THE SCRAitfTON TRIBUNE FRIDAY HOUSING-, MAY 28. 1897., : In the iUorlil of Sports. EASTERN LEAGUE BASE BALL GAMES The Leading Clubs Had Everything Their Own Way. MINERS DEFEATED WILKES-DARRE Pounded Smith from '.the Box Whtlo Ilnrons Only Cot Scattered Hits Oir JMorsc--Bnirtilo nnd Syracuse Ovor whclminglr Defeat the CnnucliH nnd Itoclicstcr-'Scranton Occupies a Critical Position. It was a derby day for leading clubs. Three games were played and In each the winner was a first division team. Italn prevented the I'rovldence-Sprlng-fleld gamo it Springfield. Tlie Miner's In -third place llnd themselves In a critical position. By winning today thev stand a chance of tlelng Spring Held if that club los.es; If the Miners lopo and Syracuse wins, those two clubs vllljbe tied for third. Two games at Springfield may, however, upset all cal elatIon8and put Scranton In second placa and Providence ahead of Roch ester. The Miners won from Wllkes-Barro yesterday through their ability to con nect with the bu.ll harder nnd oftenor than did their opponents. Buffalo and Syracuse". had walkovers against To ronto a'rid Kochester respectively. Kcsults. Scranton 9 Wllkea-Uarre 6 Buffalo -.. 12 Toronto...... 4 Syracuse 11 Rochester 4 Providence at Sprlnglleld, rain. Percentile ltcconl. I'. W. L. I'.C Jtuffalo .'... 20 13 5 .750 Sprlnglleld 20 13 7 .MO Scranton 20 12 S .WO Syracuse 20 11 9 .550 Kochestor 24 11 32 .118 Providence 21 !) 1J .42!) Wllkcs-Uarro '11 8 H .Sl Toronto 23 7 18 .280 Today's Gnmos. SCItAMTON AT WILKBS-BAIUlt:. PROVIDENCE AT SPItlNOFmi.D. BYKACUSn AT UOCirKSTBIt. TORONTO AT MTFK'Al.O. WE WIN THE FIRST. Wilkcs-Barre Was Defeated at the Be- glaning of ibc Six-Game Series Yesterday Afternoon. Where's the hoodoo? The six-game series between Scran Jon and Wilkes-Barre began at Athletic park-iyesterday afternoon and the re sult was unfavorable to the latter. Manager Powell brought along a dozen or more of players to show the Miners a thing or two about the great national game, but he and his family were obliged to return without having ac complished their mission. The Miners exemplified the fact In the first two Innings by making enough runs to win, but the Barons from down the valley stubbornly contested the Miners' rights in the matter until the finish when the score was 9-fi. There .were about 1,200 persons on the grounds' and of this number perhaps a hundred were from Wllkes-Barre. The hundred entered the city unobserved and went to the grounds In small groups to better escape detection. About fifty of them were huddled to gether In the east end of the grand stand and wero encouraged to cheer for Just one Inning, the first, which result ed In a score of 2-1 In favor of Wllkes Barre. After that the Scranton major ity did the rooting. Luclen Smith, whose given name de serves a good deal more consideration than does his ability to pitch, was put in to twirl for the Barons. He lasted Just two Innings. In the second ten Miners faced him and selected a lot of Ills choicest curves to the extent of two doubles and three singles. The hitting together with a hlt-by-pltcher, an er ror, two bases on balls and a steal gave Scranton six ru'ns. Luclen was then taken out of the box to be warmed up on some future occasion. KEENAN DID BETTER. "Jack" Keenan was thrust In to hold the Miners down while his Baron col leagues pulled the game out of the fire, but the colleagues couldn't do the trick. "Pop" Morse was doing the rubber act for the Miners and kept the Wllkes Barreana' hits well scattered through out the game, particular thanks being due to Bill