The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-13
eLlNTS FROM rHe DIAMOND.

Ruckles and Roth have been released by
Pottsville.
Carrier pigeons are utilized at Pottsville
to report the score by innings.
The Harrisburg management has decided
to play out the season at Harrisburg.
The new Philadelphia State league team
VIII wear suits Of gray with black caps,
belts and stockings.
Mahoney, the college pitcher who was
given trial by Manager Swift. has re-
turned to his home.
Howard Vale, Of Phila delphia, popu.
lar ex.Harrisburg outtielder has been ap-
| pointed State league umpire.
| George Cross the pitcher loaned to In
| dianauolis early in the season, has been
recalled on account OF the disabling Of
Chamberlain.
| Jack Tighe is still suffering from the ef.
| fects Of mis- late knockout by ball while
| playing at Hazeton. Dizziness attacks
him ct times.
Brodie, Of the Baltimores broke the
league batting record OF the year Monday
! by making hit each Of the six times he
wen; to bat.
! Arthur Irwin charges that the Pennsyl-
vania league. like the Southern, is padding
up the averages OF its players for tine pur-
| pose Of selling their rel eases.
The Philadelphia Slate League clnb, &C.
| cordug to the new schedules. will play
thirty consecutive days away from home
After that they play one straight month
| on the home grounds.
| Lancaster has signed Shortstop Tomau,
OF the Shenandoah club. The price paid
J fnr lie Vala tAINA Cab. 10
/ thinks be is one Of the greatest shorstops
| that ever wore uniform.
Manager Swift telegraphed home after
| Wednesdays game at Allentown that he
had been robbed OF it by the umpire. In
Mr.. Swift's judgment the score should
have been 9 TO l. The game may be pro-
| tested.
Center Fielder Jimmy McAleer, Of the
| Cleveland League club is on skrmish
tour among State League clubs for pitching
material for the Spiders. He has his eye
on Wilson, Of Pottsvllle, and Hodson, OF
Scrapton.
Proprietor Bentley, Of the Altoona Club,
said on Monday that he had lost 81. $50 on
the first half Of the season, and he could
not keep the club at Altoona when three
miles Of Pennsylvania locomotives were
| lying idle at that point. That is why he
transferred his team to Lancaster.
Here are two specimen ''roasts" on our
| Larry, cuiled from the cruel Springfield
! Union: "There is a popular impression to
the effect that Umpire Kettrick missed
| his calling" Hasn't SPRING
field had about enough Of KettricE, Mr..
Powers? Give US Snyder or Doescher for
a while. aud let the patrons in our cities
have chance to see what kind OF umpires
they kill the game with in the Pennsyl-
vania league"
Manager Randall, of tho Philadelphia
team Of the State league, is after some
new players. He IS well satisfied with his
infeld but needs two or three hard hit
ting ouJfelders, another catcher and pos
sibly an additional pitcher Some OF the
men he has his eyes on are Heber Mont
gomery, Of the Hamitons Jack Leiper, OF
the Leiperviles; Jansen, OF the Rivertons;
Tip" O'Neil, of the Gloucesters
Dummy" Stephenson. All these men are
hard htters. Philadelphia Press.
A shakng-up is to be accomplished on
the Pottsville team. An executive com.
mittee composed Of Philip j. Connell.
George Graeff and c. N. McGinnes has
been appointed TO act in conjunction with
Mr.. Smith in managing the team during
the ensuing series The programme de-
cided upon, as to the arrangement Of play
ers, subject to slight change, ia as follows:
Ellis, third Nyce short; Hell, second;
Tighe, first; Potts and Diggins, catchers;
Golden, center field, and Smith, right field.
The pitchers will alternate each other.
Fuller will be placed on the bench for the
| present.