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EASTERN LEAGUE
BASE BALL GAMES
Each of the First Division Clubs Was a
Winner.
MINERS GOT THE USUAL DOSE
Snndy Wont In llio Gnmc, but Could
Not Chmigo tho Toudciicy of Thing.
S rnciisc mid Springfield Unch Win
Ino nml Toronto Tnkcs Two from
Wlllics-Hnrrc.
Hcsulls.
llutlalo o
Syracuse 9
Springfield t
Toronto.. ai
loruntu 15
Scranton 5
Providence 8
Montreal a
Wilkes-l Jarre 7
Wllkcs-Uarrc 13
Percentage
Itcuord.
1'. V. L. l'.C.
Syincuso SS CI SI .014
J'oumto SI CO .11 .5M
Buffalo fcS CI 37 .CM)
Hpilngflcld SO 40 31 .C73
PcoUdunce ' 43 n ,M3
S'r.inton 77 31 ii .Hi
Jlontienl SI 30 CI .370
llkcs-Hatro SO 2J C7 .23
Todny's Came.
PROVlDFATE AT SCRANTON.
SVJtACrSK AT BITFALO.
MONTHEAL AT TOIIONTO.
SANDY TOOK A HAND.
tint That in itself Could Not Check the
Downward Slide of the Miners
at Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. V.. Aur. 5. Tho Bisons
vei'e again vlctoiious today In an all
around, well played game. Scoio:
BLTFALO.
A.B. It. II. O A. B.
Gllboy, K 5 12 4 0 0
Grey, rf 1112 0 0
Clymer, cr. 112 10 0
Wise. 2b 5 U 2 2 3 0
Gremlngcr, 3b 5 0 2 12 0
Field, lb 2 3 0 13 0 1
Sullivan, ss 3 0 2 0 4 1
Vrnuhart, c 10 0 2 2 1
Souilcrs, p 3 0 0 0 2 1
Uany. I 0 0 0 0 0
Totals SG 0 11 27 13 1
SCRANTON.
A.tl. It. H. O. A. E.
Walters, cf 5 0 1 3 0 0
Irani, sx 3 1 1 1 4 '0
Bonner, 2b 5 0 0 112
Massey, lb I 1 2 10 1 0
Eagan, if 113 4 0 0
Grllllu. If 113 2 0 0
Gunson, p 4 114 3 0
Mngulre. 3b 3 0 112 1
Wiltner, p I 0 0 0 1 0
Totals .GS B 12 2i 12 3
Batted for Souders In ninth. 'Two out
hen winning run made.
Itllff.llo 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2-fi
Scranton 0 0040010 05
Earned runs Iiulf.ilo, 2; Se.T.nton, 3.
Flint hap on errors' li'iffalo, 2: Scianton,
2. Left' on bases Huffalo S; Scranton, 7.
First jao on lulls Olf Soialeta, 1; orf
Wullner, 3. Struck out Hy Soidcis, 3;
by Wellner. I. Three base hit- Gunfori
Two Im&o hltb Rlllioy, 2, Wise, (Jrey. Slot
en base3 drey, OremlnKcr, ricld, 2;
E.igan, Gilllln. Double p!ajf Sullivan,
Uis0 and FlelJ: Wise and ricl I. Hit by
Idtchcr Sullivan. Uir.plie Mason. Time
-2.05.
Itnrons Also Itcfiisc to Win 11 Gniiiu.
Toronto, Ont Auk. s. 1'he Torontos
played a double-header toJ.i and won
both same?. In tho firi-t gamo the locals
li.immeifd Udvvcll all over tho held and
won In a canter, but thu occond was an
uphill battle. Scoio-
Filst Blime-
TORONTO.
A.U. It.
7 3
ii 2
7 4
7 3
7 3
H.
A. E.
1 0
1 0
0 0
0 1
0 0
2 0
0 1
2 0
2 0
finyiler, c. ..
White, If. ...
MithMin, 1b. ,
Mediate, cf. .,
Frecm in, if.
Smith, 3lj. ...
Wagner, S3. ,
TaIor. 21) .,
JJltieen, p. .
Totals 57
21 2S 27
WILKES-RARItE.
A.U. R. H.
