The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

ne CTiuks IT nome are fOOtl1S IOm
Power to get in the game.
The summary of yesterdays game don't
put Rafferty, in a shining light.
Globe Trotter Billy Earle has been given
charge OF the Dallas team. of the Texas
Southern league.
Cyclone George Miller. probably better
known as the human foghcrn," is now
n;a,n aiao of The Lo%;syiiles 5:Ssine tho noor
showing of the New York is altogether
the fault of the pitching corps.
Pitcher Jordan. of Syracuse, has been
let go by Manager Kuntzsch. He is look
ing for an engagement with Scranton.
McMahon, of Baltimore, says Mercer Is
the best all-around pitcher in the major
league-for his batting, base running.
heidinss and twirl!ng.
1t is estimated among the bookmakers.
turf reporters, and horsemen In ST. Louis
that Won der Abe is making $1,000 week
on his circus ring race track.
Latham Is expecting his ticket-of-leave
at any moment. Lath would be valuable
man to any minor league. He can win out
as outiielder and all-round jollier.
giving purse of 5000 TO some Cincinnati
charity on the day that the papers will
admit the Reds were defeated by the other
club and not by the umpire.
BIN" Clark, who was sold from G:ra1.
ton to New York last year and who has
been Oh the bench, has been ordered by
Manager Irwin 70 report in Cincinnati to-
and Harry Davis will so TO left field.
McGunnisle compels his players to re-
port every morning Tor practice at 3
o'clock. The Coloncls. under McGunni-
ele's control. are playing speed!er bali, de-
spite the fact that they threatened to bow
colt Dir. Stucky when 1t became known
that McCloskCy was fired.
To the average fan II does not appear
as If ihe Baltimores were spending their
days and nights weeping over the absence
of "Mugsy" McGraw from the team. Up
to Friday night they had won eight of the
ten games played on their western trip
Manager Buckenberger evidently meant
what he said when he declared that he
would spare nothing to get the right sort
release, but he wanted the man and pail
1t. That sort of policy will not go unap-
preciated by Toronto people.-Toronto
Globe.
has played from start to tinish in all the
fifteen games TO date. Ward and Eagln
have participated In every game, but the
ohe was put out of game at Toronto by
Umpire Swar.wood and Eagan retired
from one of the games at home on account
Of sickness.
Captain Adrian G. Anson, who has
through Al the years rested silently u,i un, IN.
to correct that impression Of his nation>
ality. The Ansons are English, possibly
of Danish descent hundreds or years ago,
but long settled in America, and old
locks like Down-East Yankee. The fam
lily has resided In New York and Michigan.
and finally at Marshalltown, Ia, Mrs.
Anson Is a German. a Miss Fiegel before
marrying the captain.--Chicago News.
Mr. Wiedman, called by courtesy an um,
pire. made decisions which he regretted
and tried to smooth over. AS l. smother
he Is as diplomatic as a street at meet
ing of the Society for the Promotion or
t,Sthetic Speech. He called things by such
far-dstant names that sevreal broods tt
chickens in the neighborhood Matched pre-
maturely from the shock Weidman Is too
good "A man for an umpire He should ne
in the blacksmithing business. or som
Judgment might find their proper reward.
His talents. at present are wasted upon
an unappreciating deser, Of popular op!n>
ion.--Chicago inter-Ocean.
Now, says the Washington post con, ~
the passing Of Arlie Latham. This
is Latham's last season in the
major league He must retire to the shoe
makers bench or bctake himself to Il
minor league. Latham, at his best. III the
prime and flower of the. champion st.
Bile man on the bases, ami one or the
creates sacrifice hitters that ever hunted
ball. Fl" was a comedy character on me
coach line His wit twinkled during tht
many victory was due to the dudes
mastery Of witty. combat titck, which,
of turn, at exciting stages Of the game,
often resulted in swaying the result In
favor of tine team for which he worked 90
hard With all his quips, conceits. buf,
foonery and persifiage. Latham never for
got that the opposition catcher or pitcher
whom he twitted ard help up for a marx
possessed feelings, and he never attempts
ed TO cut him to the quick. 1t can never
tleman OH the ball field. as ball players