The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-11
PLAYERS ARE REPORTING
Other Evidences That the Baseball
Season Is Here.
PRACTICE GAMES NEXT WEEK
Harmonious Feeling Between Players
and Management Improvement at
the park-home Uniforms VIII
Dc Blus In Color.

nSalkS Vi MduuSSi
few PLAYERS who have reported. Inc
bright warm sunshine had much to DO
With il as IL gave the management ana
nlayers n very forcible reminder or the
festivity to come.
Hess. Mullarkey and Chiles. VINO
have been here for sometime. and Ward
and Eagan, who arrived Tuesday and
Thursday respectively, were out at the
grounds during the afternoon ana gave
themselves an impromptu seance OF
frisky practicing. Chiles gave an IN
dicatiOn of how he was feeling ny pat
ting the ball four times over the CEN
tertield fence from a point near the
plate. When 1t Is remembered that the
fence Is thirty feet farther from the
fence than last season the fact VIII
be realized that Chiles is not suffering
from spring fever. Hess and Null
larkey. too. show the benefits of sew
eral weeks faithful training Easah
and Ward are in the best of ordinary
condition, but have not yet got the
kinks out of their elbows and knees.
HERE OR EN- ROUTE.
Gets, one of the bunch of untried
colts, arrived Thursday night from
Waterloo. Ind, and Pitcher Stemmill.
VI Maryland, and Outfielder Flack. OF
league. reached here during yesterday.
All the other players are expected to-
day, excepting Power, who still holds
out a bluff for more salary; Tommy
johnson, who left San Francisco
Wednesday. and Mcguire. of Trenton.
who will join the club ca the trip.
The WORK oi renCNating the grounds
end buildings Is progressing satisiac-
toiilly and will surely De finished by
the 9th. when the team returns from
the practice jaunt up East the
grounds are completely enclosed, ana
the addition OF nfty feet TO the width
and thirty feet 10 the depth gives the
property the appearance of bigness I'M
mediately o.. passing through the gate
The new diamond can already be
seen in outline as the sod has been re-
moved and the earth Is ready for rak-
ing, rolling and marking, Each OF the
.utfield territories has been Increased
in size BY the new limits OF the park.
The hills ana valleys which did much
last year To reduce the average or
Scranton's outfielders will be rolled Hat
by g steam road roller within few
days.
Among the players there is feeling
Of satisfaction and confidence In the
owners and Manager McDermott. This
feeling Of contentmen. is bound TO
prove valuable factor III Scranton S
favor, Tor no matter how good Il lot Of
men are contained In club, they cam
not play winning ball If subjected TO a
picayrne business policy and ill-trea.-
men. This was proved last year when
AT the start ana on paper the Scranton
team was heralded as Il promising cam
didate for first division honOrs.
Bal. PLAYERS are human" said Pete
Lagan yesterday. ''and will resent bad
treatment or respond to kind treatinen.
Just the same as other people. TIE
public thinks wee a harum- scarlm
lol--well, We are. II treated as Ill ten.
tots by our employers. and so would
any class Of men be under the sa ne cir
rumstances. Last year is gon' and |
haven't any kick 10 make for publicG-
ton but l want Il tell yor the boys
are tickled over this year, prospects.
We feel that we are gOin to be wei!
treated, we'll paid and we'll cared for,
and there viii he tons good, honest
work where last year mere were tons
of grumbling, lost heirt and dissatis-
faction. The point Is, We are now
working for men wlo realize that the
best results will c-.ne from kind treat
fnent toward us and you will find that
al, tn, boys vii show their apprecia
ton ly doing nei.' besr. ] will be more
einl'.atlc an. sa: that amy player on
the team Nho betravS The kindness
shown hiu will incu.' the will of the
ntner pieces before the management
Is on to lin. That goes, too
IT ISN'T A JOLLY.
p'te Eagan has never been accused
Of being a jollier or overly talkative
,or was he talking TO the grandstand
He freely and unconsciously expressed
the sentiment of all base ball players
whose opinion on the matter is echoed
by the cranks.
In selecting the uniforms, blue has
been chosen for home games and gray
for the games abroad. The blue suits
win be lettered in white; the caps viii
he Of the golf college style; the stock
inss Will be of maroon color. The sam.
style of caps and the same coloret
stockings will be worn with the gray
uniforms. Last year the blue uniform.
We're worn away from home.
1t should not be inferred that blue
has been adopted this season for tn,
home games because Of superstition
The team il new one and color won
change luck to good or bad. 1t Is goot
or bad ball playing that will deter
mine Scranton's position In the race
And this suggests again the harmoni
Gus feeling between the players ans
the management The latter have ant
Will do more than management usual
ly does. If the players prove compe
tent, and there's no doubt they will d,
their best. Scranton's only excuse 70
not being near the head of the list will
be- poor material. 1t Is with this feel
Ing that public which suffered lon,
Under the old regime says let the bant
play.
Already "the midway" as the lat
q cd eli, 4
nue.. gives evidence of the approachin
season Players and cranks congre
gate there and discuss the all.absorb
Ing topic, "Scranton's Chances" Cub