The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-25
SCRANTON loses THE CUP
Players Nill Not Return for the Re.
naming Trophy Series.
1T IS NlLkES.BARRE'S PRIZE
Trophy Goes Down the Valley for One
Year-Wiil Belong Permanently TO
the Club First to Win Thrco
Yearly Series.

The Scranton Base Ball club of the
Eastern league will not return IRON
its exhibition trip 10 this city today to
play the remaining games of the series
with Wlkes-Barre for the trophy cup
red by The Tribune. This is ac-
ding to a telegram sent from Brook
m by Manager Barnie to The Tribune
IN Sunday and confirmed by letter yes
(terday, and in consequence the trophy
will go to Wilkes-Barre for at least one
year
A clause in the trophy agreement pro-
/ videS that the cup shall not be perma-
nently owned by either club until one
OF THE clubs has won three yearly series.
Wilkes-Barre Is entitled to the first
series because OF Scrantor's forfeiture
and the cup will be sent down tine val
ley tonight and will be received by F.
F. Bogert, president of the Wilkes
Barre Base Ball association, and II. e.
Merrill, base ball writer of the Wilkes
Barre Record, who have been appoint
ed custodians for one year.
While Manager Barnie says "the Grip
pied condition CT the players" will pre-
venG the club from appearing on the
grounds today. the main reason for the
forfeiture Is probably owing to the
small remuneration the games would
offer the players
The disposition of the trophy will
cause but little Disappointment to Scran-
ton patrons of the game and certainly
none whatever ITO The Tribune, whose
only object was to stimulate interest
in the sport and intensity a dampened
base bali rivalry betweene the two
cities. The Tribune's only regret Is
thai. the games scheduled were not
played. and the same regret Is shared
by the Wilkes-Barre players, who had
reason to be sanguine of winning and
had no desire to have the trophy for
feiited to them.
The resuk, cannot help but give an
added interest to base ball in the two
cities next year; II will benefit the pub
lie, the clubs and the associations.
Wnkes-Barre has the cup-now let
Scranton get 1t back
Following is the trophy cup agree
ment:
Copy)
Scranton, Pa. Sept. II, 1895
ing for the Scranton Tribune Trophy Cup
by the representative professional base
ball clubs Of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.
=; The cup shall be played for only by
Scranton in the same or different major
professional leagues and shall belong per
manently to the club first to win three
yearly series, the series to be won not nec-
sells or transfers its franchise the club
holding the cup shall return the same to
Its donor to be held until such time as
each city again possesses q professional
club In major league. In which case ali
FORMER, series, won or lost. shell be
counted.
3. Each yearly series shall consist OF
nvefOr more games following the close Of
the regular bo season and shall be played
on dates TO be agreed upon by the ac-
credited representatives of the two clubs
a. The rules Of the National Leauge and
American Association of Base Ball clubs
shall govern.
-. The umpire or umpires shall be chosen
BY the clubs.
20. Any refusal on the part OF either club
20 conform to this agreement shall result
ina forfeiture OF the whole OF one series
or OF one game in said SERIES as the Scran-
ton Tribune may decide.
Z. All conflicting interpretations of this
agreement shall be referred to the donor
OF the cup. whose decision shall be final
and any contingency not provided for In
this agreement shal! be decided by the
donor.
8. The players on either club need no,
necessarily have played on the club rep
mediately preceding any given series bu,
II Is obligatory on each club to furnish Its
batting order before o'clock on the day
Immediately preceding any game.
OF the four games In the series sched-
uled last week, two were lost by Scran-
ton on the Wilkes Barre grounds, and
two were prevented by rain and wet
grounds in this city. The remaining
three scheduled and two postponed
games were to have been played as
follows: Two today in Scranton, one
tomorrow in Wilkes-Barre and two Fri.
day In Scranton.