The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-16
Will Be A Battle ROYAL
NilkeS-Barre and Scranton Players
Bound to Min the Trophy.
SERIES BEGINS HERE TODAY
Whichever Club Wins, Spectators Arc
Sure TO Sec Sharp and Hard. Fought
Games - Intense Rivalry
Among the Players.

The makeup of the team that will
represent Scranton in the trophy cup
series with Wilkes-Barre warrants the
prediction that the club from down the
valley will have to do its prettiest to
win. Harper, the Rochester pitcher.
could not be secured, but in his stead
Mat Kilroy will come here with the
other syracuse players and with Bar
nett and Scranton's popular Pat ,Mea-
ney will make up pitching trio hard
10 beat.
The first game in the series will be
played in this city today. Play will be
called at 3.ij O'Clock, and whatever the
result may be the contest promises to
be sharp and hard fought. Ned Swart-
wood. who. with Gaffney. was the only
Eastern league umpire to ofiiciate con-
tinuously during the season, will UNI
pre the series.
ScrantOn's Batting Order.
Following will be today's batting Or
der of the Scrantons:
W. Eagan, second base.
o Meaney, center field.
i. Eagan, left field.
Minnahan, third base.
Power first base.
Schriver. catcher
Smith. right field.
Moss, ShortStOp.
Barnett, pitcher.
In view of the well-known rivalry
between the Syracuse and Wilkes
Barre players. and because of the cer-
tainty that the regular Scranton play
ers will do their utmost to win back
the-laurels lost during the season, the
games will probably cause a new in
terest and will attract large crowds
A prominent base ball crank said last
night: ~ fell safe in predicting that
Scranton will get the trophy. The new
players will be enthusiastic and will
work hard to win. At all events we
will see much better article of ball
than has been given during the sea-
SON" That is the thing in a nutshell
whichever club wins, 1t will have TO
battle hard for it's victory, and this con-
dition should cause close and exciting
games such as the cranks like to see.
One commendable feature of the
games is that so per cent. of the gross
receipts will be equally divided be-
tween the two clubs. The players will
thus be working In their own interest
as well as for the base ball honor of
the two cities, and for these reasons
more tenaciously fought than at any
previous time this year.
The Syracuse players will reach here
today at 12.4O p. m, and the Scranton
club will return from Providence on the
10 Lackawanna train.
Trophy Here Wednesday.
The New York firm that Is making
the trophy cup has promised to deliver
it in Scranton on Wednesday, when 1t
will be placed on exhibition. On the
following day the cup will be exhibited
in Wilkes-Barre, and thereafter 1t will
be displayed in the two cities on the al
ternate days on which games are
played. Following is the schedule:
MONDAY. SEPT. 16. in Scranton.
WEDNESDAY. SEPT IS. in Scranton.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, in Wilkes-Barrc.
WEDNESDAY,. SEPT. 81. in Scranton.
THURSDAY. SEPT 2G. in Wilkes-Barre.
FRIDAY, SEPT q. In Scranton.
1t Is possible that Pitcher Delaney. an
old Scranton player, and a favorlte,
will be seen in the box for Wilkes
Barre. Howard Earl the Wilkes-Barre
first baseman. to whom has been re-
legated the management of his club
during the series, on Saturday said he
wanted either Delaney or Ned Crane.
the exLNew York giant. to strengthen
the Wilkes-Barre pitching department.
Should Delaney pitch today for Wilkes
Barre against his old club and former
city, this alone will attract many extra
hundreds to the park.
The prospect Of the coming battle
and the trophy cup has intensified the
rivalry. which Is already great, be-
tween the two sets of players. Such
men as Meaney. Billy and Pete Eagan,
Power and Moss always play well. but
there Is their own pecuniary benefit
and honor at stake in the present series
and they. with the others. will prob
ably put up that kind of game which
the enthusiast dearly loves to see.
Best In the Eastern Lcngnc.
Billy Eagan Is. without doubt, the
best second baseman I'm the Eastern
league, and Shortstop Moss Is by many
considered as fast as Cooney, of Provl-
dence, or Shannon. of the champion
SprIngfields. Power Is what Is called
"fghtIng player" not because he Is
physically pugnacious. but on account
of his earnestness and tenacity up to
the last of the last inning. He was
the captain Of the Syracuse team. and
will probably be chosen captain of the
new Scranton club. Minnahan in ad-
dition to being fast fielding third
baseman. is terrific hitter. His home
run. triple and single were features Of
Fridays game with Rochester in Syra-
cuse. OF the hitting and fielding abil-
tiles of Meaney and Pete Eagan. every
Scranton boy IN knickerbockers knows
without being told. and these. with
Alex Smith, Bill Schriver and Pitchers
Barnett and Kilroy. should make
team which will keep the trophy cup
in this city.
The action of the Wilkes-Barre play
ers on Friday shows that they are leav-
ing no stone unturned that may give
them victory. Each signed paper
binding himself to keep in good condl-
tion during the series or forfeit his
share of the receipts. It was reported
in base ball circles here last night that
a purse ID being subscribed to In
Wilkes Barrc to be given to that clty's
players in case they win the series.