off Mason, B; off Brown, 1. Struck
out uy Vinson, 4: ny Hrown. 1. Three,
base, hit Smith. Twcvbaso hits Carey,
Smith. - Sacrifice hits Kagnn, Oitrry,
Stolen bases Eagan; Mlnahan, Latham.
iioucie plays Moss to Eagan to Carey
Carey to Eagan. Umpire daffney. Time
i.w. Aiienuance, i.zuo.
. WILKES-BARRE ALSO.
Chapman's Alligators (Jot Only Four
., Hits Off Herman at Rochester.
Rochester. N. Y., May 22. Herman
went into the box for Rochester today
and pitched a remarkable game, allow
ing Wllkes-Barre but four hits, all of
them scattered, and shutting out the
Visitors completely. He received gilt
edged . support, the outfielders. Hot
tenus, Johnson and Daly carrying oft
the honors. Daly made a sensational
catch of a short fly In his territory.
which ought to have been a hit. Beard
played a good game at short for the
home team. Attendance, 1,500. Score
. .. ... ROCHESTER.
. . A.B. R. H. P.O. A. B.
not tenus, ir 4 o o 2 o
tttinnnon, 2b 8 1
If
1
2
1
11
2
6
1
V
7
2
0
0
0
1
lsly, rf 5
Beard, 4
Mulvey, 8b 4
Doolcy, lb D
Johnson, cf .... 6
Hoyd, c
Herman, p I
TetaWi ......
H I .17 II
I ' 1 iv m nti
Coal Eicfcaiifl
WILKES-BARRE.
H. P.O. A. E.
Orlinn. cf
it 1 i
V B S 1
t 1 1 0
0 s
1 9 0
1 1 4 2
0 t 4 U
V 3 S 1
0 It I 0
"5 "4 27 12 3
0 0 0 0 3 0 0-0
000001)0-0
Hutiner. zu ...
.t'lotte, rf ...
Hetty, If ,
Karle. II. .....
Bmilh. 3b ....
DiVKins, c
MrMahon. as ,
Yrrrick, u
Totals 29
Rochester 0 3
Wllkes-Karre 0 0
Earned rims Rochester. 1. Two-base
hits lUfKhm. Karle. .Mulvey. Double
ilays Shannon to Heard to Doolcy: nearu
Shannon to liooley. L.prt on Dases
Rochester. 8: YVllkes-Uarre, 3. Bases on
balls Hnttenus. Mulvey. Boyd. Shannon
1). Herman. Struck out Hy Herman. &;
by Yerrli-k. I. Hit by pitched ball Unt
il 11. Wild pitch Hermun. 1. Time 1.40.
Umpire Kelly.
Torouto-Springlicld.
Toronto. Ont.. Mav 22. Pimn pitched a
rcmurkable game RKalnst the champions
here today and made a record for the year.
He held them down to a single hit made
by Jordan. Sprlngtlcld lidded miserably,
while Toronto batted and fielded in fine
style. Attcnttnnce, WO. Score:
n.it.K.
Toronto 0 4 2 5 4 2 0 5 x 2! 21 3
Springfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12
latteries Dunn and Dowse; Jordan ana
Cogau. Umpire Swartwood.
Buffalo Providence.
Buffalo. N. Y. Mav 22. The Buffalo de.
feated the leaders nUe handily today.
Hermlon pitched a great game ror imnuio.
striking out six of the grays. The num.
bcr of hits secured oft cuch pitcher's de.
livery foot up the same, but the Hlfons
bunched and practically won tne game in
the fourth Inning. Score:
R.H.E.
Buffalo 0 1040200 x 7 9 5
Providence 100010 0 1 1 4 9 2
Batteries Herndon nnd rrquhart; hou.
son and Dixon. Umpire Doescher.
, NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The race was evened up a little yes
terday, the three tail-enders winning
and the two leaders losing. It was a
day of surprises, a fact which has fea
tured several recent days. t,ouisviue
won another exciting game from Balti
more by hard hitting at the right time.
Hill was struck on the ankle ana ais-
abled by Hoffer's .iner in the eighth, the
ball bounding to the rlglit new rence.