Massey, Bonner and Beard. While Keenan was pitching, the Miners made but two runs while the Barons rolled up four, three less than the number sufficient to win. It was a game with some features, among which were the bunts by uoecKei ana nis running catch or a high foul. Gondlng's catching, a scratch home run for each team, Bon ner's ginger, Massey's base playing, Meaney's hitting nnd a snappy double play by Maspsy and Beard, The many chances offqred the visitors to score keyed the enthusiasm up a bit. Keefe umpired the game and did It satisfactorily, unless might be except ed, tho usual mlsjudgments of balls and strikes which nro always made more noticeable by the yelling of tho bleachers. Altogether Keefe did well. He had nn unusual number of close decisions to make, and favored neith er team. Manager Griffin continued the rather unusual oustom of sending the home team first into the field, Sharrot singled and was advanced by Goeckel's safo bunt. Betts forced Sharrott at third and Odwell singled Goeckel home, Betts going to third from where he rcored on the throw to flag Odwell's stf-al. Mills flew out to O'Brien and Powell was thrown out nt first, thanks to Bonner's fast play In fielding the pall ufter it had bounded from. Morse's glove. , O'BItlEN'S HOME (?) nUN. Meaney Hew out to Powell and O'Brien drove one to rlghtfleld fence. Th9 lilt should not have been good for more Ihnn two bases, but It glanced from Shnrrott's outstretched glove and fell (nslde the baseboard at the foot or the fence from where it was reeovr-ied after O'Brien crossed tho Plato.- Beard flew out and Daly was retired nl first. Score, 2-t In the second chapter, C. Smith got a walk and then developed two forco hits. BhaVrott scratched a fungo to short loft, and with two on bases Goeckel Hew out to Meaney. Then "came Pitcher Smith's finish. Mnseey was an easy out but the bases filled on Bonner's single, Magulro's hlt-by-pltcher and C. Smith's pardonable fumble of Boyd's groundor. The cranks wero rooting for Mcrse to strike out so that Meaney, who was next up, could bat In the runs but Morse was equal to the occasion nnd smashed one to far left-center near the fence for two bases. The hit cleared the sacks. Meaney followed with a double which would have accomplished tho rame trick. It scored Morse. O'Brien got a walk. Beard hit enfely to left, Meaney coming In and O'Brien going to third. The latter was out on nn attempted doublo steal. Dalv drew four balls and went to third on Massey's single to right. On tho throw to block Mas sey's stoat Daly attempted to get homo but was put out. Score 2-7. "SCRATCH" HONORS EVEN. With one out In the third, Odwell got a home run under tho eume circum stances as did O'Brien, Odwell's hit was for two bases down the left line, the ball losing Itself beneath the fence and giving a home run. Mills was retired! at first. Mngulre's er ror put Powell on tho circuit but C. Smith flew out to O'Brien. With two out Boyd singled. Morse fanned. The Barons were prevented by sharp work by Massey and Beard from tally ing In tho fourth, Gondlng singled Keenan committed n like offence but Beard made a one-hand stop of th hit, keeping Gondlng on second. Shar rott hit a grounder to Massey who snapped the ball to Beard and then re ceived It on the bag himself In time to make a double play, Gondlng going to third. Goeckel Hew out to Bonner. In the Scranton half of the fourth tho Miners did their only bunching on Keenan. With none out, Meaney's double, O'Brien's single and Beard's tluee-basor to left-tenter tallied two earned runs. Daly, Mussey and Bon