O. A. E
BotlonuK, If 1 1
... 1
Hlmimoii, 2b 5 0
Meiney, rf 1 2
Goeekel, lb 3 1
Jk'ttf, cf 5 0
DiKglns, c 1 ft
Atlicilon, Sh 5 2
Me.Mnhon, ss S 0
Ochvell, p 2 1
2 10
1 2
1 Ii
Totals 10
Toronto 3 0 u
WllUei-llaiio 0 1 1
11 27 7 G
0 4 7 2 1-21
10 10 0-7
Earned iui:s Toionto, 0; Wllkes-Rarre,
2. Two base hits Mellale, 2; Meaney,
Eottenus, 2. Tlneo baso hits Athcrton,
Smith, Wcsnor, White, McG.inn. Home
runt. Freeman, Atl.erton. Stolen bases
Snyder. 2; White. Mellale, Smith, Jlc
Gann. Rass on balls Off Odwcll, 3; Dln
eiti, 2. Hit by plteliei Hottcniitf. Struck
out Ry odncll. 2; DInccn, 4 Pasusd
balls Snder, Digging. Left on bases
Toronto, 11: Wllkes.riatre, '!. First baso
m eriors Wllkca-Baiie. 2; Toionto, 1.
Time 2.19. Umpire Sw ai tw ood.
Second game
TORONTO.
A.U. R. H. O. A. E.
Casey, c G 2 2 12 1
White, if. 0 12 10 0
Moanuu, lb G 1 3 u 0 1
Mediate, cf. G 1 1 2 0 0
Kioeman, rf 5 4 110 0
Smith, 3b 5 14 110
'Wagner, ss 10 13 6 0
Taylor. 2b. 5 2 2 5 G 1
Norton, p 10 10 0 0
Gaston, p 3 3 3 0 10
Totals 17
15 23 27 13
WILKES.BARRK,
' A.B. R. II
O. A. K
Bottcnus, If 1
Shannon, 2b G
Meanoy, rf 5
Goeekel, lb 6
IlotlH. cf 4
Gordlng, c. 5
Athcrton, 3b 4
McMnhon, ss 4
Keunan, p. 3
2
0
Totals ...,, 39
Toronto 0 0
Wllkcs-Barro ...,0 0
12 1G 27 9 1
1110 0 2 4-11
0 4 0 10 1 0-12
Earned runs Toronto, 9; WIlkes.Rarro,
7. Two basn hltb Smith, Freeman, 2;
McGann, Botts, Bottenus, Athcrton,
Moaney, Shannon. Three baso hits -ay-lor,
Guntou, Smith, Freeman. Stolen
bascj) Atherton, Doubio plays Wagner
to Taylor; Wagner to Tuylor to McOanu;
Smith to 'McGaim: Taylor to McGann.
Bases on balls Off Gaston, 2; oft Kenn
nn, I. fitruck out By Gaston, 3, by Keen
an, 3. Passed ball Casny, Left on bases
Toronto, 13; Wllkes-Barro, 7. First baso
01)
ei) errors Toronto, 1; Wilkes-
Unrre, 2.
TJmc-2.00. Umpire Swartwool.
Ten Innings tit Syracuse.
Syracuse, N. Y,, Aug. 5. The Stars won
Olorid of
In tho tenth on Lnmpc'B slnglo and Gar
ry's double. Score:
SYRACUSE.
A.I1. 11. II. O. A. i:.
O.
3
1
3
1
12
Eigan, 2b. .
Garry.e f
Smith, 3b. ...
Lczotte, rf. .
Earl, lb
. C 1 1 3 4 0
. 5
. G
4
4
Dannon, If. 4
Hchteoeck, ss C
Shaw, c 4
Malarkey, p 1
Lampe, p 2
Totals 40 0 32' 30 12 6
PROVIDENCE.
A.u. n. 11. o. a. e.
WclBand. 2h 0 13 3 2 0
Lyons, cf. 0 12 10 0
Knight, If. G 115 0 0
Dixon, c C 0 0 1 0 1
Drauby. lb G 1 3 13 0 0
Cooney, ss 5 0 114 1
llasiott, 3b G 1 2 1 4 0
.Murray, rf 3 2 13 10
Hodcoii, p 3 1 0 0 4 0
Total 13 S 13 2S 13 2
One out when winning run scored.
Syracuse ....'...0 2000001G1 9
I'rovldenco ....2 1200102OO-G
Earned runs Syracuse, 4j Pi oviclenc, 1.
Two base lilts Earl, Garry, WclganJ.
Three base hit VvVlgand. 2; Drauby.
Homo nine Schlcbeck. Stolen bases
.Mm ray, 2; Hodden. Doublep lays Shaw
to Unlebeck. First baso on balls Off
Malarkcy, 1; off Lampe, 3; off llodson,
C. Hit by pitcher By llodson. 1. Struck
out By Malarkcy, 1; by Lampe, 4. Paed
balls Dlxrn. Left on Dases-Syraciihp,
8; l'rovldcncc, 11. Sacrlllco hits Knight.
Time 2.20. Umpire Docschcr.
Hardest rouglit Giimo In Montrcnls'
History.
Montreal, Aug. 5 Sprlnglleld bunched
hits In tho sixth Inning, nnd won out
the hardest fotmht gamo In tho history
of basu ball In this city. Score:
MONTREAL
A.B. 11. H. O. A. E.
