THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 20. 1897. In the EASTERN LEAGUE BASE BALL GAMES It Was a Danner Day for All (be Home Clubs. SCRANTON LOST AT SPRINOFIGLD 1'onicn llcnt Us mid Attained Second rincc--'l'roililcnco TnkeH n Ilrnco nml Itoolicstcr Frills to Check the Jllsoim' Winning StrcnU.-Srncnao . and Toronto Tiny n Cluao Giimc. The Minors Come Home Today. We went down beforo the Spilngfleld Ponies yesterdny and surrender second Id.ico. to them, but a percentage of COO per cent, was won by Gilllin'i men on th" trip nnd the cranks aro pretty well rci'tlBfled. Syracuse by defeating To ronto l close enough to us to go Into third plnce If we lose nnd they win to duy. , The Providence GrnyH Fevm to haw shaken off their hoodoo nnd will make. a:interwlned effort to continue their gait in the threo games which tJPffln Irertrthts-af tcrnoon. ItCRtlltH. Springfield.......... ..12 Scranton 3 I'ro Idence.. ... . i Wllkcs-Barrc a llutfulo .' . ... ..10 Hocliester.. .. . .. j 5 ravuse rt Toronto I'crccntngo Itccord. Jjuffalo II 11 3 .7M Springfield 1...1. ....., U 10 5 7 Scranton 11 9 ft .& Sjlhquto 11 8 0 .o71 HocllfHtor 17 7 10 .112 Wllkes-Harro 13 0 a .400 l'roxldcnco W C 10 .371 Toronto IS 5 13 .273 Todnv'i IJnmrs. rnovion.vcn at sctsanton1. spitiNnrir.LD at wn.,Ki:s-LUitm;. syuacusu at uupfalo. itoohusteu at tohoxto. PONIES BUNCHED HITS. Scranton Loses the Last Game of (lie Series to Springfield by Heavy Stick Work. Springfield, Mnss., Jlny 19. Springfield won the Inst gamo of the home Htrles from Scranton today by bunching their hits on Morse In the fifth and sixth Inning, wnlle Woods kept the xlsltors' hits scattered. Scoro: si'iii.NGrinu). A.ll. It. II. o. A. Ii Fuller, bs 4 113 4 0 Green, If 4 0 4 2 10 Schelller, rf 4 0 0 2 0 0 Drouthers, lb 5 2 2 C u 0 Smith, cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 Gilbert, 3b 5 2 2 3 11 Duncan, c G 2 2 1 0 1 aioore, 2b 0 12 5 11 Woods, p 4 2 10 3 0 Totals 10 12 18 27 10 3 SCHANTON. A 13. n. II. O. A. U. Kagan, If 5 1 3 5 1 0 O'Brien, cf 5 14 111 Heard, ss 4 0 112 1 Daly, rf 3 0 12 0 0 Masaey, lb 3 0 17 10 Bonner, 2b 4 0 0 15 2 Magulre, 3b 4 0 13 2 1 lioyd. t 4 0 0 4 10 florae, p 4 110 3 0 Totals SO 3 12 27 lfi 5 Springfield 00004520 112 Bcranton 0 0000101 1 J Earned runs Springfield, 7, Scianton, 2. Sacrlilco hits Schelller, Ucaid. Stolen bases Gilbert. Two-base hits Urouth ers, Gilbert (2), Moore, O'Brien, Morao. Three-base hits Green (2). rirst base on balls Oft Wood, 2; otf Morse, 3. Left on bases Scranton, S, Springfield, 5. Struck out By Morse, 1. Double plnjf Bonner. Boyd and Massey; Bonner and Massey; JWaguIre, Massoy, Bonner and Bojd. Time 2 hows. Umpire Know lis. l'rovldcncc-Wilkcs-Unrre. ProUdcnce, May 19 ProWdenco won again today against Wllkes-Barro In a close ana woll-balanc.ed contest. Itudder ham's generalship In pitching and timely hitting, with errors that were costly, pro duced the victory. Score: PROVIDENCE. A.B. It. II. O. A. E. Welgaml, 2b 5 0 0 3 11 Bassott, 3b 5 0 J 1 4 0 Knight, If. 4 1110 0 Drauby, lb 4 0 17 11 Cooney, ss 4 0 2 3 2 1 Lyons, cf 4 0 0 2 0 0 Frlel, rf 4 0 0 2 10 Dixon, c 3 2 2 7 0 0 lluddeiharn, p 3 0 114 0 Totals 3'J 3 10 27 13 3 WILKES-BARRE. A.B. II. 11. O. A. E. Sharrott, rf 4 0 0 10 0 Goeckel, lb 4 1 1 II 1 0 Betts, cf. 3 0 0 2 0 0 Powell, If 4 0 110 1 Mills, 2b 10 2 2 2 1 Digglns. c 10 0 4 11 C. Smith, 3b 3 0 0 2 3 0 McMahon, ss 3 12 4 4 0 L. Smith, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uhci-han, p 2 0 2 0 10 Totals 31 2 7 27 U 3 Providence 0 100011003 Wllkes-Barro 0 000110002 Two-baso hlts-Dlxon, Bassett, Sacrillce Tilt Betts. Stolen bat,o DKon. rirst baso on balls Off L. Smith, 3; off Rudder ham, 1. First base on errors Providence, 1: Wllkes-Barre, 1. Struck out By Rud dtrham, 2; by Bctts, 1: by Smith, 3: by oneenan, 1. Time 1.00. Umpire Ken nedy, Sjrncuso-Toronlo. Syracuse, N. Y May 19.