ner, the next up, went out one-two-three. Score 3-9. In the fifth and seventh only three Miners faced Kecnnn per Inning. In tho sKth Meaney waa the first up, and singled but the next three, O'Brien, Beard and Dalv went out. With two out In the eighth, Meaney again singled but Odwell made a pretty running catch of O'Brien's fiy to short left. THE BARONS STRUGGLED. In the fifth and sixth the Barons went down one-two-three, but in the seventh with one out Massey fumbled Shairott's grounder nnd Goeckel sin gled a pop lly over third. The two tal lied on Belts' two-baser to right-center. Odwell was tin own out at first and Mills fanned. A base on balls to Powell, C Smith's double and a wild pitch gave the Bar ons one In the eighth. Gondlng went out from Bonner to Mnsj&ey, Keenan fanned and Shnrrott hit to Bonner a grounder that was successfully accepted. Finally In the ninth the Barons miss ed an opportunity. Goeckel bunted safely. Betts fouled out to Boyd, Od well fanned and Mills singled Goeckel to second. Powell drove one tow.trtl tho right line but Massey got his h(tnd3 over his head In time to make a clever out and end tho game. The details: SCRANTON. A.B. R. H. O. A. E. Meaney, If 5 2 4 10 0 O'Brien, cf 12 2 2 0 0 Heard. S3 4 12 3 3 0 Daly, rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Mnssoy, lb 3 0 1 10 1 1 Bonner, 2b 4 1114 0 Moguire, 3b 3 10 111 Boyd, c 4 117 0 0 Morse, p 4 110 0 0 A.I1. R. H. I.C70tte, lb G S 3 Harmon, If 5 13 Shearon, rf. ..,,,,.. 4 0 1 Shaw, c 3 0 1 Lain pc, p 4 0 0 O. 13 1 n 3 0 A. 0 0 1 3 1 Totals 40 11 IS ROOUDSTBR. A.B. II. H. 27 li Ilottenus, If 4 D. Shannon, 2b G Doo'lcy, lb 4 Lytic, rf. 4 Hlchtor, cf. Zahner, c. ...... P. Bhannon, bs. McParland, p. , MoKarlan, p. ... O. 1 10 2 2 1 1 0 0 A. 0 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 Totals S7 4 8 11 13 3 Schrtbeck hit by batted ball; Garry out for running out of line. Syracuso 4 3 0 11110 -U Rochester 0 00020011 4 Earned runs Rochester, 2: Syracuso, 4. Tvo-baje hits Garry, Bnnnon, Lezotte, Eagan, Bihlebeck! McFarlan, Dley. Hamo run Bannon. Stolon bases Shaw. First base on balls Off Lampc, 1; olf Mc Parland, 2; off McFarlan, 1. Struck out By Lampe, "4; by MoFarlund, 1; by Par ian, 1. Passed balls Zahner, 2. Wild pitches McKarland, 2; McFarlan, 1. Left on base Syracuse, 8i Rochester, 7. Time 1.45. Umpire Krowles. spcctlvely, ot tho base ball association for the season cf 1898. President Patton addressed tho meeting, nnd In behalf ot Mr. and Mfs. Cleveland Invited tho under graduates to a reception to bo given at President Patton's home, at Prospect, to morrow. Annapolis, Md., May 27. The University of Pennaylvanla boat crew arrived here this afternoon and rowed over the course of Saturday's race. Thr cadets expect to give the visitor as close a race as they did Cornell, and the course used wilt be tho same, DIAMOND DUST. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Unlike the day In the Eastern, It wit nessed the defeat of all three leaders In the National leaguo and victories for the next four clubs In the race. The Phillies lost their tenth straight game while Boston nnd Brooklyn con tinue their winning streak. Either Boston or Cleveland may go Into sec ond place today. It Is certain that the Orioles have been effectively halted In their runaway race. Results. Cleveland 8 Baltimore - 7 Chicago 6 Philadelphia 3 lloston 16 Cincinnati 7 Drooklyn 5 Pittsburg 3 Louisville 5 Washington o Percentage) Record. I'. 