Shannon, ss 4 1110 0
Lynch, If 10 0 10 1
Shearon, rf 2 10 0 0 0
Djclcy, lb 4 0 0 i) 0 0
Hlchtcr, cf. 4 0 3 0 0 0
Henry, 2b 4 0 12 2 0
Smith, 3b 4 0 0 3 0 2
McNamara, c 4 0 0 7 4 0
BuOker, p. ..' 4 0 2 12 1
Totals 31 2 7 21
SPRINGFIELD.
a.u. r. ar.
O.
3
3
A.
2
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
Fuller, hs I 0 0
Green, If 3 0 0
Hannon, rf. 2 2 1
nrouthers, lb 3 11
Rogers, 2b 3 11
Gilbert, 3I 4 0 1
Wood-, cf 1 0 1
Duncan, c 3 0 0
Eorwan, p 3 0 0
Totals 20 4 G 27 8 0
Montreal 2 000000002
Sprlnglleld 0 0020200 -l
Earned runs Springfield, 1. Two baso
hits Hlchter, Urouthers. Passed balls
McNamaia. Stolen bases Shannon,
Rlchter. Wild Piteh Recker. Rases on
halls Off Recker, C; off Korwan, 3. Struck
out Ry Recker, S; by Korwan, 5. Saeit
llro hit Dooley. Time 1.43. Umpire Tip
O'Neill.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results.
lSnltinmrc 9 Boston 4
Cincinnati 5 Cleveland 4
Philadelphia. . .5 New York 4
Louisville.. . 8 Pittsburg 7
Wusltlngton at Brooklyn, wet groundi.
Percentage Record.
P. W. L. P.C.
Boston S3 CS 27 .S2
Baltimore SI 51 27 .0G7
Cincinnati S2 51 2S .tYl
New Yoik SI 43 32 .003
Cleveland S3 43 40 .523
Philadelphia S7 41 43 .4SJ
Chicago SS 40 4S .433
Pittsburg fi 3S 40 .432
Louisville 90 40 50 .411
Brooklyn S3 S3 IS Mi
Washington S4 31 53 .3)
St. Louis J0 21 CO .207
Todny's Gnnics.
Haltlmore at Boston.
New York at Prlladclphta.
Pittsburg at St. Louis.
Washington at Biooklyn.
Hurst Is Again Arrested.
St. Louis, Aug. 5. The Biovvus won the
opening game fiom tho PittsburKS. Lucid
was given .poor support. Tim Hurst was
ai rested after the game on a chargo of
attempt to kill for striking a spectator
vvlfii a beer glass In Cincinnati yesterday.
Seoie:
Pittsburg 100 1200127 12 4
St. Louis 2 201 1 002 '811 4
Batteries Hughey and Merrltt; Lucid
and Douglass. L'mplie Hurst,
Ilotlt-Coiitcslrd 12-Iuniiig Giiuic.
Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-Phlladelphla de
feated New York todaj In a twelve in
ning game. It was a warmly contested
game troin tho ttart. Tho win ling run
was scoied on La Jolo's ilnvo to left
Held, which Holmes dropped, allowing
the man on thlid to score. Ono of tho
features of tho gamo was Cooley's bat
ting. Score: R.H.E.
Philadelphia ..0 01010 2 0000 1-5 10 3
New Yoik ....0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Ratterles Taylor and McFatland; Mee.
kin and Wilson. Umplics. Boylo anJ
Warner.
Cincinnati Defcnts Clevclnnd.
Cincinnati, O., Aug, 5. Tho Indiana
mado their last appearance of the season
hero today and wire beaten by tho Reds
In a close and exciting game. Score"
R.H.E.
Cincinnati 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 -5 !) 3
Cloveland 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 01 a 5
Rattorlcs Dauimon, Ehret and PolU;
Powell and Crlger. Umpire Ilolllday,
Transferred by .11 11 tun I Consent.
Chicago, Aug. 5. Tho C'leveland-Chlcago
game, bthedulcd for today, was trans,
ferred to Friday, Aug. C, to allow Cleve
land to play off a postponed gamo clse
wheie. Henry Hitting by tho Orioles.
, Boston, Aug. 5. Tho tremendous hlttlns
of the Baltimore's and tho bunching of
Ihtlr hits won tho gamo today. Scoro:
R.H.E.
Baltimore I 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 2
Boston 1 01011000-4 11 3
Batteries Corbett and Clarke; Nichols
and Bergen. Umpire Lynch.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE,
Hartford, Conn., Aug. 5. Today's gamo
wltliNewark looVed llko u National leaguo
contest. Both nines fought llko Kilkenny
cats, and the gamo was ended by tho
police, who cleared tho grounds In tho
ninth Inning. Burns was struck on tho
head by a ball and had to bo carried out,
and Bheehan was piloted off by n police
man for making a row. Tho trouble was
caused by Umpire Mace's decisions, over
which thrn was constant uproar. The
looters threatened to mob tho vlsltois
and they are keeping to their rooms to
night. Score: R.H.E.