-xho Torontos had a picnic with Mullarkey In tho third Inning of today's game, before unrt after which Mullarkey had a plculs with the Torontos. Score: SYRACUSE. v A.B. R. II. O. A. L Eugan, 2b 4 0 1 0 4 1 Garry, cf 3 0 13 2 0 Smith, 3b 4 0 112 1 Lerottc, lb 3 2 17 0 1 Grove, If 4 112 0 0 Hchelbeck, es 3 12 2 4 1 Hhcaron, rf 4 0 0 3 0 0 Ryan, a 3 Is 1 3 2 0 Mullarkey, p 3 110 10 Totals .......31 0 9 27 13 TORONTO. A.B R. H. O. A. E. Lush, 3b 4 10 13 0 White, If 4 12 3 0 0 McGann, lb 1 1 1 11 0 0 Mcllalc, cf. 4 112 10 Baker, o. 3 0 0 4 0 0 Freeman, rf 3 0 110 0 Wagner, as 4 ..0 1 0 a 0 Taylor, 2b 4 0 2 2 2 0 Staley, p 3 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 33 4 8 21 11 0 Syracuse. 0 10 0 0 0 11' 0 Toronto 0 04 00000 04 .Earned" runs-Syracue c, 4. Two-baso World of hits Garry, Grove, Eagan, Taylor, Three base hits Ilyan, Lczotte, White. Stolen base Lozotte. Double plays Wagner, Tajlor and McGann; MoIInlo and Mc Gann. rirst on balls Off Multarkcy, 2; off Stnley, 3. Hit by pltcher-ny Jlullar key, 1. Stiuck out By Multarkcy, 2i by Staley, 3. Passed ball-Ilynn. Wild pitches Mullarkc, 2. Left on bases Syr ncuse, 4 J Toronto, 2. Time 2 hours. Umplro Swart wood. lltiflnlo-HochoMcr. Buffalo, May ID. Hoohestcr was com pletely outclassed In today's game. If Bnlley, a new Buffalo pitcher, had not been put In as a trial horse In the seventh a shut out would have been lne liable. Scoro: Il.H.E. nOCHESTEU. A.B. II. II. O. A. 12. F. Shannon, ss 3 0 0 2 1 I Lynch, rf 3 0 0 10 0 Lytic, If 4 0 0 3 0 0 D.Shannon, 2b 3 0 0 2 10 Dnoley, lb 4 1 2 1J 0 0 Mulvey. Sb 4 0 0 0 S 2 Blchter, cf 4 12 0 0 0 O'.NVll, c 2 0 0 10 0 Zahner, c 1 0 1 0 0 0 Yarrlck, p 10 0 0 10 Gannon, 1 10 10 0 0 Gallaghor, p 10 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 BUITALO. G 24 11 A.B. It. II. O. A. 13. Clymer, cf 5 3 2 5 0 0 Gray, rf G21300 Gilboy, If 5 113 0 0 Wire, 2b 4 2 2 2 3 0 Field, II 4 0 1 9 .0 0 Gremlnger, 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 Pullhaii, ss 4 0 0 3 3 0 Smith, c 2 10 12 0 Brown, v 2 10 12 0 Bailey, p 10 0 0 10 Totals 3ii 10 9 27 11 0 Rochester 0 0000000 22 Buffalo 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 010 Earned runs Buffalo, 1. Two-base hits Wise, Gilboy, Rlchter. Threc-baso hits Wise. Stol'n bases Clymer. Doublo play Wise and Field. First b.iso on balls -Off Brown, 2; oft Bnllev, 2: off Yarrlck, 1; off Gannon, 2. Hit by pitched ball By Brown, 1. Struck out-By Bailey, 1. Parsed ball O'Xeil. Left on bases Rochester. R, Buffalo, 5. Time 1.50. Um pire Keefe. BASE BALL GAME TODAY. Miners Win Plnv tho Champion (Jrnys at Athletic l'nrk. This afternoon the Scranton club Mill return home nnd will play against the champion Providence Grays at Athletic paik. It will be Indies' day and It Is likely that a large number of the fair sex will accept of the association's hos pitality nnd Ive piesent. The club returns home with a record of three victories and two defeata on the trip and In third position In the tace. Tho plavlng of the team up to date has been 11 that could be expect ed and somewhat better, considering the number of Injured players and the temporary illness of two, nil of which has put the club at a slight disadvan tage. It Is piobable that either Gillon or Harper will pitch for Scranton and that Hodson, the old Scranton State league favorite, will do the turn for Provi dence. NATIONAL LEAGUE. R'tltimore, Cincinnati and Plttfcburg, the three leaders, won esterday, in fact the Phillies nnd Louisville were the enly leading clubs to lose. Manag er StalllngB, of th Quakers, protested the decision which gavt Cincinnati a victory. Boston passes Louisville, and attains sixth place. Results. Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 6 Baltimore. 3 Louisville 1 Pittsburg 11 New York 5 Boston 7 Chicago 6 Ctexeland 8 Washington 5 St. Louis . ... .. 3 Brooklyn 1 Percentage Itccord. Hammoro zi Cincinnati 23 Pittsburg 20 Philadelphia 22 Cleveland 22 Boston 21 Loulsvlllo .' 19 Brooklyn 21 New York 18 Chicago 22 Washington 20 St. Louis 22 19 2 .SGI 10 7 .ad 13 7 .050 13 9 .511 12 10 .513 11 10 .521 9 10 .174 9 12 .123 7 11 .3S9 7 15 .318 5 13 .250 5 17 .227 Todm's (James. Philadelphia at Pittsburg. New' York at Cleveland. Boston at St. Louis. Washington at Chicago. Brooklyn at LoulsUlle. Baltimore at Cincinnati. Clucinimti-l'hlludelphin. Clnclnutl, May 19 Tho Phillies made their labt appeaionce hero until July this afternoon and were again defeated In an exciting game. In tho eighth Inning La Jole was called out by Umplro Sheridan for Interfering with tho ball. All the Phil lies flocked around Sheridan until ho pulled out his watch. Manager Stalllngs has protested the game on the ground that Lajole was hit while ho was In bat ting position. Score. R.H.E. Cincinnati 1 0103100 1-7 10 1 Philadelphia 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0- C 9 4 Batterfes Rhlnes, Dwyer and Schrlver; Tailjrnnd Clements. Umpire She: Idan. New Yorli-lMtthbiirg. Pittsburg, Pa., May 19. In tho flist in nlng, after Seymour had given two men bases on balls, hit another and let In two runs, Mcekln was substituted, but Ms sup port was roor. Tannehlll was splendidly back up, tho wonderful stops nnd throws of Ely being a feature. Score: R.H.E. Pittsburg 4 2212000-ll 9 0 New York 2 10 0 0 0 10 15 9 5 Batteries Tannehlll and Sugden; Soy mour, Meekln and Warner. Umpire Ems He. Bnltimorc-Loulsvlllc. Louisville, Ky May 19. Tho Oiloles had their young nouth-pnw, Nops, In the box again today and ho was almost as success ful as on Monday, tho Colonels getting but on6 run. Score: R.H.E. Baltimore 01200000 '-3 0 2 Loulsvlllo 0 000 00 1001 7 1 Batteries Nops nnd Robinson; Hill and Wilson. Umpire MoDermott. UrooUyn-St. Louts. St. Louis, May 19. Hart wns In gnat foirn and bits were few off him. Score: R.II.E. St. Louis 00 1000 002-3 8 2 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0-1 0 1 Batterlen-Hart nnd McFnrland; Konne dy and Grim. Umpire Lynch. Clevelnnd-Washington. Cleveland, O., May 39. The Cleveland won to lay because of their good fielding and timely hitting, combined with tho er rors of Cartwrlght. Score; R.H.E. Cleveland 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 -8 10 i Waehlngtcn 2 0 0 0 0 10 2 0-E13 4 Batteries Young and Kimmcr: Meiccr, Norton and Furrell. Umpire Hurst, Chlciigo-Iioston. Chicago, Mcy 19. Boston won the last Sports. gamo of tho series on tho local's battery errors and poor baso running. Score: Il.H.E. Chicago 00 4 0 20 000 0-G 9 6 Boston 2 03010000 1 7 13 2 Battcrles-Grimth nnd Klttrldgoj Klobe danss nnd Bergen, Umpire McDonald, ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Athletics-Norfolk. Philadelphia, May 19. Another close game wns won