'. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE AVODTES DAY MORNTNGr, JULY 14. 1897. Tn the EASTERN LEAGUE BASE BALL QAMES OrKlln's Miners Show Rowc's Blsoas a Thing or Two. IT REQUIRED ELEVEN INNINGS 'flic Illsoiis Had nn JHnrly Lend, but Wore Tied In the Klghtli, nnd thn Miucrs Won Out in n Hard Struggle- Toronto Disposes of tho Tnll Kudors Quito IlnndllyTwo Gnnici lloro This Afternoon. Hcsulfn. Scrantan 6 lluffalo 5 (Eleven Innings.) Toronto - 6 Vilkej.llarre a Rochester at Springfield, rain. Syracuse at Providence, wet grounds, .:.".,- Percentage Record. 1 V. V. 1C. Buffalo C3 42 2J .610 Syrncuko K 3D 27 .t'Jl Springfield C3 35 28 .556 Toronto V 31 29 .6.M Scranton 6V 20 2 .609 1'roVldenCO 01 32 3J .GDO 'IlOyhCBtcr Ct 2J -11 .459 Wilkes-lJarro CO 10 41 .207 Todny's (Snincs. BUFFALO AT SCRANTON (2 Ramos). synxousn at providenck. ' ROCHESTER AT SPRINGFIELD. ELEVEN INNINGS. Carry's Error and Singles by Massey and Maguirc Gave the Mtn ers the Game. 'After gutting an easy lead and hold ing it up to the eighth with tho excep tion of on lnnltig tho Illsons were beaten out in a bruising finish in th'e eleventh inning yesterday afternoon. Excepting the threatening weather which delayed tho start twenty minutes It was tho most evenly contested and one of the most exciting games seen at Athletic park this year. With, the scoro 5-E since the eighth inning Barry fumbled Bonner's easy grounder and the winning run was scored on singles by Massey and Ma gulre after two hVmnj and fifteen min utes of play. In some respects it was a peculiar game. Up to tho finish it was a toss-up as to whether Wellner or McPartlln had pitched the better. Each had given hits for the same number of bases but the Bison had permitted a. "bunching in the fourth and eighth and gave the Miners an accepted chance to tto the score in each case. Frobably in no other instance this year has thero been a game with no putouts for ono of the outfields; cer tainly riot In an extra-inning game like that of yesterday and In which tho Scranton out-gardnere had nary an opportunity to make tin out. In fact there was only one chance, an assist by Dagan. Th'e two errors made wore of the unmistakable kind and there was not a doubtful piece of scoring in the whole argument. SOME FAST WORK. It might have been nil over for cither club in tho customary number of in nings but for the fastest kind of fast field work early in tho game by Cly mer and Gllboy for the Bisons nnd Beard, Bonner and Massey for the Miners. In the first three innings Cly mer had four and Gllboy three of tho nine putouts and when the game closed thoso two wonders had by unusual speed and good Judgment made nearly half of their team's thirty putouts. Thero was another peculiar feature. Up to tho seventh Inning Belard and Massey had made all but two of Scranton's eighteen outs nnd tho two exceptions were strikeouts. The Miners tried to change their luck by going first Into tho field. Fields' single was Buffalo's only ac complishment In th'e first chapter and Scranton wnt, retired with an equiva lent honor, a hit by Walters. Gllboy's tingle, Gremlnger's tacrlHce, Barry's life and Maimer's single gave Buffalo one In the second. In the third Cly nier and Grey singled. Fields nnd Orcy'were material for a double play. Clymer was on third when your Undo 6nmu?l got a walk. Clymer got In and after accomplishing his object your uncle was tagged out on a double steal. Meanwhile in the second and In tho third the Miners had gone down one-two-six on five outfield flies and an infield asslbt. Gllboy singled but got only as far an second In thn fourth. The Miners tied tho talley in tho Inst half of the fourth on doubles by Wal ters und Beatd and Eagan's single with ono out. With two out In the fifth Howe's crowd tallied twice on Gray's double, u walk by "Diamond Jim" Fields and Uncle Wise's two baser to left-center. A single was the