Hartford ....4 3 1 S 0 0 1 0 1-12 12 1
Newark ) 1 00120110-GU G
Batteries Vlckery and Roach; Gcttlg
and Zearfo.is, Umpire Muce.
Richmond, Va Aug. 5. Richmond
knocked out "Jim" Corbett and Read
ing today in a htrd battle. The ex-cham-
Spons.
plon played first base for tho visitors
and put up a good gnmc, Bcoro: H.II.E.
Ittohmond 0 0 10 0 10 2 0-4 G 3
Reading 0 01000110-3 13 3
llatterles Schmidt and Foster: Amole
and Heydon. Umpire Ilurns and Loft
wlch. Norfolk, Va Aug:. 5. Tho homo team
defeated tho (Athletics In an exciting game
today. Garvin's unsteadiness and gobd
baso running did tho trick. Scoro:
H.H.E.
Norfolk 0 002 100 00-3 4 2
Athletics 00 0 100 100-2 11 1
Batteries McFarland and Snyder; Gar
ln and Fox. Umpire Sny Jet.
SETTLED AN OLD GRUDGE.
Jack Doylo Pursued by n Policeman
Who Wouldn't Uclcnl.
After Jack Doylo had retired In favor
of O'Hrlen in Washington recently ho
went up to tho coaching lino nnd began
to guy Itellley. The latter appealed to
Kmslle, who ordered Jack to stop. Tho
two exchanged some words, which fun
Kmslle stopped by peremptorily order
ing Jack off the field for an alleged
personal remnrk.
Jack gracefully slid nround the stand,
where he was confronted by a park po
lleeman, who volunteeied to escort him
to tho gate Doyle wanted to take a
seat under tho stand, but the guardian
said no. There was some talk, during
which the felow blurted out that he
had an old grudge against Jack, who,
he claimed while a Giant, once throw
a ball at him. Doyle did not want to
go out, and tried to Jolly the man with
a grudge, who persisted, and finally
escorted him through tho gate.
Doylo got n cab and went back to the
hotel. In talking about the mntter af
ter tho game Jack said that ho had no
recollection of ever having thrown tho
ball at him, but as tho easiest way out
of n lengthy nnd absurd nrgument ho
consented to leave the grounds.
CINCINNATI'S CHANCE.
Western Writer Gives Reasons for tho
Success of tho Itrds.
Tho league race is still hard to guess.
Roston and Baltimore ard home now
nnd can bo expected to win numerous
games. Tho Clnclnnatls aro not out of
the race altogethcr.so a western writer
thinks. He reasons It out this way:
"They meet Cleveland next and should
succeed in taking two out of throe
gumes. If not the series straight. Pitts
burg comes next, nnd tho Pirates are
not playing as good as they ought.
Then come the western clubs, St Louis,
Louisville. Chicago. The Reds will
win tho majority of these games.
"On August 15, at the start of the
eastern trip, I have no doubt that we
will still be second, nnd so, by a good,
clear balance.. The east is the rub, I
villi admit, but no one accuses "Wash
ington or Philadelphia with playing
good ball, nnd we, in addition, have al
ways had good luck with the Baltl
moies." DIAMOND DUST.
I'rovldenco today.
Not a gamo on the trip.
Morso or Harper and Gunson will
bo
this afternoon's battery.
It might bo worse a year ago at thl3
time Scranton was In last place.
Tho Scrantons are as gentlemanly a lot
of players as havo been seen at Olympic
I'atk this season, and, what's more, thty
aro In the gamo all tho time. Buffalo Ex
press. Yes, they're In the game all the
lime, but that Isn't tile whole of the
btory. The rest Is too sad to re.pcat.
AMATEUR BASE BALL.
Holford Club's Deninl.
Sporting Editor of The Tribune.
We, the Holford base ball club, of
Peckvllle, would like to correct the
statement that they were defeated by
the Ontario base ball club, as stated In
Wednesday's Tribune. Tho club that
played the Ontario club was a picked
club named tho Mountain Indians and
tho score was not 19 to 3, but It was
IS to 14.
We, the Holford base ball club, would
llko to play Richard Griffith's Ontario
base ball club for fun', money or
marbles, but not the Olyphant Browns,
as was playing on Tuesday. William
Evans, captain; 0 A. Holford, man
ager.
