The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-06
GLINTS FROM THE DIAMOND.

Today Scrantonwill meet King Kelly's
men at Allentown.
Hazleton has signed Catcher Snap of the
disbanded Easton club.
Spanner Carr, of last years Scranton
club, has been released by Pottsville.
We are content. Our club has shown
that Harrisburg is far from being invinc.
ible.
Baltimore has waived claim to Catcher
Merritt, formerly Of Boston, and Pittsburg
is now after him.
A peculiar feature Of the Eastern league
race is the fact that but two of the clubs
have averages over 500.
Umpire Corcoran has the requisite
amount OF backbone necessary 60 deal
with such ball players as the Harrisburg
team is composed Of.
The order of the New England league
standing to date is as follows: Fall River,
Haverill. Lewiston, Pawtucket. Worcester,
Portland, Brochton and Bangor.
Those two triple plays by Troy and
Syracuse Monday were the first OF the
Eastern league season, aud it is the first
time on record that two of them have been
made in one game.
Several National league clubs are cast
ing cOvetous eyes on Pitcher Meanev. of
the Harrisburg club, who pitched against
Scranton Monday, He is a l~eft-hander.
possesses lots Of speed, and can cover
either an in or an out-ield position. credit
ably.
Donovan, the Pittsburg captain, PLAYS
right field, but that does not deter him
from frequently walking in aud protesting
against the umpire's decision on balls
and strikes. Donovan must bs supplied
with a piercing eye. - Philadelphia In
quirer.
Long Tom Flannaghan had splendid con-
troll Of the ball yesterday. Up to the be-
ginning OF the eighth inning only one sin.
gle had BEEN secured by the visitors, In
the eighth they obtained II double and sin.
gle, which allowed the only run they made
in the game to be scored.
Kangaroo Armstrong, that exceedingly
tlresome young man, was on the coaChing
lines again yesterday. Captain Sales
would show good Judgment by muzzling
him. There is u wide difference between
coaching and Mr.. Armstrong; idiotic
prattling and disgusting contortions.
In addition to having his picture and
his name in the papers Mike Kelly has his
name engraved also upon the earth. In
big letters on the lawn between the road
and the grand stand at Rittersville an
pears the word Kelly. His cup of happi-
ness should now be full.-Allentown
Chronicle.
Smink found fault with Umpire Cor
coran's decisions yesterday several times.
He was advised to make his complaints TO
himself inwardly, but refused to do so. In
the ninth inning Corcoran lost patience
with Smink and imposed a fine of IS when
Smink had declared hat a strike had been
u~njustly called on him.
The Tenth street Stars defeated the OK
ford Stars on the Oxford grounds yester-
Gay afternoon by u score of Z TO 8. The
Tenth street Stars challenge the West Side
Stars for u game Of ball on Saturday, June
o, on the Little Woods grounds. Answer
through THE TRIBUNE. Richard Grey,
manager; Phillip Williams, captain.
Captain Richard Phelan made a most
agreeable impression at second Yesterday.
lie is a sure catch and moves about with
an agility that many young players might
copy with advantage. He participated in
a neat double play yesterday and made n
single and a double. He makes little noise
but seems to inspire his fellow players
with confidence.
When Mart Swift was here last be init
mated that while Harrisburg knew q tri1e
about ball playing, the majority of its
victories were secured by luck. Il was
whispered in Scranton last night that
Mart was about to advertise for the GEN
tlemen who compiled the revised version