Bison's only portion In the sixth and seventh. Tho Miners singled twice in the fifth nnd might have scored but for a Hash of Gllboy's red hair und a splendid catch of a foul fly near the left field fence. The locals could only muster a single by Eagan In tho sixth and ono by Bonner In the sev 'enth, Wise tallied ono and made tho score 6-2 In tho eighth on his double, Gll boy's bunt and a fielder's choice on Grqmlngei'B grounder, TIED BY MINERS IN EIGHTH "'The Miners did better and got three, tlelng tho score. With one out O'Brien singled, Walters made a two-baser and tho circuit filled on a pass to Beard, JEagnn singled in two runs and Bonner flftW out. Beard scored on Mnssey'H single, but Eagan was caught oft third oh Massey's steal. , .Only .threo Bisons faced Wollner in the ninth. In the tenth Wis? Hew out to Beard, Gllboy singled and Ore mtnger flew out to Bonner. Barry Plnglcd to left but Gllboy tried a base tco many and went out on a tag be tween second nnd third. Beard's Bln clo In tho tenth was all that developed 'for- tho MlnerB in that and tho pre ceding Inning. .Th? eleventh opened with Zahner at bat. His fly to Bonner and assists by Beard and Magulre retired tho side. .f A-.'.t.lsMtul dln W"B being mado by the crowd when the Scranton half opened and Barry fumbled Bonner's grounder. It was an easy chance hut Bairy "could not recover the ball In tlmo to oven attempt an assist. Massey (tingled Bonner to second from where Olorld of ho scored tho winning run on Ma gulro's liner to left. Tho score In detail: SCRANTON. A.ll. R. II. O. A. E. O'Rilcn, rf .... 6 1 1 0 0. 0 Walters, cf 6 i 3 0 0 0 Heard, hh 4 S 3 C 5 0 Eftgnn. If 5 0 2 0 10 Ilonncr, 2b 6 1 1 5 C 0 Massey, lb S 0 2 18 1 0 Magulre, 3b 5 0 2 16 1 Boyd, C 4 0 0 4 3 0 W'cllncr, p 4 0 114 0 Totals 42 C 15 33 BUFFALO. A.U. It. II. O. Clymcr, cf 0 1 1 fi Orey, rf G 1 3 0 Field, lb 4 118 Wine, 2b 4 12 3 Gllboy, If 6 14 7 Qrcmtnger, 3b 4 0 0 1 Horry, sa 6 0 13 Calmer, o 4 0 12 Mol'artiin, p S 0 0 0 IA. E. ' 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 42 5 13 30 IS 1 None out when winning was made. Buffalo 0 110 3 001000-5 Scranton 0 003000300 l- Earned runs Scranton, 4: Buffalo, 1, TWd-baso hits Wn)ters, 2; neard, Grey, Wise, 2. Stolon bases MaBney. Double plays Uonner to Hoard to Mnisey; Gll boy to Barry to Field; Wlso to Harry lo Field; Gremlnger to Wlso to Field, First base on balls Off Wcllner, 3; oft MoPart lln, 1. Struck out By WelJner, 4; by Mo l'artiin, 2. Left on bases Scranton, 7; Buffalo, 8. Sacrlflco hit Gremlngor. Time 2.15. Umplro-Swartwood. Cnnndinns Win in tho First Inning. Toronto, Ont, July 13. Tho game this afternoon did not attract morn than 700 people. It was a good game after the first inning, when Toronto, by pounding Keenan all over the field, got fivo runi. Staley kept tho eight hits well scatteied and they old not count for much. Score: TORONTO. A.B. R. 1L O. A. E. Lush, ss 4 I 1 2 C 1 White. If 5 1 1 3 0 0 MeGann, lb 6 1 3 10 0 0 MoHalo, cf 6 0 17 10 Casey, o 6 113 0 0 Freeman, rf 5 0 3 10 1 Dr. Smith, 3b E 2 2 0 0 0 Taylor, 2b 4 0 2 10 0 Staley, p 4 0 10 10 Totals 43 G 13 WILKES-BARRE. rt U. R. H. Bottenus, If 4 0 1 27 O. 2 2 3 11 1 6 1 1 1 Shannon, 2b 4 0 1 Bctts, cf 4 11 Goeckel, lb 4 0 0 Meaney, rf 4 0 1 Gonding, o 4 0 2 MoMuhon, S3 4 0 1 C. Smith, 3b 3 11 Keenan, p 2 0 0 Totals S3 2 8 27 11 1 Toronto 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0-6 Wllkes-Batre 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-2 Earned runs Toronto, 3; Wllkcs-liarrc, 1. Two-baso hits Lush, Taylor, Dr. Smith, Freeman, Belts. Throe-base hits McGann. Stolen bases Casey, GonJIng. Doublo plays McHale to Lush to Taylor. First base on bills Off Staleyt 1; oft Keenan. 1. Struck out By Staley, 1; by Keenan, 2. Left on bases Toronto, S; Wi:kes-BarTC, 8. Sacrifice hit Keenan. Time 1.60. Umpire Doescher. ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Percentage Itccord. 