The Holford base ball club chal
lenges Richard Grtfllths' Ontario
breaker bnse ball club for a game to
be played on any date arranged. Tho
Holford players are as follows: Evans,
c.j Morgans, p.; Gallagher.s.s.; Hodges,
lb.; Coleman, 2b.; Jones, 3b.; Jones, l.f.;
Curtis, cf.; White, r.f.; Curtis nnd
White extra players. William Evans,
captain; O. A. Holford, manager.
The Nonpareils, of Prlceburg, accept
the challenge of the West Side Ath
letics to play Aug, fi on tho latter's
grounds. T. Hall, manager.
The Taylor Reds challenge tho Mooslc
Populnrs to a game on the Mooslc
grounds on Saturday afternoon, Aug.
14. Please answer as soon as possible
in The Tribune. Comer E. Davis, man
auer. The Taylor Reds challenge tho Oly
phant Browns to a game on tho Oly
phant giounds for Wednesday after
noon, Aug. 11. Answer In the Tribune
It satisfactory. Gomer E. Davis, man
ager. The Young Crescents, of Pine Brook,
would like to know whether they are
in tho Electrlo City league or not.
Answer in tomortow's Tribune. E.
Howley, manager.
The Young descents would like to
play tho Daisies, of Green Ridge, Sat
urday, Aug, 7, nt 10 a. in,, on Johnson's
lake grounds, 13, Howley, manager.
The Olympics challenge the Anthra
cites, of the West Side, to a game of
ball, Aug. 8, at 10 a. m. Answer as
soon ns possible; say where grounds
are. P. J. Mack, munnger.
Tho Olympics ohallengo any team In
tho city averaging 19 years of age, the
Klondykcs, Juveniles, Violets nnd
Sliders to a gamo of ball on Aug. 15 at
3 p. m, Answer as soon ns possible.
P. J. Mack, manager.
Tho Cowfleld Rattlers would like to
piny any club In tho city under 12 years
of aBO. Answer in Tho Tribune. W.
Melville, manager.
The Lackawannns; and West Side
Athletics will piny this afternoon on tlm
Luzerne street grounds,
The Little England Stars have chang
ed their name, nnd will be known as
the Actives. They will play tho Taylor
Grays Saturday, August 7, on the Ac
tives' grounds at 2:30 p. m.. Como to
tho end of tho Petersburg street car
lino and wo will meet you. II, Davis,
manager; E, Harper, captain,
Tho Olyphant Browns will play tho
Mooslo Populars on Saturday, Aug. 7,
instead of Aug. 0. Thos. Median, man
ager. Tho Olyphant BrovvnB would like to
play tho Taylor Reds Aug. 10 at Oly
phant park, Thomas Median, manager.
SCRANTON CLUB
STAYS IN LEAGUE
That
Decision Was Reached by the
Owners Last Night.
MANY PLAYERS TO DE RELEASED
Moro Tlinn Ono Illgh-Snlnricd Man
nnd Hovornl Accused of Dissipation
Aro to Got Uluc Envclopos--Pitchcr
Tom Johnson SignedTwo Pit
chers to Ho tolcn9cd--Uovlvod In
terest in tho Gnmo Is Expected.
Wlmt President Powers Snys.
Tho Scranton baso ball team Is to be
continued In tho Eastern league. That
much wns decided at a meeting of the
owners and P. T. Powers, president of
tho league, nt a meeting held last night
In tho oince of H, P. Simpson In tho
board of trade building.
It was further determlneel to rolease
moro than one of the lilgh-salarled
players and three who h'avc been ac
cused of dissipating. Two pitchers also
are to be released, Tom Johnson signed
and tho club conducted at reduced ex
penses until tho close of tho Beason.
The releases nro to take place with
only tho customary ten-day notice just
as soon ns new players are secured to
take the places of those who are to get
the conge.
Another important conclusion, though
by no meanso definite, was to perfect
a now organization nt the close of the
season with the present owners inter
ested. Since it was first rumored th'at the
Scranton frnnchiso was to be sold or
thrown in tho air to fall whore It
would, there 1ms been n great deal of
speculation ns to the probablo result.
Yesterday when the Scranton club in
Buffalo met defeat and finished Its two
weeks' trip without winning a game,
tho conclusion reached by tho cranks
was th'at Saturday would see the death
kncll ring.
POSITION OF THE OWNERS.
The owners would not have been
blamed for choosing any course out of
the situation. They had got together
a team that was on paper second to
none In the league and had given the
players every privilege and every bit
of kind treatment that had ever been
accorded a similar lot of men. This
kindness has been returned by rank
quitting, Indifferent playing1 generally
nnd dissipation.
In addition to the discouragements
mentioned wns that of losing money.
With all those handicaps the owners
have concluded to stay by the ship un
til she sinks for fair.
This afternoon, Providence will begin
a three-day series here. Two new
players, Jim Fields, the Buffalo first
liegeman, nnd Barry, a Buffalo Inflelder,
may be seen In Scrnnton uniforms.
