The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-01
NJ No,iona, Leusue Clubs.
DIAMOND DUST.
Delaney will probably pitch today.

delaney Will prOpuply pi1Sh lohss'
Pitchers Johnson and Brown are cigar
cite smokers.
Herman Pitz. formerly Of Scranton. has
Soined the Elmira team.
The James Boys are trying to arrange a
game for next Sunday with the Eurekas.
Today the batting order Of the Scrantons
will be changed. johnson will bat third
IN place of Radford.
The Giants and Phillies occupied the
boxes at the Fourteenth Street theater,
New York, last night to see Captain
Paul"
The attendance at Scranton's opening
game Monday was larger with one eNcep-
tion, than at any of the national games on
that day.
Notwithstanding the reports that Hod-
son will play with the Phillies, Manager
Barnie believes the ex-Scranton star
twirler will be snapped up by Providence.
Jimmy Bannon has at last signed a
Boston contract, and as Collins is not
showing up as we'll as expected, the
chances are that Bannon will soon be
back in right field.
The base ball reporters Of New York will
accompany the New York club on its first
trip away from home. They will travel
in a special car and will be the guests of
President Freedman.
Anson has shaved off his mustache and
the old time patrons in western cities are
mistaking him for young blood. His
flexible movements on the diamond help to
complete the disguise.
Big Ed Crane, the ex-New York pitcher
who held Yale down to four hits in their
game with Toronto. was a mark for
rfx 3nI1 H. Ia,-,, tr@a
hits were made off him.
Din Lowney, the crack Brown third
baseman, will probably enter the Univer-
efty of Pennsylvania next year, and as
this is BIakelys last year. Pennsylvania
Is anxious to secure him.
Georgetown has requested its faculty to
allow them to play in Philadelphia next
Monday with the University team. If they
receive permission the postponed game Of
last Saturday will be played off then.
Dad Clarke wants his release from
the New York club. He says he has not
had a fair trial since going there, over a
year ago, and he declares that he does
not wish to earn his salary by sitting on
the bench.
OF the six games played by the Giants,
Meekin pitched in two which were won,
German in one which was lost and one
which was a victory, and Rusie in two
defeats. And yet Rusfe's work the last
time he was in the box was the best pitch
ing exhibition of the year.
AS the Boston players were leaving the
Providence grounds a crowd of some 100
hoodlums stoned them. Tenney got
painful blow on the side of his head, and
Wilson had his hat torn by a large stone.
This was after that close 81 game, and
speaks we'll for Providence hospitality
Exchange.
When will the Scranton management
give the base ball park a name? Our
ground Is the only one in the Eastern
league, or any league, which is known by
the commonplace of 1.-THE Base Ball
Park" Call 1t 'Lackawanna," "Dla-
mond," '"Tripp," ',Boies'' or anything ex-
cept Its present meaningless name.
In Mondays game Ward made one run,
two hits. five put outs and four assists;
Clark made one run, two hits and thir-'
teen put outs; Brown made one two-base
hit and seven assists. Johnson (ielder)
had six put outs to his credit, Brady three
and Houle two. OF Whltehead's four put
outs, three were difficult foul fly catches.
The Actives, of the North End, have re-
organized. Last season they lost but two
out OF fourteen games. The players are:
Charles Lewis, c.; William Littlejohn, D.:
w. Jones. S.; Daniel Hoolehan, 1b.: Bert
Griffin, 2b.; Harry Pick, 3D. Arthur Mills.
IT,; ID. Emery, cf., and w. Moser, RI.
James Littlejohn and George Howells will
be a reserve battery.
Hundreds Of base ball lovers during the
cary part Of yesterday afternoon were I'M
certain whether game would be played
or not. This fact suggests pointer for
the management. Why not hoist a flag
over some building when a game is to be
played? The Tribune Is informed that
the association building on Wyoming ave-
nue can be used for that purpose.
A big scrap occurred at the game be-
tween the Potts ,--.es and Cuban Giants at
Pottsville on Wednesday. It was brought
on by foul language used by Tighe, who
afterward struck jackson, the first base
man for the Cuban Giants. The negro
went into Tighe and would have whipped
him badly were 1t not for outside interfer-
ence. The catcher of the Giants begged
the people to let the two men "fight It
out" feeling confident that his first base
man would land on top.-Exchange
Herman Doescher is considered one Of
nfhe best umpires in the Eastern league.
Notwithstanding the fact that he called
yballs and strikes Monday when to a man
up tree the decisions were decidedly vel
| low. 1.-THE Scranton club Is all right"
said Doescher. They pull together and
the material shows itsen. or course. as
hn umpire, must not express myself In
any direction, but Ismust say that Scran-
ton has q good bail team. would rather
1be an umpire than a manager. I am a
regular base ball crank, but rejoice in the
fact that have plenty Of followers"
"A, b. c and d bet onsthe number of
runs made during the Scranton Syracuse
game Monday. The losers take advan-
tage OF q technicality and claim no
game Who wins? Columbia" The