McQarr's fumble of Duffy's short hit in
the first Inning was responsible for the
winning lead secured by Boston over
Cleveland. By good team work and
timely batting the Browns beat the
Brooklyns. "Dad" Clarke stopped the
Reds' winning streak, tney only secur
ing five hits. Hawley indulged In an
other one of iiis unaccountable wild
spells In the ninth Inning, and after
Philadelphia had overcome a gooa leaa
and had enough runs left to win,
Hughey was substituted. It was Haw
ley's fifth straight defeat, and enabled
Philadelphia to break a long losing
streak. Taylor was very wild In the
first inning, but recovered himself af
ter that and pitched good ball.
ADD SPORT
Percentage Record.
P. W. L. P.C.
Cleveland 26 17 J .55
Cincinnati 29 l J"
Boston 28 18 10 .B43
Pittsburg 2il 15 11 .01T
Baltimore 28 15 13 .uM
Philadelphia 28 15 13 W
Wnshlngton 27 14 13 .519
Chicago 29 15 14 .517
Brooklyn 27 n a -w
New York 28 10 18 .b7
St. Louis 28 10 18 .X7
Louisville 28 7 21 .ZjU
At Cincinnati- R.H.E.
Cincinnati 1 0 0000 000- 1 C 4
New York 130000000-4 10 Z
Batteries Fisher and Pelts; Clark ana
Wilson. Umpire Keefe.
At Pittsbura R.H.E.
Pittsburg 5 00 1 0 00 0 0-S 10 1
Philadelphia 2 0000020 610 10 5
Batteries Hawley. Hughey and Merrltt;
Taylor and Clements. Umpire Emsll
At St. Louis R.H.E.
St. Louis 0 2002002 x Oil 2
Brooklyn 0 1010000 1 3 9 4
uaiterics Hart ami .ticrananu; uura.
bert. Daub nnd Brier. Umpire Lynch.
At Louisville K.H.E.
Louisville 000201003 10 3
Baltimore 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 4
Butteries Hill. Smith and Miller; Horror
and Robinson. Umpire Hurst.
At Cleveland it.H.rc.
Cleveland 3 00103010-811 1
Boston 5 0201020 x-10 14 0
Batteries Wilson, Cuppy and O Connor;
Mains, Sullivan and Uerger. Umplro
Welumun.
STATE LEAGUE.
At Lancaster R.H.E.
Luneanter 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 4 0-12 15 0
Kastou 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 O- 8 V 2
Batteries West and Roth; Gray, Setley
and Smith. Umpire Phelun.
At Hazleton- R.H.E.
Hazleton 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 ft 5 8 3
Carbondule 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 3
Batteries Mattern. R. Westluke; Ander
son and Patchen. Umpires Jordan, Toft.
At Philadelphia- R.H.E.
Athletic 0 22200110-8 10 2
Poltsvllle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3
Butteries Keener and Weand; Htemniell
and Rogers. Umpire Eisenhower.
At York- R.H.E.
York 1 1 1 0 00 0 0 1- 4 11 8
Bhamokln 5 4 0 0 1 01 2 x-13 11 2
Batteries Barrett and Stlllman; Afnos,
Costello and Mllllgan. Umpire Hornung.
COLLEGE GAMES.
Khaca. N. Y., May 22. The University
of Chicago Base Rail team defeated the
Cornell nine here toduy by the score of 3
to 2.
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
Tlinnms R. Brooks, one of the Scran
ton club owners, returned yesterday
morning from his two days' stay with
the team In Buffalo. In discussing lo
cal bnse ball matters, he said:
"I have been told that we are accused
of signing Arlle Latham as a drawing
card. Well, he will draw, but if It was
worth a hundred an hour we never
would have negotiated with him if he
wasn't what we think he Is, a strength
ening player. He fielded well for Cin
cinnati Inst year, hit .310 per cent, and
made 93 runs nnd stole 45 bases in 110
games. That looks as though he played
ball, don't It?
"Rochester cannot Interfere with us
In the Harper matter. Harper Is
Brooklyn's property, and Is loaned to
us. A Natlonnl league club can do as
It pleases with a player, if he consents
to the arrangement, so long as that
player beyongs to the club. If Harper
had been released by Brooklyn, then
Rochester would have first call on him.