by tho Athletics from Nor folk today. Grady's three-bagger arid Leahy's errors In the eighth wcro largely responsible fdr tho result, Scoro: R.H.I3. Athletics 00 00 000.11-4 8 0 Norfolk 0002000013 7 4 Batteries Jordan and Fox; Pfanmlllcr and Ileydon. Umpire Snyder. Nownrk-Richmond. Newark, N. J., May 19 Today's gamo with Richmond was a battle royal; ending In a. tie after fifteen Innings of tho hard est kind of playing. Darkness finally end ed It. Scoro: R.II.E. Newark ..0 00010040000000-C13 2 Richmond 10003100000000 (Mi 8 3 Batteries Johnstone, Carrlclc and Roth fus; Chesbro and Bteelman. Umpire Jones. Lnncnstcr-IInrtford. Hartford, Conn., May 19. Hartford de feated Lancaster today In a heavy hitting game. Both teams played loosely In tho field. Score: R.II E. Hartford 1 11115 0 4 0-14 15 3 Lancaster 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 3 010 12 4 Batteries Vlekery nnd noach; West, Yeager, Hepling and Wente. Umpire Cllne. COLLEGE GAME. Princeton, N. J May 19. Princeton de feated Franklin and Mnrshnll Baso Hall team In a very one-sided gamo today. Tho !sltors were unable to bat and fielded llko novices. Scoro: It.H.E. rrtnecton 4 2 9 0 12 3 0 02113 0 F. and M 000 0000 0 00 3 4 Batteries Kater and Jayne; Altman, and Brown. At New Haven R II, E. Amherst 0 110 0 0 0 0 02 317 Yale 46200 2 1 1 15 1'J 1 At Cambridge, Mass. R.H.E. Harvard 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 4 Williams 0 10100000-2 7 C ST. THOMAS CLUB WON. Defeated the I'nctorvvllle Players by 11 Score of IT to S. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Factory vllle. May 19. There was a rplendld exhibition of base ball on tho Academy grounds today when the hith erto Invincible Keystone team lost to the boys from St Thomas' college, Scranton, In a scoro of 17 to 5. Last Satuiday the Keystones defeated the "Wyoming seminary team 6 to 4, and it was supposo that winning from the Wyomlngs made the Keystones leaders among the amateur combinations in tho valley. But tho St. Thomas boys only needed seven Innings to make the rcore 17 to 5. Keogh, of the home team, was batted out of the box In the first Inning, and his successor was treated with like clemency although he struck out four of the visitors Nallln, McLaughlin and Cummlngs of the visitors did some nr tlstic batting. Following Is the score: FACTORYVILLE. A B. R. H O. A. E. Green, If 3 10 10 1 Hartman, c 5 0 0 10 2 Mat how son, 2b., p. . 5 1 0 0 4 1 Bcardsley, rf 5 10 0 0 0 Smiley, 3b 5 0 0 3 0 1 Keogh, 2b., p 4 10 0 0 0 Cure, lb 5 0 0 C 0 1 Armstrong, cf 4 1 0 1 0 0 Wilson, ss 4 0 0 1 5 '1 ST. THOMAS. A.B. R. H. O. A. E. Weir, If 4 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin, 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 Nallln, lb 4 3 13 10 May. 3b 3 3 1111 T. Cummlngs, cs .. 5 2 1 1 1 1 Klrkwood, rf 6 3 2 0 0 0 W. Cummlngs, c. .. 5 0 3 1 1 1 uiHiuy, cf 5 10 0 0 1 Grlcen, p 5 12 0 0 0 Factoryvlllo 2 10 0 0 2 05 St. Thomas 6 10 113 517 Earned runs St. Thomas, 4. Two-baso hits Nallln, Klrkwood, Cummlngs. Struck out By Gllffen, 4. Hit by pitched ball Ruddj. Time of game 2 hours. Umpire McGrath. DIAMOND DUST. Shannon evidently has a "find" In Catcher O'Neill, who has a biogue, ns vvoll ns u name, that shows he Is madu of the proper material for a ball player. Rochester Post-Express. Excus ns, but ONelll Is Sundy Griffin's "find" and nut Shannon's. Ho Is Soranton property Luc no offenso will bo taken If ho wins lam els for tome other club for one year. ... Says tho Springfield Union: "Just by wayof