The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-10
BURNHAM AN APPLICANT
Would Like to Manage the Scranton
Base Ball Club.
PLAYERS WHO SEND TERMS
Peter Sweeney Wants S1S2.SO a Month
and Transportation from 'Frisco-Fu.
turc of the State League Is in
DOubt-.Mccting on Jan. is.

The officers of the Scranton Base Ball
association have come to the conclusion
that they will not hear from Manager
Hanlon until after the meeting of the
State league at Pottsville on Jan. 10.
There is a strong belief in base ball
circles that the state organization will
not weather that meeting, and in that
event Mr.. Hanlon will manage the
Scranton club. II. H. Diddlebock has
not yet given up the State league. He
still believes himself the central figure
Notwithstanding what occurred a few
months ago when Hanlon was elected
president secretary and treasurer, and
Diddlebock thrown out in the cold.
The latter issued a call for a meeting
of the State league at the Hotel Han
over in Philadelphia Monday, but only
b. f.. Zerr, of Reading, responded, and
the proposed meeting had to be aban-
doned. About the same time John j.
Hanlon, of Hazleton; William Sharzig,
of Philadelphia; Martin Swift, of Car
bondale; John Smith, of Pottsville, and
John Milligan, of Allentown, held a
conference at the Windsor House, just
around the corner from the Hotel Han
over. Hanlon signed Sharzig to man.
age the Hazleton team, which was
about the only business transacted.
The outlook Is Bright.
After the conference was over Han
lon, 50 the Philadelphia Record says,
declared that the outlook for the COM
ing season was very bright that there
would be ten clubs in the State league
"a nd hot oh MI a !, ,taa
Of $780, The league has secured protec-
ton under the national agreement
Further business of the league was
postponed until Jan. 15, on which date
a meeting is scheduled to take place
at Pottsville.
1t Is expected that here will be a big
hitch when it comes to putting up the
| $500 guarantee. Very few of the clubs
| that are included in the State league
| circuit will be willing to post that sun
as an earnest of their desire to remain
in the league during the season. 1t /.
| on this guarantee rock that the organ
ization may split
President w. l.. Belts, of the loca
association, yesterday received lettel
from Walter Burnham, of Somerville
Mass, who wants to manage the Scran
! ton club. He has had an extended eX
perience as manager of aggregations o
diamond stars. Peter Sweeney, of Sai
| Francisco, who played with Bingham
ton last season until that club dis
! banded and finished the season will
Allentown, has sent his ultimatum t.
Mr.. Belts. He will play at second o
short for $1S2.50 per month, and is ais,
to receive transportation from 'Frisc,
to Scranton. Peter will not be with us
| His terms are trifle lofty.
| The Players Reserved.
| Clark of last seasons HaZletOn club
is the only man who has yet signed ;
| Scranton contract. He will cover frs
base. The men reserved are Johnson
center field; Delaney and Quarles
| pitchers; Patchen and Rogers. catchers
Whitehead, third base. There is ever.
reason to believe that these men will al
wear Scranton uniforms next season
although a National league club is sat
to be casting covetous eyes on Delane,
and Whitehead.
An effort is being made to secur
| Nichols, formerly of Louisville, for tn
third pitcher, and Pickett, of last sea
sons Troy club, will probably pla
second base and captain the club
Samuel Mills, of last seasons Indian
apolis club, and c. M. Smith, VIII
played with Pittsburg, Louisville, an
other teams, are also applicants for tn
position. Nothing definite has been de
cided upon with regard to short stoT
left and right field.
| President Retts says that the clu
will have a manager within ten day
and then the positions will be at one
filled up.