The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
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Base ball is growing in popularity In
| England.
Brooklyn players are now known as
trolley dodgers.
Meekin Is outshinlng Rusie as New
fork's star pitcher.
Tom Lovett, the ex-Brooklyntc, has
signed with Providence.
Pitcher HodsOn has reported to Man
ager Irwin, of Philadelphia.
Manager Davis won't yield to Dad
| Clarke's demand for his release.
st. Louis has the honor of being the
| first shut-out victim of the season.
Duke" Jant2en believes McDermott.
of the Louisvilles. is the coming pitcher.
Duffy and Mccarthy, of the Hostons,
have been dubbed the Heavenly
| Twins"
Con Lucid. of the Brooklyns, is nego-
tlating for the sale of his newspaper in
| HaVerhill.
Hodson said that he would join the
Phillies ana did not intend to go to
Cleveland.
Pitcher Sexton, who has signed with
Boston, is pitching for the University
! of Michigan team.
I Roy Thomas the eX-University of
Pennsylvania center fielder is coaching
the Amherst team.
Arson has released Infielder Irwin.
and Parrutt will probably again be
signed by Chicago.
The Harvard first basemans name
is Stevenson; the Yale first baseman's
name is Stephenson.
John Il. Day is of the opinion tat
Jimmy Stafford will develop into an
other Danny Richardson.
ACincinnati shortstop named William
Weterer has been signed as a substitute
by Manager Ewing, of Cincinnati.
Pottsville is happy over the signing
of Mark Baldwin by Manager John
Smith, of the State league team.
Jack McGeachy. who played in the
outtield for Brooklyn some years ago,
has been signed by a Southern league
club.
The Philadelphia clubs new grand
stand costs $4,000 and is the largest
and finest ever built on a base ball
ground.
Little Gleason, although only slightly
over five feet tall. weighs III younds,
without the slightest evidence of sur
plus fat.
Negotiations are going on between
Tom Brown and President Won der Abe.
The former difference of 5000 has dwin-
died to $500.
Pittsburg will release Pitcher Jordan
to minor league organization with the
understanding that he can be recalled
at any time.
Pitcher Inks, who was regarded as
likely to be the mainstay of the Louis
willie club this season, is down with ma
larial fever.
Cooley has supplanted Hogan in CEN
ter field for st. Louis. owing to the
fact that Hogan was not hitting the
ball hard enough.
Here is another bit of sarcasm: Jim
my Ryan, the Chicago outfielder,
sounds the warning to look out for Nc
Closkey's Colonels.
The Baltimores are experimenting on
caps with transparent visors which will
allow them to look at the sun without
affecting the eyes.
Edward +. Dowd, who was the main
stay pitcher of last seasons George
town University team, is attending the
Harvard Medical school.
It pays for the Cincinnati club to win,
for 37,0i1 persons paid admission to see
the three games there with Cleveland.
Cleveland's share was $1,000
Captain Griffin, of Brooklyn. Is sore
at New York. He claims that the
richest club in the league provides
meaner accommodations for visiting
players than any other club.
ATxsTs, I.
lyn series was of the most daring and
successful nature. one day he delib-
erately stole second while BurrelI was
tossing the ball to Pitcher Stein.
OF those two teams which batted so
fercely for the league pennant in 1883
Boston and Providence-not one
member is now playing ball in the
National league and nearly all are out
Of the profession entirely.
Pitcher Fee says there Is no founda-
tiOn in truth for the report that he has
been or is to be released. lie will still
be found in Carbondale uniform and
will yet pitch ball of the kind that will
open the eyes Of the people. His sore
arm Is coming around nicely.
Sporting Life's correspondent states
that Billy Bnrnle refused TO take
Pitcher Hodson from Boston on the
"farming out" plan, saying that he
wants no player from the big league
who has n string attached to him. IF
all minor managers would band to-
gether, this loaning of players by the
National league could be stopped.
The stand taken by Umpire Long in
regard TO the use of now balls, while
upheld by the rules. Is at variance with
the rulings of other umpires. Long in
sists that the moment one bail goes
over the fence 1t shall be replaced by a
new one, If but one remains for use,
and that, although the old ball Is re-