28 :,o 26 Baltlmoro Cincinnati Pittsburg Boston 28 Cleveland 28 Ioulsvllle 27 Brooklyn 23 Philadelphia 29 New York 23 Chicago 29 Washington 26 St. Louis , 28 W. 21 19 16 17 17 14 14 13 10 10 8 U L. 7 11 10 11 11 13 14 18 13 19 18 l'.C. 7W W3 .615 .U7 .0P7 .619 .500 .445 .4i5 .343 .SOS .214 Todny's Clinics, Philadelphia at Chicago. Boston at Cincinnati. Washington at Louisville. Brooklyn at Pltttburg. Baltlmoro at Cleveland. Now York at St. Louis. Totals 31 9 12 27 14 WILKCS-BARRE. A.B. R. II. O. A. Sharrott, rf 6 12 0 0 Goeckel, lb G 2 3 11 0 Betts, cf G 1 1 2 0 Odwell. ss 6 1112 Mills, 2b G 0 1 0 2 Powell, If 1 0 3 0 C. Smith, 3b 3 0 12 1 Gondlng, c 4 0 14 1 L. Smith, P. 10 0 0 1 Keenan, p 3 0 112 Totals 40 0 11 21 9 1 Wllkos-Barro 2 01 000210-G Scranton 1 0020000 9 Earned runs Scranton, 6; Wllkes-Barre, 2. Two-base hits Mor, Meaney (2), Betts, Smith. Threo-bat.o hit Beard. Home runs O'Brien, Odwell. Stolen bases Beard, Massey, Odwell. Left on bases Scranton, 6; Wllkes-Barre, 9. Struck out By Morse. 4; by Kennan, 2. Double plays Massey to Beaid to Massey. First on errors Scranton. 1; Wllkes Barre, 2. First on balls Off Morse, 2; oft L. Smith, 2. Hit by pitcher-Maguire. Wild pitches Morse. Umplic Keefe. Time 1.45. Bisons United Dinocn All Over tho Held. Buffalo, N. V., May 27,-Tho Bisons bat ted Dlneen all oer the lot, piling up 12 runs to tho Canucks' 4. Two home runs were made, ono by each side. Score: BUFFALO. A.B. R. Cliicnpo-Philadelphia. Chicago, May 27. For eight Innlims the Phillies were unable to touch Briggs and it looked llko a shut out, Chicago having, In tho meantime, piled up six tallies. In tho ninth, tho first three Quakers hit sate ly and with the help of two bad errors scored three times. Score: R.II.K. Chicago 0002 1120 06 9 3 Philadelphia 0 000 0 000 33 9 3 Batteries-Rrlggt and Donohue; Taylor and Clements. Umpire Hurst . 'Louisville-Washington. Louisville, May 27. Hill pitched a mag nificent game today and the Senators were unable to get a man past stcond base. Score: R.H.E. Louisville 000012110-5 S 0 Washington 000000000-0 2 2 Butteries Hill nnd Wilson; Mercer and McGuhe. Umpire Emslie. Pittsburg Brooklyn. Pittsburg. Pa., May 27. Brooklyn won by odlplaylng the homo, team at every point. Score: R.H.E. Tlttsburg 0 00021000-3 C 2 Brooklyn 10 0 3 0 0 10 0310 0 Batteries Gardner and Sugden; Payno and Grim. Umpires Sheridan and Mc Donald. Cincinnati-Boston. Cincinnati, May 27. Tho Bostons won from the Reds easily today. Score; R.H.E, Cincinnati 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0-710 6 Boston 3 1 1 00 G 3 0 3-10 20 3 Batteries Dwyer, Rhlnes and Schrlver; Klobedanz and Yeager. Umpire Lynch. llnltimoro-Clcvclnnd. Cleveland, May 27. For seven Innings of today's game Corbett fooled the Indians badly. Then they found him for fourteen bases In tho last two innings, winning the gamo. Score; R.H.E. Cleveland 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3-S 16 2 Baltimore 3 1110 0 001-712 4 Batteries Young, McDermott and Zlm mer; Corbett and Bowerman. Umpire O'Day. Credit Is Duo to Bonner--Penurious Poller of tho Wilkcs-Uurro .linn nscmonW-Toilnv's (nino in Wilkes Hnrro-Tho Circus nnd Its EHcct on Snturdny's (inmo. No player on the Scranton team has de served mora credit during tho lost ten days than Bonner. He has at all times been full of that life and snap that en courages nil the other players, whether winning or losing, and ho has yet to bo criticized for a mlsplay, which Is plainly mure serious than an ordinary erro In Its effect on strong team play. He was one of tho .last on tho club to get In condi tion, biit ho cam? around In good form and linn not In thioe years done better all-around work than at present. A