They were offered to Scranton for Mas
bey and Gunson. Massey and Boyd
were offered In exchange and It is not
unlikely that the deal was consumated
In Buffalo last night by Manager GrifTin
who, instead of leaving foe home with
the club at 7.30 o'clock, remained there
until today In order to make the trade.
Syracuse, It was reported to the Scran
ton owners, had made overtures for
Beard.
Pitcher Tom Johnson, who was with
Scranton until tho close of '96 anil then
bought by Philadelphia, will be in uni
form and on the coaching lines today.
Tho two pitchers to be releaseel are
not known, but they will probably be
Harper and GUIon.
MANY NEW FACES.
At all events, nlmost any day may
ree strange faces In Miner uniforms
and Scranton will have the distinction
of the greatest shake-up of any club
thls season. With such an object In
view it would be expected that a man
agement would try to sell to the best
advantage possible, the players slated
for release, but Manager Grlflln has
been given Instructions to issue the blue
envelopes Just as rapidly as now men
ure secured.
To a Tribune reporte- President Pow
ers expressed himself as highly satis
fied with tho decision of the owners
and admitted that he would have bent
every effort to keep an Eastern league
club here had not the owners reached
this conclusion. He said he was op
posed to any transfer of the Wllkes-
IJarre or Scranton franchises to east
ern or New Jersey or any other cities
either this year or next season.
"Tho remedy proposed," said Mr.
Powers, "Is the only way to bring about
better work by the Scranton club. In
dividually the players will rank with
those on any other team in tho league
and when the season opened I was
not by any means olone in the opinion
that Manager Grlflln would land his
men somewhere near tho top. But from
what is told me the success of the
team an at present constituted was im
possible and If I were the owner I
should do Just ai has been done. Tho
club Is not so low in the race ns to
preclude the probability of n better
relatlvo position In the next two
week."
SATISFIED WITH GRIFFIN.
Mr. Simpson, tho Brooks brothers nnd
Mr. Shepherd Individually stated to The
Tilbuno reporter their confidence In
Manager Gillfln.
Their only ciitlclsm of him was that
ho had been too lenient with some of
tho players but they would assume tho
je&ponsiblllty for tighter discipline and
moio bcverlty in future.
VIEWS OF A TRAINER.
Heavy, Big Kluscles Aro a Disndvnnt
ago Ituthcr iiiiiu n Help.
Among superficial observers of cy
cling the Impression is general that
tremendous muscles are necessary to
success as a rider. This, according to
expert opinion, Is a mistake.
"As a matter of fact," says a well
known trainer, "heavy, largo muscles
aro a positive disadvantage. Whllo In
some cases, notably that of Duto Ca
bnnne, tho largo and heavy musclo Is
also soft and pliable and looso, It is
also a fact that "horso muscles," as
they are called, are actually hard,
close and ropy. While they may do
all right for a long, slow plug, they
never will cut any figure In fast work,
not oven over a long Journey on the
road. They have not the clear, fine,
long texture of tho sprinter's muscle,
and their composition is not so well
calculated to furnish endurance and
speed. I call this long musclo 'alliga
tor muscle.' because It is long and
tough.
"You notlco Bald, Cooper Gardiner,
Willie Coburn and tho rest of the
cracks, and you will see that a single
musclo runs clean from their waists
to their toes. It Is tho long
musclo that trainers are always
working to procuro and develop.
You have no Idea how much
a season's riding and good rub
bing will do to develop such muscle.
The heavy musclo Is what experts call
"wrestler's muscle.' It Is meant for a
tug and strain, such as wrestling and
weight lifting, but bb a wrestler never
makes n good boxer, so he. can neycr
make n vory fast bicycle rider. Bicy
cling la a queer game, and rcqulros
many qualities which no other athletic
exerclso does. Hence It Is that a slim,
long-legged boy of smnll chest and
shoulders and thin underpinning will
always beat a. big fellow who has a
magnificent muscular development."
F00T.RACE BUNCO.
The Old Cmno Ilolng Worked In West
Vn.
Tho old foot race game is not played
out by any means. A gang of foot
racers has been working tho vicinity
of rnrkersburg, W. Va., for several
weeks paBt, nnd has succeeded In land
ing a large sum of money'. The llfth
event of tho kind was pulled off at
Parkersburg, a Huntington man being
n "suro thing" backer and getting left
by tho "winner" for hundreds of dol
lars, Tho gang hit Marietta heavily, and
the week before they caught $700 nt
New Martinsville. Although they are
said to have their hendquarters in
Parkersburg, the authorities have thus
far failed to secure sufllclent evidence
to warrant nn arrest, all victims being
good sports and declining to prose
cute. NEW GAME LAWS.
Tbey Involve Many Improvements on
the Old StatuteIts Effect on
Squirrel Hunting.
