The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-30
ellNTs FROM THE DIAMOND.

AT last Scranton sets the pace
Pitcher Timothy Keefe wants to umpire
in the National league.
Philadelphia recently played three er.
rorless games in succession.
The Pittsburg club has secured Ritz the
shoNstop of the Oil city club.
Pitcher Tom Lovett, recently released
by the Bostons, was signed with the Pro-
vidence.
The Cincinnati management denies the
rumor that Latham is to be traded for
Gray, OF Indianapolis.
Mark Baldwin is pitching so per cent.
better than most Of the pitchers in the
league. e.-Phiiadelpbia Item.
The Amsterdam club of the State Base
Ball league will disband today. This will
leave only the Johnstown and Poughkeep-
| sic clubs.
Wonders will never cease. Anson has at
last given up all hope of winning the
championship. He will be satisfied with
second place.
The record that remains unbroken to
this day is McCormick's winning Of nine
teen straight games when he was with the
Chicago club.
Manager Barnie, Of the Louisvilles, has
| signed another young Southern League
| catcher named Lohner, formerly of the
Charleston club.
Donoughe was roundly hissed every time
| he came to the bat after refusing to play
out the first game. He has greatly injured
| himself with the lovers Of the game in this
| city.
The Justus Rambler aud the Waverly
Base Ball clubs played Saturday at
| Waverly and the former won by % to H.
Wheeler and Stone were the battery for
Justus and Hall and Miller for Waverly.
Z. B. Wordon, of Scranton, was the um-
pire.
The Chinchilla Base Ball nine defeated
the Farmer Base Ball club, of Clark's Sum-
| NIT, Saturday at Chinchilla by B to 2
score. Loder and Smith were the battery
| for the Farmers and Stanton and Stanton
battery for Chichills. The Chinchilas team
was said to have had four professionals
from Scranton.
Pitcher Brown, OF the Baltimores, has
been released to the Lynchburg club, of
the Virginia State league, for the remain
der of the present year. Manager Hanlon
considers that in Brown there Is the max
ing of good pitcher, but thinks a little
| experience with minor leagus club will
do him much good.
The statement that appears in Pitts
burg paper that Hodson has injured his
usefulness as pitcher by going into the
box every day is most nonsensical. TO
keep his pitching arm in the best condition
Hodson finds it necessary to pitch every
other day. A rest of few days always
Ipakes him q tritle wild when he again goes
| into the box.
After Corcoran gave the game to Scran-
ton Saturday many OF the spectators
on the ball field and surrounding the off -
GERS OF the Scranton club demanded that
their money be refunded in no very gentle
terms. When the clubs were ready to re-
sumo play, however, Chief OF Police Simp-
son and Lieutenant Spellman aud Officer
John Thomas promptly dispersed the
! crowd.
| Allentown made a brilliant fight for first
place, but could not stand the strain and
succumbed TO Reading Saturday. Both
clubs had Scranton pitchers in the box
| Soutbard did the twirling for Beading and
Mulderig tor Allentown. The former was
| found for seven hits and the latter for
thirteen. In the eighth inning Mulderig
hit Miller with pitched bali and Miller
threw the bat at him. Mulderig went to
Miller on his way to first, but policeman
ran into the line and nipped the bud what
might have proved serious affair.