teat- ure of his playing Is that ho Is at tlio rlgnt placa In a mix-up and "backs up" with a celerity nnd hustlo that delights tho hearts of the fan. Little wonder that the Wllkes-Burre team has been putting up a dopey kind ot game. Yesterday Manager Powell de nied his men tho privilege of rooms tit a liotl, but took thim direct to Atnletlc park, where they prepared for the game In tho Scranton club's dressing rooms. After tho gamo tho players wero walked tn the Delawaro and Hudson crossing, whore, without having had a rest or sup par, they boarded the train for Wllkes Barre. This penurlousness may bo the fault of tho owners nnd not of the man ager, but tho fault Is thcro Just the same and stands out In a glaring and unfaA ru ble contrast against tho policy ot other clubs. The players grumbled about It yes terday and two of them remarked that hereafter they would have dreslng room convenience" and n warm supper aPer the game, oven though they have to near tho expense. When tho Miners go to WJlkcs-Bnrre today they will bo quartered and have proper dressing apartments nt a hotel and will have supper after thf game. Tho expenso will not be their's either. Scranton cranks can leave fcr today's gamo at Wllkos-Barro by the 1.20 ami 2.2$ Delaware und Hudson trains, or the 2.00 and 3 00 trains on tho Jersey Central. A tlrket purchased Is good tor return over either road. Thero will probably bo quite a number of tho faithful who will make tho trip and root for tho Miners to win. Wellner will pitch for Scranton. and Hheehan for the Barons. Peter Eagan will be back in left field ngain and it Is possi ble that Meaney may take Daly's place In right. Tomorrow being circus day the game will not bo called until 4 o'clock. At that hour the show will be about ended. The circus grounds will bo but a minutes walk above Athletic Park and If history repeats Itself tho show will Increase rather than decrease ih attendance at the game. This was so in '95, when the Bar inim circus was In tho city and tho show grounds were then a mile and a half away fnim the park. Schedule ot the Wllkes-Barre-Scranton games: At Wllkes-Barre today; At Sranton Saturday afternoon; At Wllkes-Barre Menday morning; At Scranton Monday afternoon; At Wllltcs-Barro Tuesday. bard on the machine, and particularly so on tho spokes and tires. Back when Zimmerman has his Innings CO was about the right gear. Under tho inspirations that freak of nature, James Michael, and others, gear Is rising alarm ingly. Thero will be a reaction. It Is a pity to spoil a good bicycle for all rounl use by too high a gear nnd cyclists gen erally will come to this conclusion event ually. Bicycling will bo a lending form of out of door re;reatlon for nn Indefinite period to come and tho building of Improved roads Is thus clothed with a new cense quonce. Looking well forward, tho build ing of cyclo paths appears entirely subordinate- to tho laying down of permanent and substantial roads. The avora.se cy clo path project seems rosy enough at first but on nn enlarged view it dwindles, It Is a fact that many ocllats habitually rlJe right footed or left footed as the case may be. That Is, they do most of their pedaling with one foot. It is a fault that should bo promptly corrected and yet otuVhat it Is very difficult to overcome. It Is acquired unoonsclously and is therefore hard to detect and still harder to cure. It Is quite as natural perhaps that tho in dividual be right or left fcoted a right or left handed, but It Is very apparent that tho habit of riding In this way must In evitably lead to unequal physical