There Is no rule or part of a rule to
show that a National league club can
not place its players where It pleases
in a minor league. When Harper Is no
longer on the Brooklyn list, then Roch
ester has a license to object, but not
until then."
This is whnt the Washington Post,
the best of authority, says about Lath
am: "Now comes the passing of Arlle
Latham. This la Latham's last season
In the major league. He must retire
to the shoemaker's bench or betake
himself to a minor league. Latham, at
his best, In the prtme and flower of the
champion St. Louis Browns, was fleet
of foot, a valuable man on the bases,
and one of the greatest sacrifice hitters
that ever bunted ball. He was a com
edy character on the coach line. His
wit twinkled during the most critical
stages of the game, and many a vie
tqry was dun to the dude's mastery of
witty combat, a trick, Which, of turn,
at exciting stages of the game, often
resulted in swaying the result in favor
of the team for which he worked so
hard. With all his quips, conceits,
buffoonery . and- --pariUge, . Latham
'T - .,-.'v:.V
never forgot that the opposition
catcher or pitcher whom ho twitted
and held up lor a mark, possessed feel
ings, and he never a-.'.einpted to cut
him to the quick. It can never be said
of Latham that he was not a gentle
man on the ball field, as ball players
go."
o
The rumor that Tom Power ha
oulck consumption is untrue, although
the statement was first made in Buffalo
and gave the Scranton owners a great
deal of uneasiness. While Mr. Brooks
was there he had Power examined by
an eminent physician who was not long
In saving that Power was as sound as
a dollar as far as the lungs were con
cerned, but was a victim of a trouble
some case of gastric fever. The phy
sician prescribed for Power and re
ports received last night indicate that
he will be able to practice before the
end of the week and be in the game
by Friday or Saturday. He is not con
fined indoors.
With a new inflelder the question
naturally arises, what will be done
with him and how will It effect the
other positions? Several changes are
possible and any one . Is probable.
Power Is slated for first that Is cer
tain. This leaves second and short
to be apportioned among Ward, Hutch
inson and Maguire, with Latham at
third. As long as McDermott Is man
ager the owners will permit him to
assign the men as he pleases, but there
Is a divided opinion as to whether
Ward should be kept at second and
Hutchinson at short, or Hutchinson
Bent to second and Magulre placed at
short. ,
Hutchinson hasn't made a howling
success of his position, but he Is a
player and no mistake and the own
ers would like to see him put at sec
ond, Magulre placed at shcrt and Ward
In the outfield. If reports are tru? Mc
Dermott would rather keep Ward and
Hutchinson In their present positions.
and take Maguire out of the game. If
this Is done there wilt be a big yell of
disapproval. Magulre has created the
Impression that he Is the fastest field
er Inside the diamond and there Is
some wisdom In supposing that he Is
competent to play short and play there
better than Hutch Is doing now. Ma
guire has Improved wonderfully In his
hitting since the team left home and
compared with some others, has fielded
almost perfectly. It looks as though
he should be kept In the game even It
he cannot hit a balloon.
Springfield wasn't a hitting team last
year, but they captured the pennant
Just the same. Syracuse, too. Is giv
ing an object lesson In the same di
rection and Baltimore did It last year.
rne I'nilllcs nave been trying for a
hundred years or more to bat the Na
tional pennant Into the Quaker City,
and It looks as though they will try It
a tew Hundred years more.
.
As played yesterday the team is
much stronger. Ward alone showed
up poorly In the outfield, but there Is
no excuse for his continuing to play
poorly in that position, as In 1893 he
played right field for Baltimore and
Cincinnati nnd In 1S94 played right and
second for Washington.
BASE BALL NOTES.
Give Latham a chance.
It was a day of sensations.
Jack Hess has been released by Car-
bondale.
Horner has been shoved up in the
bntting list.
It wa9 Scranton's first shut out, but
Springfield Poor Bprlngfleld.
The Rnltlmores are referred to as the
"Jaw Artists In Chicago. It fits.
Hutchinson accepted all his nine
chances at Becond. Maguire at short
accepted seven.
Jimmy Dean, the Scranton boy
signed by Toronto for this season, has
been loaned to Hamilton, Ont.
Once Arlle Latham gets Into a minor
league he will be a king bee and a great
attraction for the club that gets him.
Wllkes-Barre Record. Thanks!