1 W. L. B.C. Newark 1i 41 2S .Gil Lancaster 19 40 ! .6S0 Richmond 07 33 II .6.'2 Hartford fiS 3 33 .515 Paterson 71 35 3li .l'JJ Norfolk 65 31 31 .477 Athletics AS 31 37 ,G Reading d 22 41 .333 Lancaster Easily Defeats Hartford. Lancaster, July 13 Lancaster celebrat ed its homo coming today by defeating Hartford with tho utmost ease. Tho grounds -wore muddy from the recent rain, yet thero were a number of sharp plays, notably tho work of Wento behind tho bat and of Hannlvan at third bane. Clausen, tho new twlrlcr lately secured from Norfolk, pitched an admirable game. Leldy hit tho ball nofcly live times out uf six times at the bat. CaveHc's work at center field was remarkably fine. Score: R.H.E. Lancaster 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 11 10 1 Hartford 0 0 0 0 0110 0210 3 Batteries Clausen and Wcnte; Vkk cry and Roach. Umpire 'Mace. At Newark Newark-Reading gamo postponed; rain. At Paterson Paterson-Norfolk gamo postponed; rain. At Philadelphia Athletic - Richmond game postponed; rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Results. Cleveland - 8 lioston 5 Cincinnati. 5 New York 4 Baltimore 10 St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 4 Louisville 3 Philadelphia 0 Louisville .7 Pittsburg 7 Washington 4 Chicago 11 Brooklyn 4 Pcrccutngo Itccord. P. Boston 61 Cincinnati 62 BaltimoTO 63 New York 62 Cleveland 65 Pittsburg 61 Philadelphia 69 Brooklyn Cii Chicago 67 Louisville 63 Washington t3 St. Louis W W. L. tP.C. K IS ,19 42 20 .677 42 21 ,Wj7 SS 24 .113 35 30 .533 30 31 .469 Zl 37 .161 30 3U .455 29 35 .4J3 2G 37 .113 21 39 .381 i II .197 Todny'i, Gnmcs. Now York at Cincinnati. Boston at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Loulsvillo. Washington at Pittsburg. Dclchnnty's Great Hitting. Louisville, Ky July 13 Two games wero played this afternoon nnd Philadel phia won them both by superior all around play. Delehanty, of tho Phillies, had nine hits In nine times at the bat In the two games. Scores: First gamo R.H.E. Philadelphia 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 1 Loulsvillo 0002 100003 5 7 Batteries Orth and Clements; Frazlcr and Wilson. Umplie Lynch. Second game R.H.E. Louisville 001400200712 5 Philadelphia 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 10 0 Batteries Evans, McOoo and Wilson; Flflcld and Boyle. Umpire Wolf. Pittsburg Docs Better. Pittsburg. July 13,-Plttsburg defeated Washington today by good snappy pluy Inc. Score: 'R.H.E. Pittsburg 02003003 7 10 4 Washington 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 1410 0 Batteries Hawloy and Merrltt; Mc Jamca and McGulre. Umplie Emslle, (iniits Lost by n Run. Cincinnati. O., July 13. The Giants lost to tho Reds In a closo and exciting gamo today. Both teams played snappy ball. Scoro: R.H.E. Cincinnati 000 4 00 10 5 9 1 Now York 10 0010011411 2 Batteries Breltmstein and Vaughn; 6cmourand Warner. Umpire O'Day. Sports. llnltlinorn' Hitting Counted. St, Louis, July 13. Lively hitting when It was most needed gavo Baltimore- the Bnrao with tho Brown. Score: R.H.E. St. Louis 1 10010200 6 10 2 Baltlmoro 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 3 -10 11 4 Batteries Hurt and Murphy; lloffer auJ Clarke. Umpire Hurst, Colts United Hnrd. Chicago, July 13. Battery errors saved the Hrooklyns from a shut-out today. Kennedy was batted all over tho field by Chicago. Scoro: R.H.E. Chicago 0202024 0 1-1114 3 Brooklyn 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 1-4 7 4 Hattprles Klttrldge mid Calhl.an; Ken nedy and A. Smith. Umpire-McDonald. Boston IVns Outplayed. Cleveland, O., July 13, Lewis was a tilflo wild, while Cuppy, after tho first Inning, pitched a lino game. Errors by Boston at critical moments helped to swell tho scorn of tho Indians. Score: R.H.E. Cleveland 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 It 2 Boston 2120000005 9 2 llatteries-Cuppy