devel opment, a result always to be avoldod in every form of athletic oxcrclse. Further more the one-sided rider cannot accom plish his full measure of work. An even distribution of tho force exerted in pro pelling the wheel Is absolutely necessary to riding tho greatest distance nt tho least possible expense of energy. American Cy clist. "Blllle." Ycning, tho great trainer, who has dono more to bring men to the front In National Circuit contests than all the care tnkors, has been engaged to train and manage Arthur Zimmerman. Young will at onco arrange for a qua druplet to paco Zimmerman and for four men to man tho machine. Zimmerman wisely selected Young, and under his care he Is likely to bo seen in the races this season. Young's success while training CharHe Murphy In '95. Gardiner In '96 and George Ruppert, tho son of tho millionaire brew er, are well known. He Is clever and knows the game from A to Z. Tho presldont of the Sprlnglleld Bicycle club wat In New York Monday to see Bald regarding the match contest at Spring field, Mass., planned for June 15. The club has placed up $500 for tho puree, and Cooper has signed nnd deposited $500 for a side bet. Bald will not sign at present, ns he Is entered all along tho New York State Circuit, nnd tho date would Interfere with his plans. Besides this. It Is thought Bald will hold off, owing to the poor form displayed In the contests of Saturday. Bald's origi nal challenge, white at Louisville was lor July, and he may hold Cooper to this. Additional Sporting News will found on I'ugo 3. be imnm.i.i.nnnimiHirHiiiHHmtfw JKJPityf Makes the Boy Proud. : 1 1 fLfeC He Can play ia the Dirt I i ;j jil ' oooxooo . i hMMK F'",SALEBY li ; i fJIBp C0LIINS4HACKETT : ' MJmLiM Lackawanna kit., : i a -' " - S 311IIMU.1I.I. HUH JHtiaIIHMHnHIMHnillllltlSllHllllHJHIIIIIIJIIIlR ...tww v vv " vl'0,''yV'''-'''r-TT- Clymcr, cf G 1 Groy, rf G 1 Field, lb 4 3 Wise, 2b 3 3 Gilboy, If. 4.. 4 0 Gremlnger, 3b 4 1 Sullivan, S3 4 0 Urquhart, c 4 1 Wadswoith, p 4 2 H. 0 1 O. 4 6 i) O 1 1 1 1 Total 37 12 13 27 12 TORONTO. A.B. R. H. O. McIIale, cf 4 12 0 Freeman, rf G 0 1 2 McGann, lb 5 0 0 14 Taylor, 2b 3 10 0 White, If 3 12 2 Lush, 3b 4 12 0 Wagner, ss 4 0 0 3 Cu3-'y, c 4 0 0 3 Dlneen, p 3 0 10 ATLANTIC LEAGUE. A. 0 0 0 4 Totals 35 4 8 21 13 2 Buffalo1 4 3 0 10 12 1 '-12 Toronto 0 0000300 11 Earned runs Buffalo. 3; Toronto1, 2. Two-base hits Gray. Field, Wise, White, Freeman, Three-buse hits Urquhart, Wndsworth. Home runs Wadsworth and Lush. Stolen bases Clymer, Wise, Ca sey, Lush. First base on tolls Off Wads worth, 4; off Dlneen, 2. Struck out Tay lor. Passid balls Urquhart. Left on bases Buffalo, 4; Toronto, 7. Time 2 hours. Umpire Swartwood. Stniti I'nlten Their Uniting Averages Olfrwo Brownie Pitchers. Syracuse. N. Y May 27. Tho Stars fin (shed MoFarlaud in the first Inning of today's game and slugeed McFarlan, who was substituted, hard throughout the re mainder ot tho game. Lampe had the Brownies at his merry, Bannon, who camo from Kansas City to Syracuse, played his first game with tho home team and mado a homo run, a two-bagger and a single. Score; SYRACUSE. A.B. R, H. O. A E. Eagan, 2b 4 4 4 12 0 Garry, cf. ...,.,.,... 6 4 2 0 0 0 flchelbeck, s. ,....