The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-08
arrival OF HUTCHINSON
Has Given Added Confidence to the
js Members Of the Scranton Club.
HE Is A LITTLE RUSTY As YET
Hos Been Warming the Louisville Bench
SO Long That 1t viii Take
Few Games to Get Him
In shape.
HE is A LITTLE RUSTY As YET
Special from q Staff Correspondent.

Special from STAFF Correspondent
Providence. r. l., May 7.-One step to-
ward strengthening what is by no
means an extremely weak team, has
been made In securing Hutchinson. At
ter his long bench warming with the
Louisvilles 1t Is not expected that he
will at once round into good and even
playing form, but the hope prevails
that after little steady playing he will
be all right. That he IL all wrong isn't
evidenced by Louisville's releasing him.
as Louisville has released more good
players than any two National league
clubs: certainly McDermott thinks the
new shortstoD is capable or he would
not have signed him. Anyhow his pres
ence in the game brings a great amount
of satisfaction to the players and the
club will gradually improve in team
work.
Now that Hutchinson is playing and
assuming that he will prove find, 1t
only requires good hitting catcher
and outfielder and Maguire's return to
third to warrant the prediction that
Scranton will have as good a chance to
possess the Dennant as any club In the
league. This assertion Is not a wild
one, but is based on the fact that Scran-
ton appears to have the best pitchers
In the league. and a second and third
DuSeIIldu lMdSulIcJ dlu All ouliCiu
which will stand any comparison. The
outfield strengthened, the catcher and
centerfielder secured 1t is hard to see
how Scranton can finish below third.
The brief mention in last nights dis
patch of the effort of a minor league
club to have one of the Scranton play
ers jump the team will not have an un-
favorable termination. The player
will not jump: In fact he had no inten-
ton of doing so. but was very much
worried over information that he was
to be arrested for some wrong he Is
alleged to have committed during tn"
winter.
after him. He was offered $50 per
month, his board and all expenses and
his Indebtedness of S75 to Scranton for
advance money II he would play in
Hornellsville 1t was further held out
to him that the Hornellsville manage
ment had secured the assurance of one
occupying high position in the New
York state government that he would
not be extradited. He has been assured.
however. that the Scranton owners will
give him all the protection that Is con-
sistent with honor and regard for the
law. That has satisfied him and HOr-
nellsville will whistle.
Mcguire is the only player whose
physical condition prevents him from
playing. One of his ankles seems to
have recovered it's normal strength but
the other still shows the effect of the
strain it received in the practice games
and the setback 1t got in the one game
Mcguire played against Springfield. He
limps slightly but the injured member
Is fast improving. The players look
upon Mcguire as third bagman who
will rank with almost any in the league.
McDermOtt has not yet been assured
that the arm of Dan Mahoney. the
catcher whose release was purchased
from Portland. Is sound. Mahoney
knows he has been purchased but re-
mains in Winstead, Conn.,. playing semi
professionally. This is looked upon as
a clear indication that something is
wrong with him. as with u good arm
he was last year one of the best catch
ers in the New England league. and the
lame arm is the only plausible eXpla :
nation of his failure to go into strong
league with a manager as well known
to him as McDermott.