and Crlger; Lewis and Bergen. Umplic Sheridan. DIAMOND DUST. Two games this afternoon. The first gamo will bo called at 2.15 o'clock. Thero was a party of traveling men in the grand stand und they were rooting for Buffalo. A man named Franklin, a cousin of Al deiman Franklin, tho owner of tho Bisons, raw tho game. Boyd threw from tho plato to second and caught Gllboy napping. It was In tho tenth Inning with two out. Eagan signalized his reappearanco in tho gamo by htttlng at a .400 clip. Ho got the glad hand when ho first camo to bat. "Dick" Brown mado lili debut as a Western loaguo star at Columbus, tho leaders, on Sunday, and held tho Grand Rapids aggregate n down to six hits. Morso und Guuson will bo tho battery in tho tint gamuand Harper and Boyd In tho second. "Farmer" Brown and Soud ers will bo In tho points for the Bisons. i.Maguiro had tuo strikes called on him on attempted bunts Beard yellud "open tho gates" and Magulre lined It out to left center and brought in the winning run. Thero will not be another extra Inning gamo this season In which the outfield doesn't got a put-6ut ami few or none whero the outfield gets but one chanco in nine, innings. Portsmouth, O., has a nlno ot brothers. and they call themselves tho Polar Bears. Ihey nro named Dowds. and range from 17 to 3S years of age. Frank, tho young est. Is tho pitcher. Herman Long Is playing the gieatest short field in the country, and this Is all tho moro remarkable for tho reason that ho Is doing It with his right hand in ter rlblo shape. Pittsburg News. John M. Ward lakes especial delight In tho fuct that ho was tho first to bring "Scrappy" Joyce Into prominence. Ward signed Joyce In 1S90 ,to play third baso for tho Brooklyn Players' league team. With two out In the fifth and Grey on second and Field on first, Boyd snapped mo Dan to aiasscy who touched Held out. Swartwood didn't see It tha? way, how ever, and tho icsult was that Wlso mado a two-baser and two runs came In. Young Seymour, of New York, Is at tracting a great deal of attention and seems to bo tho coming left-hander. An son has to tabbed him. Seymour Is not 20 years old, but is G feet tall and has muscles of Iron knit. Negotiations with John L. Sullivan to umpire Saturday's game are still pend ing. Tho question of receipts has been settled with Rochester but John L. Is holding out for a. guarantee of JCOO in caso of ruin and Manager Griffin is not disposed to give that sum. Walters was tho second man up in tho second Inning and singled. When Beard nit a fly to Gllboy, Walters thought two we.ro out. Ho was nearly to third when tho fly was caught and cut across tho diamond for first base, but was out by a dozen feet. Ho would havo been declared out for skipping tecoml. Bobby Matthews, the old Baltlmoro and Philadelphia, pitcher, Is In a Baltlmoro hospital suffering from mental trouble. For many years "Bobby" was tho star of pitchers In professional baso ball. Ho be gan pitching in tho early sixties, and last ed until about 18S9, when ho retired and took to umpiring. Bad health drovo him from baso ball altogether a few years back. A neat trick was woikcd In tho sev enth on Clymer who went from first to third on Grey's slnglo to right. Magulro got tho throw-in and Wcllner who had been backing up motioned Magulro for tho ball. After receiving It he touched Cly mer who had ran over tho bag, and called to Swartwood who saw It and de clared Clymer out. Clymer thought tho Buffalo coachcr had touched him on tho back. When Chllds, of tho Clevelands, was playing second bas-o In Syracuse, Anson saw him play ono lr.y. Somebody begged tho Chicago captain to scemo tho "Al derman," but Anso couldn't seo tho wis dom of such a move, declaring that Chllds wasn't built llko a ball player. Tho fat second baseman Is playing a won derful game this year, und especially against tho Chlcagos. Tho Sporting News says It has authen tic