The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-28
EASTERN LEEGuE.
Wilkes Barre, IL; Springfield, 9.
Erie, 10; Syracuse, 6.
GLlaTS FROM THg DIAMOND.


Masssy's batting yesterday was some
thing terrific. His home run was tre-
mendous hit
The No Q school club accept the chGl-
lenge Of the Sumner Avenue Stars; at 10
O'Clock, Thursday, on the johnson Lake
grounds. B. Leuthner, captain.
Hogan had hard luck while away on the
trip. He hi; the ball often, but was un-
able to land it safely. Yesterday he did
some Of his old time work with the stick.
The Actives, of Green Ridge, challenge
Union Stars, OF Dunmore, to a game of
ball on the Stove Works ground. Answer
through THE TRIBUNE. The Actives chnl-
lenge anv club under II years Of age. FIRST
come, first served. The Actives have won
ten and lost four. Z. Young, manager.
Hodson is not likely to go to Louisville,
as he cannot agree with Manager Bsrnie
on the salary he will receive He has been
offered 500 a month, but declines to ac-
cepC that salary. He thinks his services
are worth more than that to the Blue
Grass COlonels and will not sign unless the
limit il raised. Yesterday the $6UG draft
which Manager Barnie gave for his release
was returned to this city unhonored.
Although Manager Swift at the meet
ing Of the Base Ball association Tuesday
night, expressed his readiness to step
down from the management OF tho Scran-
ton club several Of the stockholders are
anxious to see him retained at the helm.
Said one Of them yesterday to TRIBUNE
reporter; 81 would be loath to see Swift
give up the management OF the CLUB
because he is the only man thus
far who has made base ball pay in
this city. He made money for the asso.
citation last season, although he had to
start out under discouraging ,circum.
stances. Had his counsel been listened to
the association would have cleared at
| least 81, 600 more than it did last year.
This year his position has not been an
enviablr one. He has had several conflict
| lug elements to contend with, and aside
from this at no time had absolute control
OF the team. Enthusiastic and well mean
| ing, but misguided persons have endeav-
ored to GET him to sign certain players and
others have been rs freely recommended
for instant release, These people he has
| been forced to oppose at every step / am
in favor Of giving Swift absolute control of
the team for one month with power to sign
or remove such players as ne may think
proper. II he then fails to give the Scran-
ton club tho position 1t Is entitled to hava
in the base ball world, let his resignation
be received and acted upon at once"
Whoever is responsible for it, this fact is
patent to lovers Of base bail in this city:
the Scranton club has thus far been dis
appointment. If q hydra-headed manage
ment exists it should be abolished at once.
1t can accomplish no good. The man.
ager Of the club. whoever no Is,
should have absolute control of the club
and the public would then know Just
where to place the responsibility when tho
club fails to achieve the results that it
should. There could be no shirking or
shifting Of that responsibility as we see
today in this city. THE TRIBUNE has thus
far studiously avoided attempting to give
the stockholders Of the Scranton club any
advice concerning the manner in which it
should conduct its Affairs and IL breaks
through its usual reserve now only to say,
'give US one manager who manRges.'i