All the way from Cincinnati comes
the rumor that Precdman will retire
from the New York club on July 1st
nnd that a syndicate headed by Johnny
Ward will assume control.
Several financial kings are talking of
giving a purse of $5,000 to some Cin
cinnati charity on the day that the
papers there will admit the Reds were
defeated by the other club, and not by
the umpire. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
According to Proprietor Kuntzsch,
this Is the first time a Syracuse base
ball club has held first position In
league race since the year 1886, when
the Stars won the International league
pennant. Now that the Ice is broken,
let the good work go on. Syracuse
"Post."
Manager Burns, of Springfield, had
two new men In the game Monday
One of them was a success and the
other was not. Both are college play
ers. Tenny, the well-known Brown
university fielder, was In left, and cov
ered the position In good style, besides
making a couple of good lilts, Davis
who was at second, fielded In a rather
amateurish way, and struck out twice
He will probably be released. Syracuse
Post.
The Rochester-Scranton games, May
26th and 27th have been transferred to
Scranton- so aa not to run eoun'er to
Barnum's circus. Rochester Exchange,
Barnum's circus will be In Scranton on
the first of these two days but that
wont cut the base ball attendance, as
the Grand commundery, Knights
Templar, conclave is to be In session
here on each dai' and by calling the
games at 4.30 o'clock it Is hoped to get
big crowds. That's the reason the
games were transferred.
Captain Adrian C. Anson, who has
through all the years rested silently
under the title of "the big Swede,
arises to correct that Impression of his
nationality. The Alisons are English
possibly of Danish descent hundreds
of years ago, but long settled in Amer
ica, and old Grandfather Anson, father
of the captnln, looks like a Down-East
Yankee. The family has resided In
New York and Michigan, and finally
at Marshalltown. Iowa. Mrs. Anson Is
a German, a Miss Plegel before marry
ing the captain. Chicago News.
WITH THE AMATEURS.
Keystone Academy Club Scores, an
Easy Victory Over Jcrniyn.
At Factoryvlllo yesterday the Key
stone Academy team defeated the Jer
myn club. The score was 16 to 9. The
Keystones outbatted and outflelded the
Jermyns. Following is the 'detailed
score:
KEYSTONE.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Cure, rf
Walters, If
Maihcwson, cf
Gardner, 2h ....
Heardsley, lb ...
Smiley, 3b
Hartman, c
Wilson, ss
.6 11 1 0 0
.210000
.81 0 0 1 1
.61.2 1 1 0
.61 8 15 10
. 8 3 2 2 3 0
. 8 4 0 5 2 0
. 6 3 3 0 2 1
..6 10 0 11 0
.45 18 17 ii il 1
JERMYN.
A.B. R.
H. P.O.
Hoyte, rf 4
1 1
Davis. If
Crawford, cf ..
McCawley, 2b
Madison, lb ...
Brown, 3b
Mechan, c
Cain, ss
Blamlen and...
McNulty, p ...
Totals .......
... 5
.'..3 :
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.
The South Side Base Bait team accept
the challenge of the Mlnooka team for a
game on the Mlnooka grounds, for Sun
day, May 24. 1
The Actives of the North End will Dlav
I the NpnjBV y4ubKt Prlceburg op., the
tatter's grounds, on May St, at 130 o'clock.
D. J. Houlihan, manager.
The Youna- Mea's Christian association
and the railroad branch of the association
wiu play at 3.45 o clock this afternoon ai
Athletic park. Admission. 10 cents.
ine eunsets or youth Scranton accept
the t-hallens-o of the Monitors and will
play them on the Hollow grounds May J4,
I p. m. sharp. H. Stengline, manager.
The Taylor Reds accept the challenge
of the Athletics of the West Side and will
piay them Saturday ttodayt on the Taylor
grounds, at 3 p. m. U. Watkins. manager.
The Nationals of Pine hrook challenge
ny club under 18 years of age to a game
of ball on any grounds; dale to b? ar
ranged, il. Meinxer, manager, 313 New
street.
The Blues. Jrs . have ehanred their
name to the Olympks and would like to
near rrom the Base Stealers for May
1iv. E. Scragg, captain; H. Alexander,
ma nager.