Information that Lush's salary of 300 Is paid to him as follows; $200 a month by the Toronto club and $100 a month by the Washington club. Still he's not a farm hand. It now behooves Irwin to do some, thing besides make denials of something that The Trtbuno was tho first Eastern league, paper to discover and publish that Toronto was nothing moro or les3 than a Washington nursery. Tho reported transfer of Shortstop Al. Wagner to the Washington club only scivcs to strengthen tho no.v general im pression that the Toronto club is but h farm of the senatorial organization. If It should bo found posslblo to prove this charge tho Canadian club will find Itself subject to a heavy fine, and may possibly havo nil tho games which It has won thrown out, and besides bo compelled to glvo up Luth, Norton and Smith, who aro supposed to havo been borrowed from Washington. Pittsburg New. MIKR KELLY CUT THIRD. He I'irst Worked tho Famous Trick in Boston. In a recent ball gamo at tho Polo Grounds a visiting player scored from second base by not going within a yard of third. This trick was originated by the Iato Mike Kelly when ho was a member of the famous Chicago cham pions, says tho Sun. Tho first time he tried It successfully was In Boston about twelve years ago. Thero were 10,000 peisons present, and when the last half ot the ninth Inning began the score was tied Kelly, who was the first man nt the bat, turned to tho ciowded grand stand, before taking his place, and shouted: "Open tho gates and go homo! It's all over!" Kel was guyed unmerci fully, but he merely laughed and crack ed out a safe hit. As ho crossed tho first base ho fell, and rolled on the ground In apparent agony, "It's mo ankle!" cried the King, and tho Chicago players took oft his shoe, After fifteen minutes' delay Kelly got up, and seemed to bo very lame. The Boston battery, believing that ho could not lun, paid, little attention to him, until suddenly ho dashed for second like a real sprinter and slid around Burdock In safety. "Never touched me!" yelled Kelly, and then all eyes wero turned to Capt. Anson. Tho 'tter finally pushed a slow grounder toward John Morrill, the first baseman, and Eugene Van Court, the umpire, ran down tho base line to see whether Morrill got to tho bag ahead of Anson. He believed Kelly would go only as far as third, so he did not look at Mike. Tho moment the ball was hit by An son, Kel ran as far as the shortstop, then turned boldly into tho infield nnd cut across at least live yards from third. He reached tho base lino before tho umpire turned to see what ho was doing, nnd fairly flew across the plate In a long slide with tho winning run. "Ho didn't touch third!" screamed thousands. "Ho cut tho bag by five yards!" roared Sam Wise, tho Boston short stop. But tho umpire was helpless, ns ho hadn't seen tho trick, nnd so was compelled to nllow the run. Tho big crowd, at first enraged at tho trick, leaped down upon tho field In a threat ening manner. But Kel soon won everybody over by shouting: "It's all ovcrl Tho gnme's wonl You can't get It back! Open tho gates!" Then there was a great cheer for the trickiest ball player who ever walked the diamond. This trick was original with Kelly and many players have tried it since. RANK OUTSIDER WON. Rclma Captures the Rich Trotting Stake of $10,000 at Detroit $15 to $300 in the Pools. Detroit, Mich., July 13. The rich Merchants nnd Manufacturers stake of $10,000 for 2.21 class trotters was to day won by Rllma, a rank outsider, who took tho fourth, fifth nnd sixth heats, three different horses having taken the first threo heats. There were 17 starters. At the stnrt Rllma sold for $15 in pools of $300, and after each of the first three heats her odds grew longer and most of the winnings made on her were duo to her name being thrown Into tho field. Oratorio won tho first heat. Ho also came In first in tho .second heat, but on a claim