President J. O. II, Denny, of the
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's asso
ciation, Is a happy man. He is plrnsed
because the now game b'lll has become
a law.
The new law provides for many im
provements over the old statute. The
measure is as follows: Woodcock, July
I to July 31, and from October 15 to
December 13; quail, October 15 to De
cember 15; pheasants, October 15 to
December 15; turkeys, October 15 to De
cember 15; rabbits, November 1 to De
cember 15; squirrels, October 1G to De
cember 15; deer, month of November,
Another section provides that no one
man can kill more than 15 quail, 10
Woodcock, 10 pheasants or 2 turkeys In
one day, br more than 2 deer In one sea
son. The sale of game Is prohibited,
as is also shipment out of tho state.
People say the new law will compel
a change in the method of hunting
squirrels. The new law fixes the open
ing of the season on October 15 a time
when both leaves and nuts are near
ly all off the trees and the squirrels
havo about completed their harvest.
They then are most commonly found
on tho ground and aro hard to ap
proach, as the gunner has no conceal
ment of foliage. It Is than that tho'
trained squirrel dog, generally a crea
ture of mongrel type, proves his value.
He runs eagerly about tho woods,
chases tho squirrels up the trees and
summons his master by barking. When
treed by ono of these dogs a squirrel
will cling closely to the upper side of
a limb without moving. The hunter
may discover its exact whereabouts
and shoot while its attention Is dis
tracted by the dog.
BICYCLE GOSSIP.
On the proper use of the bell by
cyclists when riding Henry Sturney,
the well-known English rider, has this
to say: Of course, all you have to do
Is to ring the bell when something is
In the way and this is what most peo
ple do, especially the women, who seem
to think that the Idea of the bell Is to
clear the road rather than to intimate
tho presence of the cyclist to other
users of It. They seem to expect that
at tho ring of the bell every other user
of the roadway will Instantly clear out,
nnd when the expected does not hap
pen, and they charge Into some hapless
wayfarer, they simply excuse them
selves by a plaintive; 'I rang the bell,'
as if that settled everything."
Upper and lower rear forks, forming
a double arch, are among the features
of medium grade 1898 construction,
which will be embodied In several mod
els, says a writer In Cycling Life. Tho
lower and rear parts, respectively, of
the forks, are formed In one piece, tho
top of the arch taking the place of the
bridge. Tho narrow part of the forks
Joining the seat mast or tho bottom
bracket forms a second smaller arch
In one piece. The connection with
bracket and seat mast is effected in
various ways.
A simple manner In which stretched
chains may be restoreel to pitch is to
take a taper punch of some kind and
drive it down between each pair of
side bars sufficiently far to spread
them enough In the middle to draw the
center blocks up to pitch again, so
says an authority. This will make an
old chain run with a semblance of ac
curacy for at least a short period of
time, but the method fulls ab a batis
factory measure in that It is Impossible
to shorten a chain In this way with
nny degree of accuracy.
Wrestler Pntnlly Hurt.
In a wicstllng match at Marvlnvllle,
JIo., between Gus Nelms, a profes
sional, anil Farrls Farmer, an ama
teur, tho latter burst a blood vessel
and died.
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At reduced prices, still continues. We have $100.00 Bicycles ranging in price from
$50.00 to $75.00. You can buy department store bicycles ati any price. We have none.
It is bad policy to buy a bicycle that will turn out to be a neck breaker. Remember,
we are the largest dealers in the city, and can offer you better inducements than any
one in the city. Not in businessfor one year, but here to stay.
Sterling,. Stearns,
Are
Bittenbender &
SPORTS DUMPED ,
ALCOLUMBUS
The Favorite of the Track Allowed Ills
Feet to Draff.
LUX0N WAS NEVER IN THE RACE
Pnt Wntson Wins Thrco Strniglit
Heats, but Ii Closely Pushed tu tho
I'lrst Two by Crnscius--l'avoritos
Win In All the Other Uucos.
Columbus, O., Aug. 5. Four races and
thrco heats of a fifth were run. off nt the
Columbus driving park today. Favor
ites won in nil tho races except one, the
2.20 trot and in that tho betters were
badly dumped. Thero wero seventeen
starters In tho 2.20 trot and, Luxon had
boon picked to win. Tho gelding was
never In it, however, as he could not
finish better thnn eleventh In nny heat.
Pat Watson won In straight heats but
was closely pushed In the first two by
Crescius,
Summaries:
Horse rovlew Subscription stako for
trotters, foals of 1S93, f3,000
Lady Geraldlne, b. f by Constan-
tlne-Alaska, by Alcyono (Blthcr)..l 3 1
.Tanle T 5 1 2
Chatllc Hcrr 2 2 4
Cecelia C 4 G 3
Vyzcoff 3 C G
Cannonade G 4 G
Mo S dls.
