The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-18


not get even smell Of the pennant
Rg. 1t is with the stick that the club
Is plainly weak and this has been
proved In games won as well as In
games lost. Clever fielding in the out
garden and infield has won for Scran-
ton several games when their total hits
We're not as numerousast those of oppos-
ing clubs. Springfield, with all Its won
games, does not show better fielding
average than Scranton, but the east
erners have had their eyes on the ball
and have batted as well as 1ielded
themselves into their present COM
manding position. To illustrate the
argument, the work of the Buffalos
should be considered. That club, in the
total games with Springfield, Provi-
dence and Scranton, made greater
number of hits than their opponents,
yet they lost all but three games on
the trip. Had they felded within 10
per cent. as good as Scranton or
Springfield it is probable that the
Bfsons would now be next to Spring
field on the percentage list. 1t all goes
to show that Scranton must bat in or
der to have even a look-in on the
pennant.
Speaking Of fielding, Barnies men
have certainly done well and compare
favorably with any team in the league.
Amy large number of errors recorded
against them in any one game has been
due more especially to the off day Of
some one player rather than the poor
1,lr . I,oI, ipfr In,
right field, Scranton's outfield is of the
par excellence variety, and when
Sweeney resumes play at short Rad
ford will go into right garden, and with
Brady and johnson" will make a triplet
which is not excelled In many of the
National clubs. With "Bill' Clark on
first, "Piggy" Ward on second, "Milt"
Whitehead on third and Sweeney in
short, what more can be asked for in an
infield. Rogers certainly does a Tro-
JAMS duty behind the plate and plays
right from the wire.
Perhaps reference should have been
made to the pitching division as one
Of the causes for lost games. No refer
ence need be made to Delaney; Scran-
ton has won every game he pitched,
excepting those games where he was
put in to relieve other pitchers after
the game was too far gone to be pulled
back. Brown is capable of twirling
great ball, but he has his poor days
when he is wild and unreliable and
when catcher needs a scoop net to
hold him. At the same time he is one
of the best of pitchers, which he demon
strated in the 12-inning tie game with
Syracuse. His arm is all right; his
eye will improve after this month. T.
johnson has not had a chance to show
his ability. He pitched one game
against Rochester, which Scranton
won in the tenth inning by Delaney's
batting. johnson pitched for three in
nings against Buffalo, when rain
stopped the contest. Two hits had
been made off him, he made one wild
pitch and sent one player to first on
balls. In the game with Toronto on
May 9, he split his hand and will not
be able to resume play until at least
another week. Quarles, recently re-
called from Chattanooga, completes
only q trio of available pitchers-and
Quarles didn't prove himself any great
shakes, either, in his game against To-
ronto on Wednesday. He was touched
for six hits and made three errors in
the second inning, during which the
Canadians scored eight runs. Maybe
he had touch of stage fright, maybe
ne was playing horse-goodness knows.
Anyhow, he has thus far shown him
self to be nothing more than useless
piece Of timber.
So after considering the whole outfit
there seem to be but two weak and
serious causes for misgivings-pitch-
ing and batting. Barnie, with his long
experience as manager, player and
owner, probably will not allow these
two critical matters to remain without
remedying for any great length of
time. That the box needs more and
better material, excepting Delaney and
Brown, is plain; that the club needs an
infection of hitting spirit is also plain
Here's hoping that Barnie will meet
the emergency.
! College athletic circles are stirred be-
waiter.
Camp from the Yale advisory commit
tee. He was the most prominent figure
in the athletics of Yale university, the
sponsor Of intercollegiate foot ball and
a noted representative of college sports.
Mr.. Camps resignation was forwarded
three weeks ago. An effort to keep it
secret had been successful until Thurs
day night. The resignation was direct
1y precipttated by the trouble now ex-
listing between the Yale and Harvard
foot ball teams, and Mr.. Camp himself
Is direct authority for the statement. 1t
seems that matters have been going
from bad to worse, as far as the foot
ball feeling between the Cambridge and
New Haven universities is concerned.
Yale's demanded apology from Harvard
has not been forthcoming. Hinkley is
upheld at Yale in every respect, and 1t
has been against him more than the
other players of the Yale team that the
criticism Of Harvard men has been di-
rected. 1t now looks as If Yale will
certainly not play Harvard at foot ball
again unless an armistice Is declared
Concerning the periodical squabbles
with Harvard Mr.. Camp says: "Some
ten or twelve years ago. with others,
devoted a great deal of valuable time
to patching up misunderstanding and
petty squabbles concerning the crews
and the boat race. Every year there
has been q squabble over the date of
the contest, the hour and the general
conditions, which have only been set
tied after the hardest of feeling has
been aroused and much good time
fritted away. When we had particu-
larly hard rub one boating year
I stated that If foot ball ever
came to so hard pass I
Should certainly ask to be relieved
from further responsibility, and judg-