The Champion Young Men a Christian
Association Raw Bull club will play
the Railroad Young Men's Christian As
sociation club at Athletic park this afUT.
noon at 3.45.
The loung Touehs of Carbon street
have orxanlxed with the following: ulay-
era: J. Rlewitt, catcher; P. Scanlaii, pitch-
J. liiglin. nrst base: W. Toole, abort-
stop; V. Cantwell. second base; P. Mona-
nan, third base: A. rarrell, centerneldar;
Mulherln. left field: J. (icrrity. r!ht
field; "Shorty" Kenney, manager. They
challenge the Alerts of the West Side to
a game for Decoration Day. at 10.). An.
swer through the Tribune.
CURIOUS QUAKER TEAM.
Bat Like Fiends But Have Always
Proved a Disappointment About
Ed. Delehaaty.
Philadelphia's base ball team Is a
great puxzle to Its patrons and to the
students of the game at large. It has
been taking part In the Aatlonal
League championship contests for more
than a dozen years, and, though sev
eral times it has looked like a winning
factor, the pennant has yet to liy
above Its grounds. The Phillies are a
peculiar set of players. They look
dangerous at some points or tne bcs
son everv vear. but never enrry out
their bluff. Last season they camo with
rush at the end. Seven weeks prior
to the close of the race they occupied
ninth place. Four weeks Inter they
had Jumped Into third position, where
they remained anchored, says u. p.
Caylor.
This club has up to the present time
started poorly, and made a great spurt
some time during the season a spurt
which, however did not last long
enough to take It to the front, and
whenever these winning streaks pos-
sessed it that familiar cry went up all
along the line, "Look out for the
Phillies." This year the warning
comes at the very start. For the first
time In the history of the club Its team
Is playing winning ball during the
opening weeks of the season, and or
dinarily Its friends would have high
hopes of final success. But the well es
tablished precedent that a let down
must come some time during the race
gives Its most sanguine friends a feel
ing of doubt. One conservative Quaker
rooter remarked In my presence re
cently, "Yes, they look like winners
now, but they'll land In their favorite
position at third place."
The team is undoubtedly the heaviest
batting collection of players ever seen
together, nnd I do not except the fam
ous Detroit aggregation of the eighties.
Of the first seven batsmen In the league
last year five belonged to this team,
and three more came within the .300
class. It is In this that the team has
excelled. Orth wns added to the old
corps Inst fall and helped to make that
rush during the months of August and
September, but this Fprlng he has not
been so effective. Should he fall to
reach expectations, the club will prob
ably flounder along once more under
that discouraging handicap.
Delehanty. Thompson. Brouthers,
Clements, Cross and Hnllman make an
array of butsmen who when lined up
before a pitcher causes him to feel that
life after all is a mighty serious thing.
That big fellow, Delehanty, I consider
the best batsman In the country. While
he has never led the league, he keeps
hovering around the top year after
year, and has twice fetched up a close
second. Delehanty is a model athlete
and an Ideal bnll player In all polntH
of the game. Should any club be of
fered Its pick of all the outfielders play
ing ball, every one of them, perhaps,
would select Del.
Baseball today at Athletic park, be
tween Railroad Young Men's Christian
association vs. Young Men's Christian
association. Game called at 3.45. Ad
mission, 10 cents.
BASE BALL ETIQUETTE.
Code of Rules Designed to Elevate
the National tiniiic.
While many of those points of rec
ognized and Imperative pat lor etiquette
cannot be Introduced In base ball, yet
the sport offers a vast field for Im
provement. We all have noticed that
fact, or will when our attention is
called to It.
Here Is a new code of ethics which,
according to Chavles Drydem, the able
and witty bnse ball man of the New
York Journal, have been promulgated
by the National League, the object
being to elevate the game to the social
status of golf, tlddlewinks and lawn
tennis, and Impart that recherche
tone which has long been lacking.
Rule 1. Field captains and thirty-third
degree kickers must refrain from alter
ing the natural expression of an umpire's
features in the presence of the populace.
To convey an air of correct St. Louis. Mo ,
the Mafia should entice said umpire into
the dressing room after the game, pull a
hat bag over his head und Imprint a series
of swift kicks. For authority on this
point see the case of l.athum tt ul. vs.
Sheridan on Thursday April 23, 18!K1.
