The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-28
LOOKING FOR A manager
JOhu HanlOn Asked to Succeed the
Late Thomas Cahill.
TIMOTHY HURST IS MENTIONED
Want a Man Who Can Carry Out the
Plans Mr.. Cahill Had Formed.
Troubles of New York Club.

The sad and untimely end of the
promising career Of Manager Thomas
Cahill, of the Scranton Base Ball club,
has been severe blow to the local
association. The members of it had
great confidence in Mr.. Cahilps judg-
ment and executive ability and had
given him instructions to spare no
reasonable expense or endeavor to give
Scranton club for next season that
would reflect credit on the city and the
game in general.
Mr.. Cahill had in part perfected his
plans for such a club when he was
stricken with the illness that terminated
fatally on Christmas morning. The Of
ficers of the association were at once
confronted with the necessity of secur-
ing a worthy successor for Mr.. Cahill
and W. l.. Belts wrote to Manager John
Hanlon, of the Hazleton club, rendering
the position to him if he cared to accept
it. Mr.. Hanlon short time ago, was
elected president, secretary and treas
urer Of the State league and 1t Is not
known that he would care to resign
that position to accept the manage
ment of the Scranton club. His reply
has not yet been received.
lie Is Partial to Scranton.
Mr.. Hanlon, however is an admirer
of Scranton, and there was a well
founded belief that he would have been
willing to accept the management Of
this club last season at the time the
change into the Eastern league was
made had the base ball sea been
smoother here just at that time. Mr..
Hanlon is a quiet, conservative gentle
man who has the respect of everyone
connected with the game. If Scranton
secures him its club will have an ef-
| ficient manager.
Timothy Hurst, the National league
| umpire, is also mentioned as an avail
able person for manager There is no
| better posted man on the national game
| in America nor one-who has more
comprehensive knowledge of the ability
of players. He has relatives in this city
whom he frequently visits, and he has
come to regard Scranton as in GER
tain sense his home. There are several
other persons also in mind by the Of
ficers of the club and a new manager
will in all probability be selected with.
in week.
Troubles of New York Club.
Manager Davis of the New York club
is fearful that he will have much diff.
Guilty in securing the signature of Pitch
ers Rusie and Meekin to contracts fol-
next season. Rusie wants $1,000 anC
Meekin about the same. The club will
not pay them anything approaching
that sum in size. Meekin has demand
ed 5000 for extra games pitched at the
close of the season when he was alter
mating in the box with Ruse every 9th
er day. The New York club official:
are only willing to pay him 5000 fol
these extra games, which gives Meekir
an additional cause for complaint.
Manager Davis has decided to re
main on third base and captain hi
club from that corner of the diamond
He is looking about for a first clas!
second baseman to take eX-CaptaiI
Wards place. He would like to secur,
Bid" McPhee, Of Cincinnati, but tn,
management of that club Is not at al
anxious to dispense with the services
of the king of second basemen.
Sports In General.
1t is barely possible that in the ad
vent of a team of English athletes il
this country next year the Britons ma!
be reckoning without their host IL
figuring out their crack sprinter Bradle!
as the winner of the 100 yard run. The!
seem to be overlooking Ernie" Rams
dell, of the University of Pennsylvania
who did even time at the intercollegi
ate games last spring.
"Parson" Davies has sent two chal
lenges to London He offers to bacl
Tommy Ryan for $1,000 against any IA
pound man in England, give or tax
two pounds, the contest to take plac
before the club In England or Americ
Offering the largest purse, the WHINE
to take the purse and title of cham
pion welter weight of the world, tn
contest to take place within twelv
weeks after the signing of articles
He also agrees to put up $2,500 for 10
Choynski against any heavy weight i
England, Peter Jackson or Fran