of foul the heat was given to The Abbott. The third heat was taken by Red Star. Rllma was eleventh In tho first heat, nnd fourth In the other two heats. She then won tho fourth, fifth and sixth heats rather easily. In tho division of the money Oratorio was given second prize, Red Star third, nnd The Abbott iourth. The time of the heats was ns follows: 2.13, 2.11, 2.12i, 2.13, 2.15, 2.14. Rllma Is owned and was driven by W, O. Footo, of Houston, Tex., and was not nmong tho original nomina tions, having entered as a substitute. Geers won both the other races in straight heats with Village Farm horses, Valence taking the 2.17 trot ting class and Passing Belle the 2.23 pacinrf class. SYMPATHY FOR STALL1NGS. Ho Erred in His Early Scnsou Pro dictions for tho Phillies. "I am sorry that Mr. Stalllngs is having his cup full and slopping over with woo in Philadelphia, and every club owner In the major league is re giettlng the In nnd out showing of tho Quakers, as it means many a dol lar out of all our pockets," remarked Andy Frcedman. "I believe that Mr. Stalllngs mado a mistake last spring in building up the hopes of tho Quak ertown fans by glowing and r&seato repoits from tho training quarters in the south. ' "Of course Mr. Stalllngs' ze'al and enthusiasm and his earnest desire to glvo Ills employers a pennant winning team led him to overestimate the work of the Phillies in the South. Even If Stalllngs had the best possible rea sons to believe that he had developed a team of pennant winners, he should have underestimated Instead of en thused over hlo men in articles that wero published In tho public prints. The most disastrous move that could possibly bo made by a manager is to build up the hopes In tho public breast only to havo those fond anticipations go unrealized. "But Stalllngs Is not tho only man ager that has fallen to a similar er ror. When Horace Fogel. the noted baso ball writer, went to Indianapolis in the eighties to manage John T. Brush' team of Hooslers, who were then in tho National league, he enthused in print over tho prospects of his play ers, and aroused the hopes of tho pub lic, and with the championship season camo Horace's woes. Though a deep student on the game, Horace couldn't make pennant winners out of the Hoos lers, nor could any ono else, for that matter. It strikes mo that Mr. Stal llngs has made a mistake In shifting his mon about from pillar to post, ond In allowing them to infer that there aro going to bo further changes in tho team. "My experience with ball players has taught me that they are, as a rule, peculiarly sensitive to criticism in tho public prints, and if they havo a sus picion that they are to be exchanged or sold their playing is necessarily handi capped." TIM KEEFE'S FLOATER. It Wns n Slow Bull and Cavo lints. mon tho Backache. "The author of tho slow ball that has tantalized so many of the best bats men was Tim Keefe," says Silver King. "Of course, Radbourne, before Keefe, had n good floater, ns we used to call the slow ones, but Bad's was a curve, while Tim's wasn't much of anything but a case o'f tossing the ball up so that It had barely speed enough to pilot it over the plate. "When Keefo first suggested his slow ball to Johnnie Ward and Jim Murlo he was laughed at till he Invited Ward to the bat for a trial at one of the floaters. Tim swung ono up, using the side motion, with tho arm opposite tho hip. The ball was truo for tho plate, and Ward led for it, but fell a foot short. He hit the next ono, and knocked a fly into tho inileld. Then it dawned on Ward that there was some thing In a floater not a curve, mind you, but u slowly-tossed ball, "Anson's Colts were tho first to ex periment with Tim's floaters, and they went homo with nine cases of tho bark ache, contracted In reaching for Tim's teaser. The Colt's managed to scratch about half a dozen hits oft Tim that day. Of course, Tim mixed