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


country. He first played as an anna
teur on the famous Hyde Park club of
the aristocratic city. He showed such
proficiency that he was engaged as
tons in 1888, and since then has played
as follows: 1SS4-5, Providence, righS
field; 1886, Kansas City, right field; 1887,
Metropolitan (New York;, short stop;
1888, Brooklyn, right field; 1889, Cleve-
land, and 1890, Cleveland Brotherhood); /;
1891, Boston, shortstop; 1892, 1893, 1894,
Washington, right field and shortstop.
Since playing with the Scrantons he has
been at short, but will go permanently
to right field, when Captain Sweeney
RECEIVERS from his fractured shoulder.
BASE BALL BRIEFS:
Shenandoah people are disgusted with
their club
Colt Anson is known in Chicago as
MAN ho-Never-Grows-Old."
- Catcher Weaver says farming beats ball.
because it is a growing industry. Sport
ing Life.
Pittsburg has picked up Gus Weyhing
and will let him lose a few games.-Cleve-
lond World.
Managers Barnie, of Scranton. and
Charles Morton, of the BuffalOs, are en-
thusiastc Elks.
Anson is said to have bet Duffy aud Nc
Carthy, Of Boston, $3.50 each, that Chicago
would beat Boston in the race.
st. Louis players seem to have got their
second wind since Won der Abe threat
ened to cut the salaries of the players,
McGill, apparently. is the only 9ytcher
Manager Irwin has any confidence IN.
"Wee Willie" certainly earns his salary.
Second Baseman Jack Tighe was struck
on the right hand by pitched ball at
Pottcville Wednesday and one of the bones
was broken.
The season. so far, has not been marred
by the trials and tribulations of female
base ball organizations. Franklin must be
in hoe some place.
The Cincinnati Reds have stolenImore
bases this season than any city in the Ma
tional league. They also lead in the num-
ber of three-base hits.
The Rochester newspaper men have al
ready soured on their team, and they're
at a regular hair pulling match-the luck
less players being the victims.
The Cincinnati papers are UP in arms
against what they style Pittsburg's dirty
ball playing. They say 1t is even worse
than foot ball-sporting Life.
Captain Ewing could make no more pop
ular move than by issuing an iron-clad
order for the Reds to keep away from the
pool rooms, says O. Cincinnati exchange.
Catcher Fisher, Of Chattanooga, has
false teeth. In q recent game they fell
out. and Umpire Keller had to call time to
allow him to pick them up and wash them.
Arlie Latham, the clown of the diamond,
Is reported as having signed a contract
with Champion Corbett's theatrical COM
pany for next season.
President Robson, of the Cleveland
club, must be talking through his hat
when he says he will fight the Hodson
case in the courts if 1t costs $40, ,OOO-Bos-
ton Herald
Philadelphia has made better showing
than any of the eastern clubs. When the
Phillies were playing at home the people
began to think they had struck not one
toboggan slide, but fifty
Tim Keefe is the only National umpire
UP to date who has not been roasted. The
three umpires who were turned down this
year at the whim of one or two magnates
Will be needed before the season is out
Business Manager Bancroft, of the Gin
cinnatis, after seeing deaf mute Hoy con-
verse In the sign Language with two
women who were deaf and dumb, spoke of
1t as "a little exercise with the dumb
bellies"
1t is announced that Lovett is receiving
about 81, 200 for playing with Providence.
This is another example of the falls of the
mighty. Lovett once laid of an entire
season rather than play for what he
termed cigarette money, $500
There is one citizen of Syracuse who
will attend no more games for long time
to come. He sat on the fence between