& II A 4 4 1 O. Smith, 3b, ., Siijl 3 3 1 Athletics-Richmond. (Philadelphia, May 27. Bunched hits in the t-econd Inning gave tho Athletics to duy' game with Richmond. Both teams played lively ball. Score: R.H.E. Athlotlcs 04 20000 10-7 8 1 Richmond 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0-3 3 2 Batteries Garvin and Fox; I.evor and Steelman. Umpire Wefdmun. Lancaster- Pntcrson. Lnncaster, Pa., May 27. Lancaster struck a winning gait early In today's game, knocking Flaherty out of the box In tho fourth Inning, during which a dou ble, a trtpto and two singles were mado; he had previously given several bases on balls. Vlau, who succeeded was less ut norable, although liberal In tho matter of bases on balls. Wagner was hint nnd Smlnk went to third, Westlako catching the last five Innings. Score: R.H.E. Lancaster 0 13 3 0 220021113 3 Paterson 0 110 03003-815 6 Batteries Yeager and Wento; Vlau, Flaherty and Westlake. Umpire Snyder. At Now York Cornell Fordham College, 3. University, 13, Ilnrtt'ord- (tending. Reading, Pa,, May 27, The homo team was unable to hit Gastrlght today and the Visitors won handily, Score: R.H.E. Reading 3 000 000003 8 2 Hartford 1 10 10 2 2 000-010 0 Batteries Amole and Barkley; Gast rlght and Roach. Umpire Cllne, Newnrk-iforfolk. Newark, N, J May 27, Ne walk and Norfolk today played a game scnoduled for July 15. It resulted In on easy vic tory for tho locals, who hammered I'fan mlller with good effect, Score; R.H.E, Newark 1 1 00 C 4 0 1 '-13 10 G Norfolk 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0- 7 10 3 Batteries Cogan and A. Rothtuss; Pfan miller and Heydon, Umpire Earl. At Wilkes-Banc. Tommy Bannon begins well with Syra cuse. Bill Eagan had four hits In four times at bat. Mcl'arla-n, tho pitcher, and Pitcher Mc-Farlan-d, fared rathor badly at tho hands of the Stars. Tho double play was llko a perfect piece of clockwork. Daly and Massey haven't been hitting at their usual gait during the last few days but wait. Tho Barons wore their new uniforms. Tho big and conspicuous "W-B" on the bosom certainly stood for "wayback' jes terday. A new horse Just purchased by Livery man Ncalls, of Oakford court, and which has a mark of 2.3716, has been christened "Peto Eagan." "Big Bill" Is rivaling Carey In gathering In wide throws. He was obliged to do the tpllt yesterday In order to get ono of his No. 10's on tho bag. Tho bases have been given a coat of white paint, thanks to The Tribune's sug gestion. They aro now armost as con spicuous as Groundkeeper Clark's ted sweater. Gondlng la tho only catcher who has danced a clog step, stood on his ear and at the same time pretiTided to catch his game on tho Scranton grounds this reason. "Old Gentleman" Jennings was on the Miner's bench. Ho has sat there five times thla i-eason and is a rival ot the black rabbit, as ho has each time brought vic tory to tho home team, One of tho patrons who has Implicit confidence In Irwin to land a winner Is the popular Crown Attorney, Mr. Walter Curry, who yesterday wagered a new silk hat that tho Torontos would end the sea son 1-2. Toronto World. Wot's 'Is Crow n shlp'a haddress? This Is funny: On Wednesday the Stars played a gamo with tho Auburn, N. Y., team and got only five hits off Murphy, a Rochester cast-off, and lost by a score of 1 to 3, Yesterday these same Stars hit .McFarlan and McFarland, of Rochcstor. eighteen times and won by a score of 11 to 4. Who says baro rail isn't uncertain': Hero Is a unique theory advanced by Earl Wagner: "In this age of hustling and new schemes to turn a penny, It strikes me that an Insurnncc company that would make a specialty of Insuring pitchers' arms, or any ball player's arm, for that matter, would reap a profit. Thero Is the caso of Hughey Jennings, for ex ample. It Is rumored thit Jennings' arm Is gone. Now supposing tt turns out that his precious wing hus failed him. Wouldn't tho loss to the Baltimore club be $20,000 nt tho least