his floater with his fast ball. Other pitchers, yours truly among them, began to copy the Keefe floater, and there Is scarcely a pitcher In the countiy who doesn't use a Blow ball. I will make one rare exception, Kid Nichols, who Is ono of the best pitchers I have ever seen, and who depends entirely on speed. "Cunningham, of tho Colonels, has a slow lwll Hint's a truo copy of Tim Keefe's, and many a batsman In1 tho league has had trouble with this lazy, slow ono of Cunnle's. Mercer's lazy floater Is ono of the best In tho league today, nnd fully as effective as was Tim Keefo's." WHIST CONGRESS ECHOES. The seventh annual congress of th'o American Whist league was held at Put-In-Bay on Lake Erie last week. ItB results' will bo discussed from Malno to California and will attract tho attention of all lovers of tho game. Tho congress opened on Tuesdny with tho largest attendance in the history of tho league. One hundred and fifty-six clubs wero represented and thirty three crsocfate members were present. Tho report of the treasurer showed that for the first time In Its history tho league was not only free from debts but had a fine balance In tho treasury. Tho different contests had n largo number of entries, although a number of the leading teams of last year wero not present. Tho Brooklyn trophy for Auxiliary associations was contested for by teams of twenty from the New Eng land Whist association, the New York Whist association, und the Atlantic Whist association. The New Yorkers won It by defeating tho Yankees by 9 tricks and the Atlantlcs by ono trick. Tho New Englandcrs won nt the con gress last yoar and defended it twice In matches with tho Now Jersey Whist association. The Now York Whist association! in only about two months ld and haa proven to be a very lusty lnfnnt, as well as the Atlantlcs who organized only last month. The champlonrhlp emblem for teams of four, the Hamilton trophy, was won by tho Philadelphia Whist club, who defeated tho Chicago Duplicate. Whist In tho finals by twelve tricks. The now American Whist league's challenge trophy was won by tho Tole do Whist club who defeated tho well known Albany team in the finals by fourteen tricks. Tho Minneapolis trophy for pairs was also won by tho Toledo Whist club by a score of twen ty tricks plus, on ninetj hands played against fourteen competitlng pairs. Tho Dayton club was second with eleven plus, tho Toledo Yacht club third with nlno plus and the Baltimore club fourth with seven plus. The open events had many contest ants, and the well known fne lance, Mr. R. F. Foster, of the Sun, Is without doubt tho happiest whist player In America. He played well enough or was lucky enough, or, by a combina tion of both, was strong enough to niako top score In five different open events, and the regular readers of tho New York Sun should make prepara tions for what Is coming. Two col umns of tho Sunday Sun for weeks to come, will be filled with the now fam ous phrases "top of nothing" and "common sense game." The writer Is n great admirer of the Sun, but cannot afford to takn chances on 4an lnrano asylum career, nnd has given orders to his newsboy accordingly. The great surprise of the congress Is tho victory of the Toledo Whist club In winning both the Challenge and tho Minneapolis trophies. This club Is a new one nnd Toledo has never been heard from In the whist world until this rresent year. While the result may havo been governed by dame fortuno In the preliminary contejts, yet tho final match against tho well-known cracks of the Albany club shows for It self, and Is duo notice to all concerned that new men are coming to tho front. It is Toledo this year, and next" year it may be some cross road settlement in Yahoo county, Kansas, that will send out somo youngsters to surprise, our well-known experts. Toledo's double victory will be a popular one. and will do moro for the advancement nnd