The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-26
Mr.. BARNIE IN The CITY
He Came TO Consult with the Officials
Of Scranton Club.
HIS PLANS FOR NEXT. SEASON
Men That lie Has Been Negotiating With.
Frank Fox Signed as Pitshcr-Aftcr
Johnson, Nichols, Brady, Reilly
and Sweeney.

William Barnle. of Brooklyn. who has
signed 81 contract to manage tla Scran-
ton club during the approaching sea-
SON. arrived in the city yesterday after
noon at | o'clock and proceeded to the
Wyoming, where ne registered. Later
in the afternoon he had conference
with President W. l.. Belts, of the Base
Ball association, with regard TO ar
rangements for the coming season.
Mr.. Balnic was seen at the Wyoming
last evening by Tribune reporter.
He Is u DlSasant gentleman VINO mas
aad q wide experience in base bal
matters. this being his twentieth sea-
son as manager, q number Of which
were spent managing clubs in Baiti-
more and Louisville. His fingers are
covered with knots and lunches, relics
and reminders of the days when he
stood behind the plate and caught the
curves twrled by the only Nolan"
Jim Mccormick and Whitney, the old
time Rus,es of the diamond In those
days E1rnie made a record of catching
eighty-cCvr consecutive games without
glove or mask, feat that would make
sme OF rthe catchels who today use the
pillow glove almost faint to contem-
plate.
Barric Likes Scranton.
81 like Scranton, for it seems a thor
oughly live and enterprising city" said
Mr. Barnie "The first time | visited
your city was last summer when |
came here to buy Pitcher HOdson for
Louisville. 1 was then much impressed
with Scranton, and when j heard that
Il manager was wanted here decided
that | would like TO be at the head of
q base ball club in such a city. / came
and closed u contract as manager in
what | believe Is almost the shortest
time on record You are business
people here and it's easy to do business
with you. That's the kind Of people |
like.
Il came to Scranton today to consult
with the association officials and look
around the city. About Feb. / | will
come to reside permanently.
What have | done about securing a
club? Not a great deal of a definite
nature as yet. At this time of year
players are all after big salaries and
are hard to approach, but | have made
claims for a number of players which
gives us the right to negotiate with
them without interference from any
one. | will assemble the club in this
city about April Is and / don't think
there will be any lack of players by
that time, and good ones, too. | am
not making any claims as to the pen
haht' but can assure you that we will
make a desperate struggle to win it.
Will Get a Hitting Team.
MY endeavor will be to get together
hitting team that can bat out the
runs when they are needed. It's re-
suits that count in base ball and hits
are What win games. So plenty of
hitting we must have. I will arrange
exhibition games with Pottsville. Read
ing, cuban Giants and other clubs so
as to give the boys about fifteen days
practice before the regular league sea-
son opens on May |. That preliminary
practice will cure them of their stiff
ness and make it possible to begin the
regular season with a dash.
Il VIII try and secure three good
pitchers and will probably have an
other FOR reserve purposes. Delaney
ana Quarles are reserved by the club
as pitchers and Frank Fox, of Potts
vile, has accepted terms to plav the
same position and a contract has been
sent to him. He held Philadelphja and
Louisville down in magnificent STYLE
last season, and l think he will prove
regular catchers. and it is reasonably
certain that Rogers will be one of them.
| am negotiating with Catcher Ma
honey, of the New England, but do not
know what the outcome will be. | have
also thought some of securing Catcher
Cote, who did good work for Louisville
last season. In case we secure Hess for
the field that would also give us a fine
change catcher for an emergency. As
to Patchen, who played with Scranton
last season, | am not prepared to say
anything at present.
After Pitcher Johnson
y. G. Johnson, who pitched last sea-
son for the Lincoln, Neb., club, is a man
! would like To secure. He is i'm Cali
fornia, and | have Instructed Pete
Sweeney. who is out there, to try and
land him for us. By the way, ! think
Pete will cover short for the team. |
am also trying to get on track Of
Pitcher Nichols, of last seasons Louis
vile club. He is a good pitcher and
hard hitter. but at present cannot To-
cate him. will have a permanent out
field for believe it tends to demoralize
a team to change one of the fielders
every day To put him behind the bat.
| am negotiating with Outilelder
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