The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28
BASE BALL NOTES,

Easton wants u place in the state
| league.
McQuaid has signed with Lancaster. lie
Will play shOrtstop.
Foster the New Yorks new catcher, Is
now touted as the best youngster in the
country.
O'Brien, formerly of the Brooklyns, has
been appointed captain of the Louisville
Colonels.
The Boston club has lost two of the
brainiest players of Its team, Nash and
Mccarthy.
Rusie wants 500 fine RENTED before
he Will sign with New York for the COM
ing season.
Harry Smith. who was with Nashville
part or last season. has signed to play
second base for Buffalo.
Kid" Gleason prefers not to play third
base on the New York team next season.
He wants to play second.
The LouSvilles have engaged Todd, the
new Republican mayor, to pitch the first
ball in the opening championship game.
There were over twenty minor leagues
whlch began the season of 1895, though not
more than half went through the season
entire.
Cy Young, Theodore BreitenStein and
Emerson Hawley have been loudly herald
ed by some OF the press of the country
as the only pitchers that are in the 80. $50
that right here in Boston there Is a
pitcher who shouli not be overlooked
when big money-or offers-are being
passed around. His name is Nichols and
1t would take more than $4,000 to get him
away from Boston.-Boston Herald.
About thirty base ball players are now
In training for places on Lafayette's first
and second teams. Coach Davis met them
Wednesday night for the first ;ime in a
series of tr6weekly talks on base ball
stt T,f h.. f.,..s
ball team last year has been great benefit
to base ball at the college and the club
this year will be Il fine one. After putting
the base ball men through Mr.. Davis took
midwinter sports to be here on March 3
and as there are about fifty entries some
very clever work is expected.
Although as many asseven pitchers have
been signed by Scranton, IL Is not improb-
able that more will be secured When
the team goes away on its practice trip
the twirlers whose abilities are known will
be left at home and only the untried colts
Will be taken along. Those who do not
come up TO requirements VIII be disposed
or for the season to minor league clubs,
but with Il string attached to them so that
they can be had when wanted Horner.
Johnson and Brown will surely be left I'm
scranton while the team is away practic-
ing, but they viii be required to spend a
number OF hours regularly each day ut
the park.
a Carondale dispatch to Thursdays
Philadelphia Press says: A large number
or citizens met at the board of trade
rooms last evening ana formed a base ball
associat tion with s32C0 capital. The fol-
lowing officers We're elected: President, ].
W. fitzpatrick: vice-president, J. G. Shep-
perd: treasurer, +. +. Coogan: secretary.
George j. Fenton. These officers, togeth-
er with DR.. J. :. Niles Frank +. Brown
and DR.. J. j. Thompson. will cons titute
the board of directors. II was reported
TO the stockholders that President Atken
OF last years association. had agreed to
turn over his franchise with the reserved
players and their outfit. The papers Gov
ering these points were signed TODAY. +
w. Atken and Marty" Swift were elected
as delegates TO represent the new asso-
citation at the meeting of the State league
at Lancaster tomorrow and secure the
transfer from the old to the new manage
ment,