popularizing of tho gamo than anything In th'e past. Tho election of officers was held on Friday. Henry A. Mondell, of Detroit, Mich., v.oti elected president. Mr. Man dell Is a young man about thirty-five years of age, and very popular. J. W. D. Chnllcngo Tor Birch. I. Peter Curloy, of Avoco, hereby challenge James Birch, of this city, to a half-mlte race for a purse of $100 or THE "BARKER ii BICYCLE. MADE BY SCRANTON WORKMEN AND GUARANTEED S. G. BARKER & SON, SALESROOM: Board 0! Trail Building, Linden Street, BICYCLES Our Hue of Bicycles, consistin; dies', Gentlemen's and C Wheels, is the most complete line here abouts, inasmuch as we are selling agents for the following well-kuown makes: BARNES, STEARNS, METEOR, STERLING, DAYTON, LEAGUE, Bittenbender & Co., 126 and 128 Franklin Avenue 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 121B AND 12JB N. WASHINGTON AVE. REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY. SALES ROOMS, 410 UACKAWANNA AVE. more, or nny other half-mllo runner In Lackawanna county, and also chal lenge James McIIugh, of West Pitts ton, to a three-mile raco for a purso of $100 a aide. Answer through The Trib une. Peter Curlcy. L. A. W. MEMBERSHIP. Vnlunblo Prize to tho Club Securing the Most New Members. Incidental to the coming National meet In Phlladelphla,nnd ns tin Incen tive to tho various clubs throughout Pennsylvania, to Btlll further effort In advancing the L. A. W. state member ship, It has been decided to offer to th'e club sending tho greatest number of applications for membership between July 10 and August 14 inclusive a beau tiful, very heavily plated silver punch bowl nnd ladle. This trophy, which any club may well be proud to posess Is of a beautiful and elaborate design made for tho occasion, and In addition to be ing appropriately engraved, will bear the name of the club winning It. ThlB is nn opportunity for some club to secure a beautiful souvenir of honorable effort mado In advancing the division's Inter est at a time when Pennsylvania Is rapidly forging to the front In the list of States, and when Philadelphia Is the Mecca for all good League members. All applications Included In competi tion for the trophy must go through tho division office, C6S The Bourse, Phil adelphia, and must be either mailed or personally delivered between the dates named. Applications may be sent through club officials or by Individuals, but In every Instance there must be a slip ac companying all applications, stating the number sent and the club to which they are to be credited. No applications other than those de livered at the division office, or mailed In envelopes bearing a postmark be tween July 10 and August 14 Inclusive will bo counted. ACADEMY OF flUSIC, JULY H, 15 AND 16, CONTINUOUS POOL MATCH For the Championship of the World, Between 'CHAMPION EX-CHAMPION Jerome R. Keogb, and Wm. U. Clearwater, Of Scranton. Of Pittsburg, Pa, ADMISSION, 25 Cents. Reserved Seats, CO Cents. Game Called nt 8 O'Clock. AT- BARBOUR'S. High Grade Wheels on easy terms. 425 Lnckawanna Avenue of La ildren's FENTON DEMOREST, RICHMOND. MANUFACTURERS OF Buy a Bike Hi SI 111 1 AND 1111 ii AT FLOREY'S, 222 WYOMING AVENUE Talking about wheels that ORIENT wheel with the pitch line chain, is by far the best of wheels PRICE $100. JIISCH SELLS THEM also a complete line of me dium priced wheels. For Sporting Goods co to 32t Spruce street, in Hotel Jcrmyn. New Lot Crash Hats and Caps, Negligee 5hirts at CONRAD'S 305 Lacka. Aye. i 11! 6k ik si& v M lff",,V,p''V Iff Sir ttlI All t yiL ITT If -41 rail IBIL $75.00. ! BY A SCRANTON FIRM. Scranton, Pa. Court House Squaio, REPAIR WORK We. are the acknowledged leaders in this difficult Hue 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 I OROIRY ONE. IT'S A 1SMUSS SIP Where work is done in a careful man ner by experienced repairers.
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