The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-03
LOTS OF base ball Talk
Something Of the Reasons for the
Dust Suspension Of Brown.
WANTED TO JUMP THE CLUB
Wilkes Barrc Paper CritIclscs Manager
Barnic and the Alligator Management
Gets Into Same DOnt-Chauses
In Position of Players.

Because the Scranton club has not
been playing winning ball does not sig
Nifty that the cranks have had nothing
to talk about. A losing team during
any period of the season puts the en-
thuslasts on edge. This has been
proved. since Scranton began losing the
four straight to Wilkes-Barre. Ru-
mored releases, n suspension, forebod-
ing OF n shake-up and benching or
two has given the undismayed crank
several cuds to chew upon.
Not the least surprising episode was
the summary suspension on Saturday
OF "Dick" Brown, the ex-Baltimorean.
The suspension will continue Indefinite
ly, to prevent his playing with any club
thatis member OF the national agree
ment. This condition may seem unjust
but the facts indicate otherwise. Brown
on two occasions narrowly escaped the
blacklist by jumping" from Baltimore
and Lynchburg, Va.
He was laying wires to do the same
trick here, and after being suspended,
spread the report that he had received
the worse of partial treatment by Cap
tain Sweeney and Manager Barnie, that
he had been assigned for games on cold
or rainy days and that the players
"kidded" him. Well, the players did
kid him. but only in the same spirit
that all the members of the club give
and take a joke.
An Explanation Asked For.
The kidding" expression was used
by Brown last Friday afternoon, when
Manager Barnie had him on the carpet
to explain why a few moments previ-
ously he had refused to join the other
players in practice play. Captain
Sweeney called to Brown to come onto
dressing room.
A week ago Manager Barnle learned
that Brown was preparing to depart by
moonlight and succeeded in bringing
him to his senses. Brown later told a
fellow-player that he would skip the
club and play under an assumed name.
When asked about the matter yester-
day Manager Barnie said that Brown
and his imaginary wrongs are not
worth talking about" He did say, and
emphatically, that Brown will find it
an impossibility to pitch for any ma
ticnal agreement club.
The Wilkes-Barre paper that was so
alert to roast Manager Barnie for de-
lay in forwarding last Wednesday s
batting order to Wilkes-Barre forgot to
mention that the Wilkes-Barre man.
agement entirely neglected to send its
batting order to this city on the day fol-
lowing. If the oversight was inten-
tional it was a childish piece of work.
1t may not be out of place to state
that Shannon was not involved in the
petty fling; in fact, Shannon remarked
Saturday that Wilkes-Barre seldom
conforms to the batting order rule, but
depends upon the players names being
taken from the papers.
The paragraph referred to demands
additional notice because of it's insin-
uation that Manager Barnie poses as
an authority, but did not bear out the
assumption in this particular instance.
Mr.. Barnie was the originator of the
batting order rule, but he may be par
doned for the delay in question. as on
that day he was worried and busy over
a players eseapade, which has since
been corrected. This explanation is not
so much for the benefit of the writer
of the petty Wilkes-Barre paragraph as
1t Is for the enlightenment of those
who have read it's unjust meaning.
Stcarns Will Stay in the Field
Stearns will play in left field today,
and until such time as Brady finds his
batting sight. Brady will play third
until Whitehead RECEIVERS from an i'll
ness which incapacitated him for good
work Saturday.
All things considered the two changes
in position will not weaken the club;
on the contrary 1t appears to be
strengthened. Stearns is getting his
strong factor in winning games.
Clark's reappearance at first argues
well; he has always been a strong
hitter and should be one of the first
to recover his old form. Smith usually
finds the ball. and by relieving Rogers
occasionally that clever catcher will
have the opportunity which comes with
rest, to find way to crack out triples
and doubles.
The management has lines out for a
pitcher to replace Brown. More cor
rectly speaking negotiations to secure
this particular twirler were opened two
weeks ago, and the prospects for secur-
ing him are now very bright. His
identity is concealed for obvious rea-
sons.
Pitcher Hodson has been given his
ten days notice of release by Philadel-
phia. He may be the pitcher the Scran-
ton management is negotiating for. If
he is not 1t would be good idea to Sc
cure him,