The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
BASE BALL BREvlrlEs.

Ryan is playing in his '93 form for the
Chicago team.
Chicago has been playing the fastest ball
Of all the western clubs.
Hallman has been putting up n great
game at second lately, and he is also hit
Ting the ball hard,
Baltimore 80 far has made the best record
against Washington, having won II and
lost but l game. New York comes next
with 10 won and lost.
Despite the denials, 1t is strongly stated
that Buffalo will take the place Of Cleve-
land next season, and that steps to that
end have already been taken.
The Coal Barons' toboggan ride has car
ried them below the 500 mark, and, in the
opinion Of the Springfield Union, it is
doubtful il they get above it again this
year.
Bill Brown, Wilkes-Barre's first baseman
has been laid off without pay on account
Of a bull by the clubs treasurer. Brown
was given his full pay at the last pay day
before it was discovered that he had
drawn S42 advance money on the trip, and
when Bill refused to return the amount he
was laid off until he worked it out on the
bench.
A Blnghamton dispatch say; For the
past two months the club has been losing
money steadily. Expenses were reduced,
cheaper players were hired aud everything
possible was done to put it on paying
basis to no purpose. Since its return home
the club has not received patronage enough
to pay the guarantee, and it became i'm
perative to disband
The James Boys and South Side Base
Ball clubs will play q game of ball at
Hogan park today. Game called at p. m.
The following is the batting order Of the
South Side team: Flnnerty, catcher; Nc
Donald, pitcher; Logan, shOrtstop; Smith,
first base; Walsh, second base; Mallott,
third base; Melvin, left field; Ruane. center
field; Colbert, right field.
In one of the games at Buffalo Scranton
had three catchers in the field. Patchen
was behind the bat Cahill at second base
and Emmett Rodgers in the right garden.
The latter has played In nearly every
Western and Southern league organized.
He began his career several years ago in
the Texas league, graduating the same
year that Raymond, Weaver, Ehret, Tub
Welch, Bill Joyce and few other notables
did.
Doubtless Pitcher Hodson, the ex-
| Scrantonian, can wear much smaller
hat today than he could just after his
opening game with Boston, last week.
Those skyrockets always do come
down somewhere" Thus sayeth the ora
Gle of the Springfield Union. Don't trou-
ble yourself, brother, about Hodson. He
will yet establish record that will acquit
him of the charge Of skyrocketing, except
in the upward direction.
The irrepressible Pat Dealy, of the Cham
| pion West Ends, was an interested spec
tator Of yesterdays game at Olympic park.
\ 1t was noticed that every time Third Base
man Hickey, Of the Scranton club, made a
good play at the bat or in the field Pat CAV Q
| him most enthusiastic applause. The rea-
son was that Dealy and Hickey each played
in the New York Stateleague until its dis
| abandonment few weeks ago, and Dealy
had him on his Kingston team for one
game, but was compelled to return him to
the Pittsfelds. ds.-Buffalo Times.
The Springfield Union is quite certain
that a deal is quietly going on for the
transfer Of the Allentown State league
team to take Binghamton's place. This
should be successfully accomplished by
Thursday at farthest, but the facts will
not be ''ready for publication until Kel-
/
! and resigned as an Eastern league aggre-
CATION. Meanwhile the public is being
| entertained by the statements that Bing-
| hamton will hold on to the end-an utter
impossibility-an the bluff of giving
| Binghamton's team to Toronto is made to
| divert il possible the attention Of the
| Pennsylvania league magnate from the
real point Of attack
/ t. 10 4ha nF ba Buffalo
! chat Scranton should have let we'll enough
alone and remained in the Pennsylvania
| State league. 1t Is not Of the calber of
the Eastern. Surely, il Troy could not
weather the season Scranton could not.
| Continual defeat has been the rule since
Ghe club joined the Eastern league. The
same paper says: Manager Tommy Cahill,
Of the Scrantons, is hustling hard to
strengthen his team. This afternoon he
will probably present new first baseman
IN the person of freddy" Mack. That
| player arrived Tuesday morning and had
II long talk with the Scranton manager.
Until recently Freddy" was covering sec
ond for the Binghamtons.
The Chicago Inter Ocean has the follow
ing dedicated to Captain Anson, the
Grand Old Man" Of base ball:
Oh, captain my captain
What memories you recall,
Through twenty years Of hopes and fears
You blithely belt the ball.
7 watched you in your lusty prime
Clear all the bases every time;
Your fame is known in every cline;
You tower above them all.
Oh, captain lfmy captainl
saw you years ago,
Stalk DER the grass and far outclass
The prowess Of the foe.
Where are your comrades OF the fray
Where's Clarkson, Kelly, Browning, sayf
Like Williamson they've had their day,
Into the night they go.
Oh, captainl my captaini
Pm camping on your trail,
OF batsmen bold you'er eighth, Pm to ldi
Your stick will yet prevail,
Oh, let the rabble rudely Cry,
'Ole Anse is old enough to die"
For many years round first you'll ply
Altho' the bleachers wall.
BicYCLlSTS IN HOT WATER.
Prominent Glass B Men Are Seriously
Charged.