The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-21

Clarke s the other day at a Jacksonville
hotel the other day because Dad batted
left-handed. and dnring dinner used his
knife instead Of his fork.
Hassamatter. Wright. Semple. Jacobs,
Dan MacFarland. Herman and half u
dozen others are being disposed OF by
Louisville. some by release. some by sale.
and the rest by farming. Shannon has
SHOWN himself the superior Of Collins Mt
third. and Eustace is the best man Louis
vile has ever had At short.-Ex.
Anson's long life on the diamond Is cred
ited to the fact that he takes q great deal
OF running exercise. thus keeping. the
muscles Of his legs pliable and the boly
hard IN general. Now at the age OF about
large majority Of young bioods in the bus.
mess when 1t comes to a question OF en-
durance.
1t has been stated on reliable authority
that the Philadelphia magnates have made
tons, 70 play for the team. 1t Ii also said
that they would give with bonus the SER
vices OF Pitcher Taylor. The Phillies have
been weak at first for the past two seasons
and are anxious to secure u good man for
the place.
The Interstate base ball league seems to
have fallen through. At Wednesdays
meeting at Wheeling the representatives
Of the New Castle and Youngstown clubs
did not put In an appearance and the rep
resentatives Of the Fort Wayne and To-
led0 clubs on this account withdrew from
the association and will enter the Michi-
gan State league.
CONSIDERABLY referred to Herr
Kuntszsch: Doyle made a beautiful long
head foremost slide to the base. just for
practice. The boys applauded the slide,
and one remarked: That is somethtpg
Carey did not do all last season. Base
running Is one of the most important
things in base ball. and as u base run
ner Doyle is as strong as Carey was
weak"
About Pitcher Herr. the Roanoke corre-
says: II see where Eddie Herr, a st.
Louis boy, who was with Norfolk last
season. has signed with Scranton In the
Eastern league. He was very popular In
Virginia last season and his many friends
here think that he will do well with Scran-
ton. He Is good pitcher. has good curves.
lots of speed and 10 very steady"
Louisville. the club tipped 10 do wonders.
has not yet selected third baseman or
short stop. 1t has four candidates for
each position and the proper man is ex-
pected to be found during the preliminary
season. When 1t Is considered that "Big
Bill Hasamaer has pretty good chance
for short stop the strength OF the team can
q big mistake when he let that steady. ev-
ery-day in. .the-week player, Jimmy Dom
will stand pat with last years teams, the
nelly, slip through his hands
kid" Gleason is authority for the state
ment that Dad Clarke was insulted by
FLORIDA hotel keeper" says Charley Ab-
bey. when the Giants reached Jackson
vile. and Clarke's room in the hotel was
assigned him. Gleason printed a placard
reading: Ball Player Clarke: Don't blow
out the gas and stuck It on the door Of
Clarke's room. Dad threatened to wipe
up the floor Of the hotel Office with the
shape Of the proprietor, but Arthur Irwin
interfered and explained that some one
enough" said Dad. land want desc guys
to quit picking me out for a mark"
The BUFFALO base ball club will not play
any exhibition games this year according
to Manager Rowe. but will. like Louisville.
practice several weeks at home before the
regular season in order to get in good
shape. II the men who are now signed do
not come up to expectations they will be
kept but very short time. as Mr.. Rowe
says that after the season opens and the
National league clubs get tired OF carrying
twenty and thirty men there will be many
good ball player who will get his release
simply because he does not care to warm
bench in the big clubs when he may be
taking part in minor league games and
making a reputation for himself.
The Springfield Union says: ut appears
that there Is string on Pitcher Brown.
of the Scranton club. who really belongs to
Baltimore. according to scranton au-
thority, and is to be returned to the ORR
oles at the end of this eason. He Is Far
mer Brown them" The Union man and
his authority are in error. In 1895 Brown
was farmed to Scranton, but jumped the
club because Of trouble with Barnie and
went into the Virginia league under an
alias. lie owed Baltimore $3.50 for money
advanced In 1891. Manager McDermott
went to Baltimore nearly three months
ago and by paying the debt Of $50 secured
Brown Internationally for Scranton.
There is no halter other than the National
draft on Brown or any other Scranton
player. How many Eastern league clubs
can say the same?
Thursday Ii was announced by the New
York Sun that bill" Clark. while fon-
ding glass Of forothy beer was detected
by Irwin and Immediately given ticket
for home. Yesterdays New York Herald
says big BIZ is still with the team.
Irwin Is a strict disciplnarian, and II is
said at the start promised faithfully that
any man caught drinking would be put
into retirement. "Bill" seems to have for
gotten that Irwin keeps promises. and last
Saturday night was caught In company
with glass of lager. which he was In
the act of absorbing when the hawk eye
of the manager discovered him. Clark, by
the way, has not been playing up to con-
cert pitch. and only q few days ago 1t
was decided to put Harry Davis on the
first bag. The unfortunate Bill asserts
that he is being unjustly treated. and that
pretext was wanted to displace him.