The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-24
DIAMOND DUST.

there Is no means of raising the funds.
DIAMOND DUST.
Belts Is a pitcher that has been sent too
often to the well-see yesterdays score.
Huston, Meaney. Eagan and Bannon,
the comparatively new luartette, are DO
ing much of the good playing.
.Taking the entire Wilkes-Barre aggre-
CATION as a whole they proved a pretty
bum lot Of players. Standard
A Syracuse paper says that Wilkes
Rarre's pitchers are liable to arrest be-
cause they have no visible means of sup
port
A year ago yesterday Springfield was
sixth In the race with an average or .ad3,
lust .Os points behind their present work.
AT this time a year ago Troy was leading
at .6s7.
Manager Jack" Milllgan. OF Allentown.
has released his three pitchers ana Is
signing promising amateurs. Jersey
Bakely Is one of the released. Jersey was
Al Johnson's 5000 phenomenon.
Chicago will continue to play Sunday
games. a fine Of 50 per player for each ex-
hibitlon on the Sabbath scarcely being
drop IN tne Ducktt, Wv 30
crowds the Colts have been drawing.
II Scranton doesn't win two OF the four
games with Toronto and BuTalo. the cluD
had better make try for last position.
Such an attempt would be no more iudic
rous than the gasps anu houhderihss vi
the last two weeks.
Quincy, ILL.,, July 22.-At the close OF
yesterdays Peoria-Quincy game some one
yelled Lynch the umpire! and In an ln-
stant 500 men rushed upon the diamond.
The Peoria players surrounded the UNI
p,re, Frank Heath, Of Pontiac. ILL.,. and
with their bats held the crowd OF until the
police arrived. Several blows landed on
Heath. but they were not of a serious
character.
Washington has purchased the release OF
Center Fielder Lush. OF Rochester, 1or
1000. Lush has been one OF the sensa-
tional fielders Of the year. leading all the
center fielders and ranks somewhere
among the first batters. His batting Is
considerably over the 400 mark. He Is a
crack sprlnter, said to be about as fast
on his feet as McAleer. of the Cleveland
team, and a sure catch. He Is not yet q
years old. He will not be able to join the
Senators until Sept. l. however. as only on
that condition would the Rochester man.
agment sell him.
Amateur Bail Notes.
The Red Stars will challenge any club
in the city whose members are under 10
years Of age w. Edwards, manager; c.
Hughes, captain.
The Actives, Of Green Ridge. challenge
the Green Ridge Stars for 81 a side on
July 2S Sam Holtham, manager; John
Maloney, captain.
The Grass Cutters. of the West Side,
wish a return game with the CrackaJacks,
to be played on Gammon's hill Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Blue Mountain Boys will challenge
any club In the city whose members are
under years Of age. T. Watkins, man
ager; s. Thomas, captain.
McGinnis will probably be chosen as Of
fetal umpire at this afternoons meeting
Of the County league previous to the
Scranton-O Olyphant game at Olyphant.
The Archibald base ball team challenges
the Anthracites, of Moosic, to game on
the Archibald grounds Saturday afternoon
at 4 D. m. Answer in The Tribune. T.
Collins.
The Amazon base ball club. Of Hyde
Park, challenge the Victors, OF Carbon
street, to a game for July 2S at o'clock
on the Victors' grounds. j. +. Jamesie-
tier, captain.
The Olyphant base ball club challenges
the Mookics to a game on Olyphant
grounds Saturday. Answer through The
Tribune. ]. Pettigrew captain; w. Gil
lesp.e, manager.
The Recorder Juniors challenge the Crys-
tai Juniors to gone of ball at the Culm
Bank grounds on Saturday. July q. at
1890 a. m. l.. Sears, manager. Answer
through The Tribune.
The North End Stars challenge the Oily
phant Stars to game on Saturday, July
q, at o'clock sharp on the Brickyard
grounds. Answer through The Tribune.
d. Williams, manager
The Willows challenge the Violets to a
game Of ball on Sunday morning at $50
on the grounds they played on Decoration
Day morning. Answer through The Trib-
une. E. Schimpff, manager.
The Comets, OF Duryea, accept the chal-
lenge Of the Manhattan base ball club, OF
South Scranton, on Durya grounds
July g. 1895 at 2.30 p. m. sharp. j. f.
OBoyle, manager; John Mcdonald, cap
tain.
The boys OF Inc 1TiDuHe presS Iooh
challenge the boys Of F. F. Schoen's print
ing Office to a game Of ball on July q on
the James Boys grounds. Will Jones.
manager; All John. captain. Answer
through Tribune.
Tho Crackaj jacks OF Green Ridge. accept
the challenge of the West Side Grass
Cutters for sanderson's park Thursday af-
ternoon at o'clock. We will give a re-
turn game Saturday morning. Please
name the grounds. lanes Bradley, man.
ager.
Dunmore and the Scranton Young Mems
Christian Association Of the County
league will play here Friday. 1t was IN
correctly stated that Olyphant wouid pay
here on that day. The Dunmore-Scranton
game had been scheduled for Saturday
but will be played one day in advance.
owing to a conflict Of dates with the bl1
cycle races Of the Green Ridge wheelmen.
EXCITING BICYCLE RACES.