The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25
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looked happy, and no wonder. when he
took as the baltimore share of the re-
ceipts q roll estimated by the Boston pa
pers at about $500.
The Hartford Base Ball club, Of which
BILLY" Barnie, Of Scranton last year. Is
manager has issued a nicely engraved
invitation to the opening game OF the sea-
son In Hartford, Conn, April %, between
Hartford and New Haven.
club that's being defeated up east. In
heavy hitting game the Springfield club
was defeated at New Haven by II runs to
16 Six home runs were made during the
game. Practice games don't count.
1t Is still u question of much moment
to base ball players whether II Is better
to be signed by n National league CLUB
and decorate a bench or put your sigma
ture to minor league contract and play
the game. Many prefer the latter ana
they apparently are sensible ut that
Buck Ewing says that the most dir-
ficult task with which captain Is con-
fronted is to teach novices how to bat.
Buck knows that meeting the ball. not
slngging 1t viciously. is the 4 b { of bat
ting. But the novices cannot see 1t. I'm
pulse. not discretion. governs them when
they are at the bat
fessionally. Rusie Is in New York anu
wants $3,OO salary and the 500 he Was
fined to sign contract; Freedman as
saultcd reporter on Wednesday after
full statements: the Giants have been !os-
mans troubles.
The glim OF several of the Syracuse
date, as Manager Reilly Is dissatisfied with
the showing that they made at Philadel-
phia. He Is particularly unhappy over
his pitching corps and Is quoted by the
ically changed. Whitehiii seems to be
giving satisfaction. but Reilly refuses to
falo Times.
major league clubs were defeated In en-
hibition games In the south. You have
the umpire as we'll as the opposition team
10 light, and those umpires they dish up
on you down south work the Spike Hen
messy racket for the benefit OF the home
team. Anything to beat the major
lsagaers, That's he kind o. sontho"n Z,
SAYS Ed. Cartwright. It's the same the
-. .he methods OF that gang Of
natural born batsmen. The Phillies. devel-
ops the fact that they do not slug at the
ball like d prize fighter connecting with
The Jaw Of an antagonist. They swing
few Inches In front of the plate, resulting
in u clean swat, instead of T. conclusion
and carom Of the sphere high In the air.
by studying to meet the ball. the bats
~
rare art of place hitting.
Me Mahon and Hoffer were early season
disasters ~ Baltimore and as a fOrlOrn
hope. Dr. Pond. the college twirler was
even his own club members. he pitched a
magnificent game and won the same cas-
lily. Wednesday he again pitched and
again he won,. this time even easier than
Of the Orioles and anything that Physi-
clan Pond today asks for In the city by
the sea he can have.
Says the Wilkes Barre Record of
defeated HazIeton 80: Wilkes. Ba rre
played young GrOux, of this city, who has
been practicing assiduously with the boys
tor week or so. on second base. The lit
tie fellow showed UP magnificently, his
lielding being quick and clean, while his
single and double were timely and we'll
placed, contributing two of the runs
troux Is fast runner and stole two bases
on .Westlake with impunity and free
dom that was exhilirating."
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.
The Scranton Business college will play
the James Boys on the latter's grounds
at $50 this afternoon.
Amateur score sheets may be obtained
free by sending stamped and self-ad-
dressed envelope TO the Sporting Editor
OF The Tribune.
The Ivorites challenge any club in the
city under lG years Of age. +. Jones. c.;
L. Davies, p.; r. Davies. S.; ]. McAnulty,
lb.: q. Ferber. 2b.: w. Jones. 3D.; II. Cook,
cf.: r. Dickson, rf.; F. Foster. If.
The Magnet, Jrs.. will accept the chal-
lenge of the Sliders and will play them on
the Moses Taylor grounds at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. James Duffey, manager;
William McGerrity. captain.
A novel scheme for procuring uniforms
has been adopted by the Consumers. an
aggregatio of colored players. The uni
forms will be supplied by business con.
Germs. Each uniform will display an ad-
vertisement Of the concern which pur-
chased II.