Rule 2. .Mixed-ale language reflecting
on the habits and character or annua!
pass-holders, who Intimate by word of
mcuth that the performance of a player
is in an advanced stage or decomposition,
can be taken as conclusive evidence that
the offender Is hopelessly W.'.lln Walla.
Wash. It Is much better to tell the critic
in placid accents that he is bughouse,
whatever that may be.
Rule 3. Winning pitchers, unless they
wish to be branded as Irredeemably Oma
ha. Neb., should avoid croominur a bright
new ball on the slark bremlths of their
bloomers before submitting it to the ban
man. Such procedure is no: only hear;
less, but exceedinRly Battle Creek. Midi.
as well. Unlicensed endeavor to put good
men out of the business cannot be toler
ated. The ball at best Is practically lnvls
lble to some of them, particularly the most
pronounced Mew rorK, is. .
Rule 4. No league player can be too
Baltimore. Md. For instance, when a bats.
man with an average of .372 dodges Into
a wild pitch or perverted Inshoot that
loosens his slats, he must not walk around
In a gradually decreasing circle with his
palid face upturned to the grandstand,
unless the game is taking place at Wil
mington, Del. In this case he is not amen
able to the new code.
Rule 6. White-garbed cntchtrs or first-
basemen. If gifted with the Instincts of
true Brooklyn, N. Y., will abstain front
deposliting vast quantities of distilled
tobacco in the palm of the large mitt and
smiting the same with the furled fist of
the other hand. Such conduct, while no
doubt Improving the emency or the per.
former, is now considered too Dubuque,
Ia for the big league.
Rule I. Another offense, unpardonatily
Upper Sandusky, O., in itself, is that of a
fat-footed athlete tearing up the soil while
sprinting several Inches in advance of Ills
hair and howling: "1 got it! I got it!"
To declare Instead "I have It!" denotes
the highest Boston, Mass., attainable. This
rule should meet the approval of all
o-rommar fiends.
Rule 7. When head-end collisions result
from enraptured fielders bent on retrlev
ing the same fly ball, the victims should
not uinpiay tne least sign 01 AioDiie, Aia.,
nnr seek to Inflict further lniurv. The
most Washington, T. C, course Is for the
voung men to assist each other In pluck'
Ing dislocated teeth from the grass so us
not to (teisv tno game.
Rule 8. For runners to wilfully ham
string a bagman, or for the custodian of
the bag to chip souvenirs from the faces
of prostrate base-Healers with his sharp
hna v.ttna la nnvr kw.nImI ntta.lw 1." I
rui). Tex.i according to ine latest nana
book of true base ball politeness. Besides,
lb shedding of blood lowers the pastime
to the level of inter-collegiate foot ball.
Ruled. It Is also bad form, or the height
of South Bend, Ind., for a player of na
tional repute, in the act of cooling his
pipes at the water pail, to hold the dip
per In such a position that the overflow
from his Jowls dribbles back again into
aid pail. This breach la and should be
tolerated only In horsva anil Oakland. Cal.
Rule 10. Any player, when bowing t
the plaudits of the peanut-eaters after
landing a home run or for other meritort,
oua exploit, should not at the same time
empluy the thumb and forefinger of either
hand lu lieu of a banderchlef. While this
odd conceit enables the palpitating athlete
to appear entirely at rase, at the same it
betokens extreme Shamokln, Pa.
BALTIM0REG&VTLEMEN DRIVERS.
Darkness Terminates a Day of four
(iood KventH.
Baltimore. M.. May 22. Racing was
resumed today at Gentlemen's Driving
Park, he unfinished event from Tues
day was disposed of in two heats, Cecil
M and Attraction each capturing one.
After deciding two races the 2.30 trot
had to go over until tomorrow, three
heats hovlng been reeled off when
darkness Intervened. Summaries:
2.21 class, trotting (Tuesday, fifth) At
traction won: Cecil M., second; Utilities.',
third. Best time, 2.1t).
2.21 class, trotting Nannie won: Madi
son Chief, second; James M.. third. Best
time. 2.23.
2.25 class, pacing; purse, 5uo. CorbMt
won; Comrade, stcond; David H., third.
Best time. 2.22fi.