May Mondny dls.
Time: 2.20H, 2.2311, 2.27.
2 0S class, trotting: purse, $1,500
William Penn, br. h by Santa
Claus-Lulu M, (McCarthy). ...5 111
Page 1 2 3 2
Pilot Boy 2 3 2 3
Dandy Jim 4 5 4 4
Ottlngcr 3 4 G dls.
Time: 2.1SV4, 2.13, 2.13, 2.13.
2.20 claBs, trotting: purse, J1.500
fat Watson, b. li by Sliver Bay,
dam by 'Mambrlno Hero (Gar-
vcy 1
Crescius 2,
Eagle Flanagan 11
Shadeland Norward 3
Klttlo L 1G
Replcto 1.,. 1
Agnes Morrcll t 7
Edmonlu G
Whisper ,.'.. 9
Charllo G '. 8
Osben 10
Gunsauleus , 1,3
Luxon ; .....'..'... 17
Altona 1 13
Bourbon Rlggs 6
Snowball 12
1 1
2 3
3 2
7 8
4 4
G 9
G G
8 7
12 G
9 13
10 10
11 12
15 11
11 14
13 dr.
14 dr.
Scraps 11 dr.
Time: 2.13U, 2 12i, 2.11.
2.14 class, pacing: purse, $1,500
Javelin, br. m by Creole
Flash, by Ebinont (Walker). 9 111
Buford 1 2 4 3
Myrtle G 10 10 2 2
Reuben S 2 4 10 5
Silver Chimes 4 3 G 9
Joo Mooney 5 9 3 4
Alice M 6 G 9 0
Clownn 7 7 G 8
Zabud 8 8 8 7
Ringing Bells 3 5 7 dr.
Time: 2.11V5, 2.10U, 2.10U, 2.10U.
2.21 class,
Isheel)-
pacing; purse, $1,500 (unlln-
Passlng Belle, b. m. (Geers) 1 2
Hermetic 5 1
Burr Patch 4 3
Elf 2 4
Seven Polutd 3 5
Bcntwood dls.
Time: 2.10V4. 2.11i, 2.13.
INTEREST IN SWIMMING.
Is Logging in tin) East but Is Alivo in
the West.
Interest in swimming seems to
havo fallen off In tho East. In Chlc
cago, however. It Is booming. While'
Dr. Paul Neumann, of the C. A. A., is
considering the plan of visiting En
gland in September to arrange a
match with J. Jnrvis for tho long dis
tance swimming championship of the
world, he may conclude to accept the
acceptance of George Whlttaker, of
Milwaukee, for a contest,
"Recently the statement wns given to
the press by Whlttaker that during a
visit to Milwaukee by Dr. Neumann,
he (Whlttaker), had defeated the C. A.
A. crackajack In a friendly race. This
excited P. D. Rowland, swimming
instructor of the C. A. A., to follow the
denial of Neumann by the olfer to bet
$1,000 that Neumann could defeat
Whlttaker In " match race.
To this elm jnge Whlttaker named
his own favorite distance, and re
plied: "If Neumann wants a match he
knows where to find me. I have met
him In a 440-yard race before aiul'kave
beaten him easily. If he thinks he
can beat me now, I'll give him another
chance."
Ilnnd Ball Challenge.
Martin Flanley, of Dunmoro. and
Patrick Barrett, of Hyde Park, will
play Billy Kennedy, of Prlceburg;, and
John Elgey, of Providence, a game of
handball, even up, for $23 or $50 aside.
Tho match can bo made at any time
at the house of Thomas Logan, Ex
change Hotel, Dunmoro corners. Ans
wer through this paper.
Jersey's Speedy Sprinter.
II. 1$. Manvlllo, the speedy distance
man bf the New Jersey Athletic club,
of New York, will go to the Unlver
slty of Pennsylvania next winter and
join Mike Murphy's championship ag
gregation. It Is predicted that Manvel
will cut a wide swath in the intercolle
giate events next spring.
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List. Selling Price
Olives, $100.00 $ 70.00
Gnlcs, $80.00 55.00
Stormcrs, $75.00 G0.00
Suburbans, $G5.00 40.00
Stormcrs, $00.00 40.00
Winners, $50.00 39.00
Nuggets, $00.00 27.50
Orients, $100.00 100.00
Trinities, $100.00 100.00
Positively tho Cheapest 1'laco In Scranton to
Purchase n GOOD Wheel.
324 Spruce St.
la Jermyn Building.
BARBOUR'S.
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Has Been Postponed Until
113,
When it will take place, rain
or shine. All tickets are
good for that day. Trains
will leave at 5.00, 8.45, 10.45
a. m.; 1.30, 2.28, 5.20 p. in.
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