The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-18

passed. His record is twenty-five straight
games without an error and in thirty-two
games an average Of .99S.
Nichols. the Boston pitcher, has won
fourteen games and lost Que thus far.
This is the greatest record Of modern
pitching.
'0ur Larry" has been jollying the
Hazleton reporters by telling them that
Hazleton had rs good team as there Is in
the league.
The batting that Hess, of last years
Scranton club, ia doing for Wilkes-Barre is
attracting considerable attention in base
ball circles.
Scranton Juniors defeated the Tycoons
by score of 7 to 2On the High school
grounds Saturday. T. Tierney, manager;
5. Meyer, captain.
The employees Of THE TRIBUNE press
room defeated the compositors of this pa
per Saturday afternoon in game Of ball
on the johnson lake grounds.
Edward +. Dowd, Of Georgetown Col
lege. who has gained quite reputation as
a pitcher, has received two offers from
Manager Selee, Of the Bostons.
Staley will probably be released before
the Boston club leaves on its Western trip
next week. The Binghamtons want Bos-
ton to buy Pitcher Barnett, but the man
| ngement will not spend dollar for play
ers unless compelled.
McPhee, of the Cincinnatis, for years
the king Of second basemen, aud who still
contests the palm with new aspirants
handles the hottest hits and throws with
out wearing glove Phelan, Of our own
club, is also one Of the fow second base.
men who does not cucumber his hand with
| pillow.
Pitcher John Fee, Of the Hazleton club,
was seriously injured at Pottsville on Sat.
urday during the game between the Potts
vile and Hazleton clubs. A hot grounder
from Fuller's bat bounded and struck Fee
on the side Of the head inficlng an ugly
scalp wound and stretching him uncon-
scious on the field.
Hugh Jennings work ut short for Balti-
more has shown great Improvement
during the past fortnight. Jennings is
also lining out base hits, doubles and
homers with uncommon rapidity. AS the
case now stands his work is as good ~
that OF any other short stop in the Ma
tional League.
The Y. NJ. c. A. team of this city was de-
feated by the Y. NJ. c. A. club of Wilkes.
Barre Saturday ut Wilkes Barre by u
score of i6 10 5. The club will play again
in this city next Saturday. Scranton'5 de-
feat ij attributed mainly to tho weakened
| team it was compelled to put in the field
! on account Of the absence of some Of the
best members.
Manager Billy Parks Of Easton, has sent
for Charles Lewis captain and manager Of
the ola team now in ST. Louis, 10 come
back. Meanwhile Hazeu will captain aud
FoulkrOd will manage the team. Parks
is much pleased with Hallman'5 pitching
but fears he is too light. The Easton team
will be strengthened at all hazards.
The Cincinnatis have thirteen men on
| their present disastrous trip. Already su.
| pershtous cranks in the western city are
laying the fault Of defeat to the evil of
| that number. 80. The Providence Grays
have thirteen men on the list and have had
| I'll the season, and did not win game un.
| til the fourteenth was added to play when
Bassett was hurt.-Proyidence Journal
Wilkes-Barre papers keep harping on
that protested Springfield game and roast
Umpire hunt about it. The Black Dia-
| monds tried the same tactics against
Springfield In every game here and twice
IL one game, but Snyder didn't see it at
all. There has been 70 protest filed from
here, however, and If Wikes-Barre will
only watch her own players there will be
no more kicking from there on that score.
Petit is the worst offender. r.-Springield
| Union.