The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-29
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The Base Ball 81 n Will Open
~ Here Next wednesday
M Afternoon.
POTTSvILLE HAD A SCHEME
.AOUGHT SHEMAD THE HOME TEAM
IN A HOLBAFOR TWO FOR
FEITED GAMES.
Manager Brennan is Now Determined
to Play all Games According to
Schedule and Has so NOti-
fled Other Clubs. M

There is no more uncertainty abont the
opening of the State League base ball
season, so far as Shenandoah is con
cerned Our team will be on the dfa-
mond next Wednesday and will play its.
two opening games in Shenandoah. ALI
negotiations for the transfer of the
games scheduled for next Wednesday and
Thursday to Pottsville have fallen
through and our people may now pre-
pare for the opening of the season on the
old grounds at the Trotting park.
The Pottsville management has made
an unsuccessful effort at sharp practice
with the home management. When
Manager Smith was here last Wednesday
it was agreed that the first Two games
would be played at Pottsville. The only
question was as to what Smith would pay
the Shenandoah management for the four
successive games at the county seat.
From that time there was constant
dickering by Smith, but this morning
| Manager Brennan received letter from
Secretary Meyer, of the Pottsville club,
stating that on second thought, his club
had concluded that it was better to open
the season at Shenandoah and that the
club would be on hand next Wednesday
to play the first game.
The home management looks upon this
notification as a consummation of a
piece of trickery on the part of the Potts
Vile management, but It has failed to
carry. The Pottsyille people thought
they had the home management in a hole
| They dickered for the transfer of the
games almost up to the last moment and
| then declared the negotiations off, sup
posing that the Shenandoahs would be
without uniforms, that the fence Of the
grounds could not be replaced in time,
and that by other embarrassments the
home team would not be able to get ready
to play here on Wednesday and Thursday,
which would result in the first two games
being forfeited to the visitors. In this
the Jail birds are foiled. The suits for
the home team were shipped from Boston
today and tomorrow gang of men will
put the fence at the grounds in condition.
Everything will be in readiness for the
| first game to open at $3.50 next Wednes-
day afternoon.
The home management feels very sore
over the trick that was attempted. Shen-
andoah is scheduled to play at Carbon,
dale next Monday and Tuesday and at
Hazleton on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Pottsvilles are scheduled to play at
Hazleton on Monday and Tuesday and at
Carbondale the next two days. In an
ticipation of large crowd to be attracted
| by the Wild West show to it's town next
Monday, the Pottsville management tried
to get Shenandoah to play Hazleton on
Monday and Tuesday, so that the Car
bondale CLUB could play the two days at
Pottsville Manager Brennan tacitly
agreed to this, but now has notified
Manager Smith that the schedule is a
good thing to stand by and has notified
the management at Carbondale
that his club will be at that
place next Monday and Tuesday
to play the scheduled games. BY this
decision the Pottsvilles will have to play
away from home next Monday and Tues.
day, unless they can induce the Hazletons
to change their schedule.
William Ford, of Augusta, Georgia,
has been signed as catcher for the home
team.
Kennedy, the Brooklyn catcher, tele,
graphed Manager Brennan this morning
that he would return here this evening.
There is excellent reason for believing
that Shenandoah will show up in excel.
lent shape on the diamond this season.
Strouse for stick pins.