2.:.i class, trotting; purse, rH (unfin
ished). Kulallc liivt: Homer M., second;
Ben, third. Best time, 2.24 ii.
Pennsylvania Win at Cricket.
Philadelphia, May 22. The first of the
matches for the lnter-colleglate cricket
championship was played here today
between Harvard and Pennsylvania, on
the grounds of the Gcrmantown Cricket
club, and resulted Iri a victory for
Pennsylvania by a run and four
wickets. In the first Inning Harvard
scored 69 runs and Pennsylvania 3S
runs, and In the second Inning Harvard
made 6 and Pennsylvania !2 runs for
six wickets, making a total for the two
Innings of 130 for Pennsylvania and 129
for Harvard. Tomorrow Harvard
plays Haverford, the other college be
longing to the association. Pennsyl
vania has still to meet the Haverford
ians, who generally play strong cricket.
tiarnicr Wins a tianic.
Chicago, May 22.-Flrst place In the
billiard tournament was won ton irht bv
Albert Oarnler, defeating Jacob Sohnfer
with tho odds given the Belgian, 100 points
exactly. Tonight's victory was snatched
away from the Wizard when the chances
seemed favorable to his wlnnlna easily
Uarnler has beaten Ives twice and Schue
fcr once, while the Americans have eacli
won one. The game beteen them tomor
row nlpht will decide who will get see
ond money.
ILL-USED HORSE KILLS HIMSELF.
Astonishing Suicide of n Peddler's
Ilnrd-Workcd Equine Servitor.
Superior, Wis., May 22. Hundreds of
employes In the yards of the Ameri
can Steel company witnessed a eingu
lar occurrence. A bony, played-out
old bay horse walked Into the shallow
water In tho slip known as Howard's
Tocket and slowly moved farther out
Into the deeper water, unmindful of
the shouts and missiles of the sp?cta
tors on the shore.
hen in about three feet of the
water the poor nnlmal cast one wist
fill look around, and deliberately put
Its head under the water and held It
there until life wns extinct. In a short
time after this the owner, a peddler,
appeared upon the scene and almost
committed suicide himself when ho
learned of the astonishing deed of his
four-footed servant. The horse, it is
snlil, had been poorly fed and over
worked.
WIDOW INHERITS A FORTUNE'
Relict of a 11 rave Engineer Falls Heir
to an English Estnte.
Boone, Iowa, May 21. Mrs. Marv A.
McNeil has been notified that she has
become a rich womnn by the death of
her uncle, James Hickey, of Liverpool
Kngland, who died Intestate April 22
and loft an estate of S200.000, Mrs. Mc
Neil and a nephew of the deceased are
the sole heirs. Mrs. McNeil Is the widow
of John McNeill, the Chicago and
northwestern engineer who went down
with his engine on the night of the
disaster at Moingnno, when Kate Shel
by saved the passenger train.
blie saw his train go down and rushed
out In the storm to worn the passenger
train, tnen due. McNeil's body was
never recovered, nnd his widow has
been In straightened circumstances
since. She will leave for Liverpool at
once to secure her Inheritance.
SUNK IN MID-LAKE.
Schooner Sunrise in Collision With i
Wliulchark.
Chicago, May 22. The schooner Sun
rise was sunk by a collision with
whaleback burge, No. 133, in tow of the
steamer W. H. Gratwlck, in midlake
about sixty miles from Chicago yester
uuy.
The crew of the lost schooner arrived
here this morning on board the Grat
wick. When the collision occurred
the schooner's bunt was immediately
lowered, and the eight members of the
crew succeeded in getting Into It before
the sunrise went down. Louis Brosay.
the mate, was badly Jammed between
the yawl and the schooner. The lost
schooner was bound light to Cockburn
island.
KISSING IN SCHOOL BARRED.
Oscillatory Salutation of Teachers
nnd Pupils Dnngi rnus to Hcnltli.
Indianapolis. May 22. The cltv sani
tarium has addressed a note to the
superintendent of the city schools, and
among other things suggested that
kissing as practiced by women pchool
teachers among the r nutills he Inter
dicted, because dlscnse Is thereby apt
to ue communicated.
He a!so condemned the hnblt of mi
plls of drinking from a common vessel
and of uslnrc the same lead pencils. The
superintendent has promised compli
ance with these suggestions.
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