The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-13
GLINTS FROM THE DIAMOND.

Baltimore has won sixteen straight
games.
johnson the Phillies' new man, is said
to be good one,
Smink and Meaney have deserted Harris
burg and will be blacklisted.
| Harper, Tanning and Callahan, all
pitchers, have been released by the Phila-
delphia club.
| The Hustlers and the Brown, irs., of
| Olyphant. will play ball on the Eureka
| grounds this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The western clubs Of the National league
got the worst drubbing in the east last
| trip that they have received in many
years, il ever before.
Mccarthy, of the Bostons, is said to
have $500 wagered that his team will win
the penuant. He has certainly done his
share toward that end.
1t can be stated with certainty that
Johnny Ward will not play second base for
New York next year. The probabilities
are that he will manage the team. Geo rge
Davis will be the teams captain next year
It is said that among the new me n to be
tried by the Pittsburg club next year is F.
J. Smith, giant third baseman, who is on
the Portland, Me-, club. Captain Dono =
van has been weekly informed Of Smiths
play by friend in that section.
Meekn and Rusie have agreed to pitch
all the games for New York from now on
until the end of the season, and the mem
bers Of the team are highly elated, as
they always support these pitchers better
than any Of the remaining three.
Pittsburg has claimed the services of
| Shannon and Lynch, the Springfield
players. Lynch is wanted to succeed Denny
| Lyons at third base. There is hardly a
doubt that he will succeed, although as
good judge as Anson let him go after q
short trial last fall. Shannon is good
little man, but this season has hardly come
up to the promise he gave in 1898.
Relative to his release by Pittsburg ex-
| Manager Buckenberger says: "Tbe turn
| ing point dates back to the release of Shei-
beck, which was against my wishes. Lyons
would not have gone on spree II we had
kept Sheibeck. Lyons knew then that we
had no person to take his place. Then
again, Glasscock was injured, Killen was
laid up, and things went on that way:
The Pittsburg club people accused me OF
being a party with Glasscock in the
scheme to run a ball team at Wheeling
next year, but it was news to me-"
o. P. Caylor, of the New York Herald,
probably the best informed writer on
baseball in the country, says that the
Giants have but slight chance for the
pennant. In fact, he quite despairs of the
club reaching first place, but is sure that
it will land in second, where it will have a
chance for the Temple cup. This trophy
Is to be competed for by the clubs which
finish in first and second place. The New
York management has agreed to divide 65
per cent. Of its share of the receipts from
the Temple cup series equally among the
players
The following players lead their respec-
tive clubs in batting: Duffy, Of Boston;
Delehanty, Of Philadelphia: Anson. of Chi
cago: Doyle, of New York; Griffin. of
Brooklyn, Halliday, Of Cincinnati; Kelly.
of Baltimore; Burkett, OF Cleveland; Mill
er; of st. Louis, Stencil, of Pittsburg;
Joyce, of Washington, and Pfeffer, Of
Louisville. Baltimore. Boston and Phila-
delphia have each nine players who rank
above 800 in batting, while New York has
but two. The Senators are equal to the
Giants in this respect. Duffy's average is
one Of the best ever made in the history Of
| the game.