The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-31
eLINrs FROM the DIAMOND.

Reports to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing, the veteran Dalrymple is still playing
with indianapolis.
1t is said that the Baltimores are the
least fined, and the Browns the most fined
players in the League.
Umpire Dave Corcoran, it is highly prob
able, will soon be added to the Eastern
league staff Of umpires.
Tanning and Haddock, two Of the seven
pitchers carried by the Philadelphia club,
have been given ten days notice of release
The Hustlers accept the challenge Of the
Coxeys OF the South Side and will play
them on the Hustlers' grounds Aug. 5, at 3
y. IN.
Killen, the Pittsburg pitcher who had
his arm broken the other day by batted
ball, could pitch with either right or left
hand.
Just now when every other club in the
league is securing the country in the search
for pitchers New York has three of the
best and two good ones in reserve. 1t is
right here that the New Yorks have a
grand chance to win the penant.
The Morning Glories OF Dunmore and
the Hustlers Of the West Side played an
exciting game Of ball at Sport hill Sunday.
The game was called at the eighth inning
the rain interfering. Score, Morning
Glories, Z; Hustlers, Z Both clubs will
play again in the near future
Comiskey Is not playing on his nine.
There Is no doubt about ''Commy's" decline
in health. He lacks running powers, and
three base hit and sprint from first to
third almost exhausted him, SO that 1t was
necessary to invent excuses to gain time in
which he could regain his ''wind." The
great first baseman will not play many
more games.
LET them all hit it." was Charley
Farrells advice to Meekin in the second
Baltimore game. 1t was the golden advice
Of good base ball general. A base on
balls gives no chance for q put out and is
demoralizing besides, but when the bats.
man hits the bali one Of the nine tielders
may have chance at 1t. Let them all
hit it" is good motto for any pitcher-F
o. P. Caylor.
The Pottsville papers have taken eXcep-
| tions to the statement IN THE TRIBUNE
that certain members Of the PottsvIlle
team play dirty Dall, and declare it is
not so. II the article Of ball that several
Pottsville men have offered to the public
uGAluk kuO IGStuL Nlslkb VI tudI CluU 10 JulS
city does not deserve the terms dirty and
ruftiainly, then we are at loss to know
just low these terms are defined at Potts
vile.
Eddie" Burks's worahippers, who "lool;
down on SRramis" from the "rcost" in left
field, are agitatsd by only two sentiments
during the progress Of game at the Polo
ground. One Is that Of unbounded admi-
ration for the Giants left fielder, and the
other Is that Of extreme hatred for the
visiting rival. They pass the afternoon
alternately cheering eddie" and hooting
the unfortunate player who as stranger,
is compelled to field under the shadow Of
their contempt The words of loving Gu
couragement which drop from their lips
upon ''Eddie's" head find antitheses in sar-
castle remarks which are hurled at the
foreign fielder. Every fly ball which q
Giant sends up to left field reaches the op-
posing iieder's hand in a tremendous yell
from the rooters in their tireless and COM
bined attempt to "rattle" the enemy
New York Herald.
Secretary Diddlebock of the State
league vents his displeasure at the pro-
posed abandonment Of the State league by
Scranton, in column article in the Phila-
against President Powers of the Eastern
league and the National agreement. The
latter part of the article reads rs follows
'The latest conspiracy which has been
formed to disrupt the State league came to
light on Friday last. A number Of tha
Eastern league clubs have been shaSy oil
the season, and the Troy CLUB finally dis
banded last week. In despair at the bresk-
ing up OF biz circuit it finally occurred to
the gigantic understanding oil Pooh Bah
Powers that IL would bo master
stroke of policy to secure the Scran.
ton club to take Troy's place,
Patsy worked the wires, and Mr. Bogert,
OF the Wilkas-Barre club, visited Scranton
to work up enthusiasm for the Eastern
league. He succeeded 30 well that Mana
ger Swift and Secretary Belts were dis
patched to thespscial meeting of the East
ern league which was held in Now York
yesterday. On their way to New York
the Scranton representatives stopped In
this city and unveiled the scheme by which
the Eastern league officials propose to rob
the state league. According to Secretary
Belts there is nothing In the National
agreement which prohibits Scranton
from di.bandiDg. 1t does not matter
that Scranton il State league ter.
ritory under the protection Of the
National agreement, and that the purpose
| Of disbandment is to transfer the club to
the Eastern league. That will be wnked
at by the officials Of tho National league.
At least that is Mr. Belts information,
| and Ia csse that IL not permitted Secretary
Belts is informed that there is nothing to
prevent Scranton from disbanding and
then forming an independent club to play
with the Eastern league clubs. There are
more ways OF beating the devil around
the lstump than one, and Pooh Bah
Powers has several other ways OF beating
the National agreement. So says Secretary
Belts. 1t remains to be seen whether the
officials OF the National league will per-
init this most fragrant violation
through. The State league off.
cials have worked hard for two
years to popularizs the game In
Pennsylvania, and to establish good cir
cult, and IL they are to be robbed OF um
pires, players and clubs upon mere tech.
nicalities, the national agreement will moi
be worth thepaper IL Is written upon" II
| Mr.. Diddlebock would review his owl
conduct and that Of the State league to
| wards Scranton in the past they wout
find the exact reason why Scranton Wal
willing to part company with the state or
ganization and enter new field. 1t is no
safe to impose on people too much ever
though they have the reputation Of bear
ing impositions without complaint.
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