consoling the home cranks It may bo stated, as a matter of history that this same sou paw Morso would be weurlng a Pony uniform today Instead of a blue one, but for tho lax, unstable fashion In previous years and the pres ent picayune policy of refusing "ad vanco" money to players Manager Burns had tho Inside track on Sandy Grif fin laBt winter and had Morse as good as landed, but the pitcher demanded some 'advance' before signing. This Man ager Burns could not promlso him on account of the club's policy and tho pltchor signed with Scranton, where they do give 'advance.' " Yesterday's Syracuso Standard says: "Biecklnrldge, tho lengthy man from tho New England league, who was counted upon to bat tho ball out of tho lot, will look at tho game from the bench today, Abe Lezotte will go to first and Shcaron will be given a trial for tho day In right Held. Grove is n fixture in left and Shcuron Is not likely to stay In light. While Breckinridge Is laid off only tern poiorlly It will not bo a matter for sur prize If ho does not go bnck to first. Biecklnrldge has not hit hard, but that Is not the reason for his deposition. He has not played tho fast game on first baso that Is necessary for fast Infield work. Breckinridge may be exchanged for another first base .nan. Such a deal Is on. Mason has been laid off without pay until ho can get Into shape." ... Wonder if tho Springfield Union man can't scratch out somo other expression to substitute 03 a relief for "Wouldn't do a thing to It." Wllkes-Barro Leader. "Tho Springfield Union Man" gencially manag es to use such lauguago and grammar us satisfies a large scissors constituency. If base ball writers generally were as clear and honest as 'Sy" thero would bo much less misunderstanding about tho gamo and all that goes with It. Scranton Tribune. Thanks, what do you smoke? It might bo explained that the reason why the Leader Is so anxious about the "Springfield Union Man's" expressions Is becauso it has for three or four ears mado up tho major part of Its baso ball department by clip pings fiom theso columns, soldom giving tho Union any credit, 'however. Spring field Union, ... Tho New York Journal Sunday gave the average batting and fielding of tho National league players to date. In bat ting Stahl led, but hu had played in only ntno games, Of those who had plajcd I fames and over Davis, of New York, led with .444 and following wore Dcmontro vllle (Washington), .433; Keeler (Balti more), .414; CooUy (Phllad!phlA), .410; Jones (Brooklyn), ,100; Lajole (Philadel phia), .400; Kclley (Baltimore), .S9S; Tur ner (St. Louts), .SS9; Hartman (St. Louis), ,8S; Delahanty (Philadelphia), .383; Socks loxla has ,359; Rltchey is .327, Redly .267, Canavnn is ,224, Hughey Jennings was only ,220. In fielding Clark, of Baltlmoro, led catchers; Decker, of Chicago, led first bascmon; McPhce, of Cincinnati, led sec ond basemen; Cllngman, of Loulsvlllo, tho third basemen; Fred Ely, of Pittsburg, shortstops; Bclbach, of Washington, tho left fielders; Dowd, of St. Louis, center fielders; Oder, of Philadelphia, right field ers. Tho small valuo of tho averages Is cvldont from this statcmnt. Not a Balti more led his class. Phltodolphla led team batting; Cincinnati In team fielding. 1. Will thoso near to tho fountain heads of Information explain these things? 2. Why la It Botts Is never put In to pitch for Wllkes-Barro? 3. Why doesn't Pat Meaney play for Scranton? 