The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-24
eLlNTs FROM the DIaMoRD.

The Bostons have released Pitcher West,
after giving him one trial.
The West Side Stars defeated the Little
Tycoons by score Of 8 TO on Saturday.
Delshanty, OF the Phillies, who leads
the National league in batting was origin
ally u catcher.
Irwin comedies that the Quakers are out
OF the race, and that Baltimore or Boston
will win the flag.
Harry Wright, chief Of umpires, says
that the trouble nowadays is that most Of
the players want to be umplres, too.
Hanlou thinks that the rumors that
Umpire Gaffney has not been behaving
himself properly in st. Louis are untrue.
Manager Chapman claims that the
Buffalo club Is playing to larger crowds
than either the Washingtons or Louis
villes.
A record that remains unbroken to this
day is McCormick's winning OF nineteen
straight games when he was with the Chi.
cago club.
The Pittsburg club has signed Shor.stop
Ritz OF the Oil City club. He will be used
as substitute. Sherlock will not join
Washington.
Manager Selee is said to be the easiest
loser in the league No matter how hard
the game is going against the Bostons, he
never turns hair.
Another Southern league player has
caught on with Louisville, Manager BarnIe
having signed Lohmer, o catcher, late of
the Charleston club.
Hanlon has wired Clarkson to report in
Baltimore at once and expects him at any
time. When Mr.. Hanlon last heard from
Clarkson he WAS in Cleveland.
We learn from the Pittsburg Chronicle.
Telegraph that the Philadelphia club Of
fcials are after Pitchers Wilson, of Potts
vile, and Hodson, of Scranton.
Farrell has caught in more games this
season than any other man who wears the
mask. He will equal his last years record
and will doubtless get extra compensa-
tion.
Anson is putting up as good game this
year as any man In the league. In fifty
games he has been 199 times at bat, As
runs, GO hits, SO totals-average 1892.
Put outs 454, assists 81, errors 5-average,
900.
The Clark's Summit Base Ball nine
played the Waverly nine at the Summit,
Saturday, and defeated them 81 to Z. Lo-
der and Smith were the battery for Sum.
nit and Perry and Smith for Waverly.
Mr.. Fred Weichel, jr., is manager OF
Clark's Summit nine, and Is open for q
challenge from any amateur nine.
II have asked for my release and it has
been granted" remarked "Buck" Ewing
at Cincinnati Wednesday afternoon. "My
leg is getting better, but so slowly that |
am likely to rest all the remainder of the
season. Next Spring III probably be able
to take hold once more, although pve q
little rent roll that will keep me in lunch
even il am unable to play another game
love base ball and do not want to retire"
The Pennsylvania State league Is to hold
another special meeting at the Hotel Han
over. in Philadelphia, on Wednesday even
Ing This time the state magnates are to
wrestle with the division OF receipts prob
lem. At present the visiting clubs receive
guarantee OF $50. but the smaller cities
are dissatisfied and want the larger ones to
divide their profits. Mike Kelly contends
that his Allentown team is drawing card
all over the state and that he should parti.
cipate in sharing the money he helps to
make. There will be big fight before
this question is decided.