calculation? Now If Jennings' arm wero Insured for that amount, the Baltimore club's losses would bo partly covered In ccse Hughey was compelled to retire fit in the game. Take Amos IHisl.;, for example. OI course, the chances are that Amos Is as good as he was In '95, but thero Is the possibility that he may be Injured or disabled and rendered Incapa ble of giving tho club service that tho New Yoik fans are banking on. And you can bet your final slmoleon that Preedniau would Invest In such an Insurance scheme If It existed. Take my club. If fiercer met with a serious accident that put him out of tho game, It would mean a loss of many a dollar to mo on the season, and the same would apply to Maul, King, Mc James, or any of my pitchers. Some en terprising risk-taker may one day act on this suggestion of mine, and I think he would find pljnty of patrons in this league." WHIRLS OF THE WHliEL $39.00 BICYCLES Every one warranted. Choice of any $10.00 tire. Cholco four colors. Only a few left Buy now. STOHid AT $60,00 Aro beauties. Ono year guarantee uny tire or color. If you want the best that money will buy Tho 'OLIVE" or "ORIENT" will surely fill the bill nt $100.00. Second Band Bicycles $2.50 to $60.00. Base Ball Goods, Sweaters, Fishing Tackle and Ammuni tion at lowest prices. 55.00 Cash Buys a Spalding Bicycle, Gent's 1896 flodel. -JraP UJr wBSh A.W.JURISGH.Agt. 324 SPRUCE STREET. Buys a Lady's Spalding, 1S96 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. BUY THE "BARKE BICYCLE. 0" COLLEGE ATHLETICS. Princeton, N. J., May 27. At oj mass meeting of Btudents held today Benjamin J. Wilson, '. of Clarion, Pa., and Bruce Bedford, of Wllkes-Barre, Pa., wero elect- led manager and assistant manager, re- IDE BY SCRANTON WORKMEN AND GUARANTEED BY A SCRANTON FIRM. S. Q. BARKER & SON, Scranton, Pa. SALESROOM: Board of Tiadi Building, Linden Street, Cowl Houss Snuiri, BICYCLES Our line of Bicycles, consisting of La dies', Gentlemen's and Children's Wheels, is the most complete line here abouts, inasmuch as we are selling agents for the following well-known makes: BARNES, STEARNS, METEOR, STERLING, DAYTON, LEAGUE, FENTON DEMOREST, RICHMOND. repair mm We are the acknowledged leaders in this difficult line of the business. The aver age cyclist dislikes to have his wheel go to the ordinary repair shop. He gen erally gets it back with badly scratched enamel, etc. Our shop is II AN dlMI Ollt ll'S A FIRST-CLflSS SHOP Where work is done in a careful man ner by experienced repairers. Bittenbender & Co., 126 and 128 Franklin Avenue An olllctont, practical meaiiB of tolling up chain-slack is always a necessity. All wheels of standard ma'ce aro well equipped In this respect. Tho chain ad justment of a low grado Is apt to be a little poorer and cheaper than the rest of It. The czar of all the Russian la something of a trick rider himself, his specialty be ing shooting while on the saddle. Tho professional observers of the doings of royalty wrlto that his nlba can shoot to hit every tlmo while going at a fair road gait. It Is an Important thing to have a step on a bicycle and to use It In mounting. The pedal mount Is pretty but It Is mighty THE LACKAWANNA WHEEL CO.. MANUFACTURERS OF High Grade Lackawanna, Black Diamond, $50, Bicycles $100 $60, , $75 N ickel-Platiug and Enameling a specialty. Nothing but expert workmen at our factory and the very best material used. ' FACTORYi 1216 AND 1218 N. WASHINGTON AVE. SALES ROOMS, V10 REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY. UACKAWANNA AVE.
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