4. Why Billy Lush Is not kept at third for Toronto all tho time? 5. Whnt Is tho matter with Providence? C. How those Canucks havo managed to lose threo games to overy ono won? 7. How long the Bisons will hold first? 8, What Bill Eagan's avcrago would be in a table of "Hit by pltchor"? Syracuse Standard. 1. Yes. 2. Ho's moro valuablo as art evcry-day hitter. 3. Good batter, but not fast enough, 4. Ho will be. 5. Nothing but Murtay's absence. 0. Because Irwin tries to coach. 7. Will be hovering around thero till tho close of the season. 8. Ho'd bo barred from the game. ... A half-dozen drummers made them selves conspicuous In tho grandstand by rooting for Scranton yesterday and the homo fans thought they wore Holyokers. It was a libel on Holyoko's rooting. They camo In from tho country. Springfield Ex Tommy Johnson, drafted by the Phillies from Scranton, replaced Taylor In the necrnd inning after tho latter had lost Tuesday's game at Cincinnati. JohnBon pllchid a steady even game and seems to bo u candidate for regular work In tho boc. Leftflcldcr Burnett, of Dotrolt, was fined $100 for striking Umplro Ebrlght. Catcher Lake, of Kansas City, was fined $100 for striking Umplro Graves last Fri day. Tho directors of the Western league declared that expulsion would follow a repetition of theso offenses. A despatch from Chicago says that Fred Pfeffer, tho noted second baseman, has announced his retirement from the diamond, owing to poor health. In Ids prime Pfeffer was ono of tho greatest fielders In his position In the country. His place on tho Chicago team will bo taken by Connors, a Western league play er. MONEY BACK OF JUDGE. if He Wins from McWilliams Tonigbt, $2,500 Is Ready to Back Him Against Anyone. Tho accompanying cut is of James Judge, of this city, the undefeated lightweight and ono of the very few legitimate exponents of clever, scien tific boxing? In Eastern Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia. He is In no sene a strip of tho same cloth of al leged boxers who havo within the past few years sprang1 up like mushrooms all over tho country and possess brute strength and instincts as a eolo excuse for their athletic claims. Judge Is 25 yeare old, 5 feot and 10 in ches in height and can enter the roped ring at from 133 to 145 pounds. There Is nothing in his countenance nor char acter to Indicate the "prize fighter" ac cording to the common understanding of that term. He is intelligent. Is pos sessed of a. public school education and While in the ring makes equal use of his head, agility and strength. Five years ago he began Bparrlng as a pastime, and, discovering that ho wa9 cleaverer than his fellows, began talcing part In exhibition bouts. In all of these he was victorious. Then be gan his professional career four year3 ago, Elnne when he Has met and de feated about fifty opponents. Amon his recent and more notable engage ments he defeated Georgo Bills, of Trenton, in two round; "Jack" Welsh, of New York, two rounds; "Gus" Rld onback, of Scranton, two rounds; "Jake" Bryer, of Scranton, three rounds; Charles Woods, of Philadel phia, fourteen rounds; Jerome Quls ley, of Philadelphia, three rounds; "Red" Conley, of Philadelphia, eight rounds; "Mike." Leonard, of Brooklyn, two rounds; "Mike" Leonard, six rounds, and Sam Tonkins, of New York, four rounds. Judge and "Jack" McWilliams, of New London,, Conn., will meet in a 15-round contest tonight in Music hall. It Is probable that the referee will be "Tommy" West, of New York city. "Jack" Shelly, of Brooklyn, who has for several months been Judge's ac credited representative, will bo his sec ond, and tho other