The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-27

Members OF School Of Lackawanna
Alumai to Play the Regular Team.
MEET FOR PRACTICE TO-DAY
Game win Re Played on Saturday After.
noon-A An Exciting Game Promised for
Thanksgiving Afternoon Between
Sersaton and Seminary Teams.

A number Of well-known young busi-
ness men of the city who belong to the
alumni of the School Of the Lacka-
wanna have decided to select q foot ball
team from their number and on Sat-
urday afternoon play the regular
eleven of the school al the Base Ball
park. Among those interested in the
matter are Thomas and John Brooks,
A. g. and A. E.. Hunt. jr., Frank Spen-
Ger. Harry p. Simpson, Spencer Dick
son, James Blair. jr., Windsor Decker
and Edward Moffatt. They will gather
together as many as possible Of the
alumni for practice al 4 o'clock this
afternoon on Quincy avenue, between
Olive and Vine streets.
The regular school team has been put
to considerable expense this season in
eQuipping and supporting Its Players
and the proposed game, 1t Is thought,
will attract a large crowd who will en-
joy seeing the older players mauled and
dragged about h field by their young
err n better-trained opponents. In
order to make the gamc a possibility it
Is intended to dse fifteen or twenty
players on the alumni side in order to
relieve n another during the contest.
This plan. 1t Is blieved. will make the
game more even and more attractive.
Whatever may be the number Of spec
tators 1t Is certain that the personnel
Of the audience will very nearly repre-
sent the best social element Of the city.
Tho Thanksgiving Day Came.
Preparations for the Thanksgiving
Day game between the Scranton Bicy-
Gle club and the Wyoming seminary are
moving along smoothly. The question
Ia now, will Scranton be able to keep
up her fine record, or will the young
sters from the seminary succeed in
bringing the Bicycle boys to a stop?
Whichever It may be, 1t Is going to be
a great game, and those who go out to
the Base Ball park tomorrow will wit
ness one of the hardest fought foot ball
games that has been played in this
county for many a day.
The prospects for a good game are
bright from the fact that both teams
are playing in good form. The semi
nary boys. with the sting of two de-
feats. will strive hard to recover their
lost prestage in this city. On the other
hand, the Bicycle team has a record to
defend and they will not surrender to
their old-time rivals without the
strongest kind Of a fight.
Among the enthusiasts In this city
and Wilkes Barre, Scranton IL a pro-
nOunced favorite, and bets Of 8 to 4 have
been wagered on the Bicycle team. The
students at the seminary, however. are
| holding off for better odds and 1t is ex-
pected that they will bring quite a little
money with them when they come UP
tomorrow morning.
Local Team In Good Condition.
The Scranton team is In excellent
condition and Is anxiously awaiting the
day of the game, for they say they are
going to run up a large score against
the collegians and cllnch the superiori-
ty they now enjoy. A new style of
kicking and a new system Of interfer-
ence will be used In the game. The
team will line up in its usual manner
with the exception Of full back, which
position will be filled by Thayer. This
will be his first game since he was hurt
at Shamokin.
From Kingston comes the news that
Captain Ryiner, WyOming's star half
back, has hurt his shoulder and that
he will be unable to play. II this IL sc
the seminary team will be sadly Grip
pied, as Captain Rymer Is n of the
best half backs who ever put on a can
vas jacket for Wyoming seminary, be-
sides, he Is cool-headed and uses ex-
| cellent judgment In handling his team
while on the field.
The game will be called at 8 a o'clock.