handlers will be "Paddy" Hopkins nnd Judge's brother, Stephen. If the Scranton boy wins his battle tonight, Skelly acting1 for him will challenge the whole lightweight woild for a 20-round battle for any eum up to $2,500, andi will etarod ready to poat $500 to bind tho match. Hilllnrdlst Shnw at nnckus'. George Backus' billiard room was well filled with lovers of billiards last night, to ceo the great Shaw play bil liards and make fancy shots. He made tho balls do everything but talk, Thta evening he will play at Carbondale, as sisted by Jerome ICcogh.tho pool cham pion of this city. They will play both bllllnids and pool. Wlznrd Shaw's Exhibition. Imw Shnw, the greatest all-around billiard player in the world, will be at Carbondale this evening at the Antlna clte hotel. Jerome Keogh, this city's pool expert, will assist Mr. Shaw at Carbondale, also at the Scranton club Friday evening In pool matches of 75 balls. fly JAMES JUDGE. LOCAL AND GENERAL GOSSIP ON WHIST Information ol Interest to tbc Students of tbe Game. FINE END-PLAY CHANCE DISCUSSED Hccouios Posslblo to tho Plnycr Who lias Carcfullr Marked tho Drop of or the Ilnrly Cnrda-Was Recently Played br Ilnltimoro Club Members. Clay, tho Export, Discovers Now Methods of Duplicate Playing. An interesting discovery nnd some thing new in the methods of playing progressive duplicate whist has been made by C. M. Clay, tho whist player and problemist, of Boston. Heretofore when nn even number of tables were in the progression, it was necessary to havo the moving patrs skip a table when half way around and thus play twice against the pair with which they started. By Mr. Clay's method, which hast been simplified and Improved by Mr. Barney, president of the American Whist league, any number of tables, whether odd or even, can be handled without his defect, as long as the num ber of hands dealt at each table can be divided Into two equal parts. The plan is for the moving pairs to play one half the number of trays and take them with them to the next table, putting them under those remaining; then play the top portion and carry them to the next table in the same manner until each moving pair has passed twice around the circle, when it will be found that they have played all the boards and agnlnBt each of the adversaries an equal number of times. Strange to say,, it has also been found that it will afford a test for teams of four on the same plan as the Howell game, each playing the same boards In duplicate as they pass around the room. There will bo no ladies' game at tho Scranton Whist club this evening. It Is probable that these games on Thurs day nights will be discontinued until autumn. . In Quaker City history Is chronicled a fray. A fight for "points" In pedigree Between the Wisters with an H And the Wlstars with an A (Tho score remains a mystery Unto this very day). All good and loyal whlsters we; And in the game wo play; We know no difference In degreo Between the Wlster with an E And the Wlstar with an A; Tor the Whlster with an II is ho Who rules the earth today. E. B. C. ... The Baltimore News gives nn Inter esting deal to the whist world with the following comment: Well Illustrative of the beautiful chances for fine end-play which become posslblo to the player who has carefully marked tho drop of the early cards In tho following hand, which was played recontly by four members of the Balti more Whist club. The play depended at the end on forcing a discard from the ad versa rj" Trump Clubs 3. Leader North. THE HANDS. North. East. South. West, S....J.8.0.2 10.9.7,3 A,5 K.Q.4 H....C.5,4 K,3 Q.J.8,7,2 A.10,9 C....K.6.4 A.J.10.5 Q.8,2 9.7,3 D,...Q,J,9 A.K.10 7.5.2 8,C,4,3 THE PLAY. 1 2 B 7S ASX 4 8 2 6 8 3S 58 QSx 3 4C 5C QCx 9C 4 4H 3 11 7 11 9Hx 5 CC 10 C X 2C 7C 6 KC ACx 8C 3C 7 9 D K D X 2D 3D 8 6 11 KHx 2H 10 II 9 6K JCX 5D 4D 10 8 S 98 8H KSx H JD 10 S J II AHx 12 QD ADX 7D CD 13 J S 10 D X Q II 8 D THE "BARKER BICYCLE. IDE BY SCRANTON WORKMEN AND GUftRiTEED S. Q. BARKER & SON, SALESROOM : Board of Trads Building, Linden Street, Bittenbender & We have the most com plete stock of bicycles herea bouts. A glance at our line will surely convince you that we are the leaders in this lo cality. Repair Work and Nickel-Plating a Specialty. Bittenbender & THE LACKAWANNA WHEEL CO., High Grade Bicycles Lackawanna, - $100 Black Diamond, $50, $60, $75 Nickel-Plating and Enameling a specialty, Nothing but expert workmen at our factory and the very best material used. FACTORYi 1216 AND 1218 N. WASHINGTON AVE, "Comment At Trick 9, East can read North's hand with absolute accuracy, aa containing the .Jwk of diamonds and Eight of spades, the Queen and Jack of diamonds and a worthless heart; also that Weat has tho King of spades and the Aoo of hearts. He knows that af ter forcing- North to' discard once on the Jack of clubs, tho thirteenth trump ho can put West In tho lead with tho spade, and North will bo put to another discard or tho Aco of hearts, with East discarding behind him. At Trick 11, North must either discard his best spade or tho guard to his Qucon of diamonds. If he discards the spado, East throws tho Ten of diamonds, and vlco versa. Besides tho end play here noted, tho hand la woll played throughout, and worthy of tho careful attention of all lovers of tho game," Philadelphia Evening Teiopragh. The above is nn example of the possi bilities of good -whist play. Such plays aro poBslbl onry to thoso who have noted all Inferences and have the abil ity to use them when tho opportunity arrives. J. w. Duuenbury. Additional Sporting News will bo found on Pago 3. $IO.OO. ooooooooo. Come into our store you can get for $10.00. and shade. Well made ooooooooo 1 u i ir i 220 Lackawanna Avenue. $55.00 Cash Buys a Spalding Bicycle, Gent's 1896 flodel. $60.00 Cash Buys a Lady's Spalding, 1896 Model. This is a strictly high grade $100 bicycle, as up-to-date as any high grade wheel on the market. Don't waste your money on a cheap wheel when you can get a Spalding at these prices. Call at FLOREY'S, Bring along your cash and get a good Bicycle. 222 WYOMING AVENUE. t 9? Co., 126 and 128 OUR LINE INCLUDES Barnes,.. Sterling. Stearns.. Fenton... Dayton .. .$100 IOO IOO IOO IOO Co., 126 and 128 MANUFACTURERS OF $39.00 BICYCLES Every on warranted. Cholco of any 510.00 tiro. Cholco four colors. Only n few left Buy now. STORMERS AT $60.00 Are beauties. Ono year guarantco any tiro or color. If yon want the boat that money wilt buy The 'OLIVE" or "ORIENT" will surely nn tho bill at $100.00. Second Hand Illcyclcs $2.50 to $60.00. Base Ball Goods, Sweaters, Fishing Tackle and Ammuni tion at lowest prices. A.W.JURISGH.Agt. 321 8PUU0E STREET. and see what a nice Suit Every conceivable color and fashionably cut. A1 00. a n T&iirrvro ' II 1 A I BY II SCRANTON FIRM. Scranton, Pa. Court House Square. Franklin Avenue THE FOLLOWING : Demorest, $75,365, $50 and $4o. fleteor $50 League 60 Richmond 75 Also a Fino Line ot Juvenile Wcyclc3. Franklin Avenue RE.PAIR WORK A SPECIALTY t Vi
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