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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30

DAILY. A lantern -jawed, wooden-legged
old schemer with 4 keen native wit and
a shrewdness that has saved him from
official wrath on innumerable occasions.
He came down from Hartford. Conn.
70 years ago. as one of his enemies once
said with u bad leg and a bad horse.
and he Is now worth $5OO.OOO. Among
his other possessions are a farm near
Hartford and a big hotel in New York
city.
Father Bill has had to bear innum-
cradle anecdotes, because If they We're
not true they We're characteristic and
ought to have been true. Turfmen tell
how, in the old days. he used to make
his own wooden legs and carry in a
compartment inside of them tin oil
can. When the home made hinges
creaked old Bill. wherever he was.
would "oil up" 1t is said that he once
bet western turfman that he could
keep his leg in a bucket of hot water
longer than the stranger. The wager
was accepted. After they had kept
their legs in boiling water for a con-
siderable time DAILY became impatient
IL say, sonny" he called out. you
had just as Well give up; my leg Is
made Of wood"
"All right" cried the westerner,
cheerfully, is mine" The two wood
en-legged men shook hands and called
the bet off.
James Mclaughlin. snapper" Garri-
son. the Lamhley boys and other well
known Jockeys received their turf edu-
cation from Daily. Indeed, his jockeys
have made him more money than his
horses. A year ago his wife obtained
a divorce from him,and he married Miss
Ellen OMahoney. of Brooklyn. He was
discussing his marriage ventures with
an acquaintance at Washington last
spring. II had to give my first wife
$4,000 alimony." said he: my second
brings me fortune of 100000; l am just
$4,000 ahead of the game"
Days recent methods have aroused
such bitter criticism that he may have
"a little more trouble this time to get
back into the fold than he has yet had {;
but those who know him have an abid-
ing faith in his ability to weather the
storm
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
DIAMOND DUST.

John NJ Ward says he wants Baltimore
to win the pennant. II that is Impossible,
then Buck Ewing's Cincinnats.
The Baltimore club took in $4,000 in
the last western trip. and $ls,Oyo on the
first. which will more than pay salaries for
this season.
Says the Rochester Herald: 1.-THE crit
les will be surprised to learn that Wey.
hing has been released. He was paid on
and given AN honorable discharge Satur-
day night. 1t has been GENERALLY sup
posed since. Calhan showed up SO we'll
that he. weighing and Mcfarland would
do the work In the box hereafter. but 1t
appears that other plans have been made.
The pitching staff now consists of Me-
Farland. cailihan. Herndon and Easton.
McPartlin has not been signed and prob
ably will not be. At the time that Shan
non was able to secure him Easton was
also available and Dan decided that the
Springfield twirler was the better man OF
the two. as he probably Is. Easton was
not on the market when Shannon secured
him, but was under suspension by Spring
field for 'unladylike' conduct
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QUEER TURF CHARACTER.

Father Bill and his erratic runners
are a perpetual puzzle to the talent,
their inconsistent, in-and-Out perform
ance proving q source of many lCSeei
to both the layers and the players. yet
the sage of Hartford is not by any
means without his friends and defend
ers in the present case. Some OF the
very best judges of race horses and
racing maintain that Folley's apparent
reversal of form at the Aqueduct track
may be accounted for without any IN
reference whatever that Father B.ll
fed and watered the bay gelding be.
fore the race of July 90. They point
to the difference in the class of horses
i'm the two races, the difference in time.
and the superiority Of Doggert over
Keefe. as explaining the defeat of
Thursday and the easy victory of the
following day.
1t was on Thursday that Volley ran
In the second race at Auueduct ard
was disgracefully beaten by Sir Fran
els. Charade and Chugnut. finishing an
extremely bad last in Il field of four
The horse was ridden by keefe and was
heavily backed, particularly for the
place. The running occas!oned SO much
adverse comment that DAILY was or~
dered on Friday to take down his reg
ular jockey. Keefe. ana put up Dog
gett. Volley. In Doggetts hands. won
SO impressively that the stewards could
not reconcile the two races and DAILY
was notified that his entries were not
acceptable.
This is the third time DAILY has had
trouble with racing officials. Ten years
ago he was ruled off at Washington be-
cause of the irregular performances Of
Jim McIowan. u steenlechase horse.
He was re In. tated after the eXpend TUE
of much time and considerable money
and was not bothered again until Au-
gust. 1893. when a mare Of his called
Lizzie acted 80 peculiarly at Brighton
Beach that DAILY vas asked to retire
from the turf He was again Iein-
stated the following winter Many
members of the Jockey club have ex-
pleined since then that DAILY got back
by an accident.
queer old character Is Father Bill
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
POOR NEW YORK GIANTS.

The New York Recorder makes these
shots at the Giants:
Eight hits to four and still lost. Tough
on Sullivan.
Win the Pirates do the same today? OF
course they -.
Blame 1t all on Artie Irwin. Don't say a
word about the boss.
The chutes at Coney Island would be too
slow for the eX-Giants.
Fire the whole crowd. Freedman and all,
and bring on the kankakee nine.
The press agent joined the team In
Cincinnati. Have you noticed the difter-
ence?
Five straight defeats. and the manage
talent Murder!
That stereotyped report, 1--WE have
spent more money trying to give the pub
lie u winning team than any other club
In the league" will soon be in order
If ST. Louis and Louisville will continue
playing at their present go-as-you- please
gait, We are sure of tenth place.
If the Beaneaters continue sliding they
are liable to bunk up against the New
iorks. Then what will happen?
There is one club that stll believes an
outiielder is an iniielder and an inhelder
an outtielder-the New York club.
There areb etter days ahead for the
Quakers. They play three games win the
New Yorks at Philadelphia next week.
Another catcher has been signed The
newcomer IL Jack Warner. late or the
Louisville club. Warner Is u New York
boy
Washington refused to linger longer and
Yesterday moved so lar ahead that ninth
place Is now about as far distant as the
pennant.
II the New Yorks fail to win any more
games this week they will surely break
the Ice on Monday. when they play the
Orange 4. &. nine.
Any club from the back woods having a
few gold bricks In the shape OF players
for sale can probably dispose of them at
the Polo grounds after next week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30

fizzles. Yet could Chris reassemble the
best men of those he has had and lost
within the past few years. he would
have team. properly gingered up. that
could make anybody hustle. He would
have Clarkson, Stivetts. Ehret. Dwyer.
Hawley and King for pitchers; Peitz,
OConnor and Miller for catchers; Beck.
ley and Boyle-Beckley was with Chris
Western league team years ago-for
first basemen: Crooks and Quinn sec
ond; Lyons and Clingman third; Ely.
short, and Brown. Cooley, Mccarthy.
Brodie, Hoy and myself in the outfield.
'The best Of that crowd would come
pretty near taking flag or two.
couldn't they?"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
D. & II. OFFICIALS HERE.
To Begin AN Observation Ride Over
tho IkGad This Morning.

President R. NJ. Olyphant. of the Del
aware and Hudson company. accom-
panied by Second Vice President II. q.
Young. and Cashier &. II. Booth. all
Of New York city, reached here last
evening i'm a special car attached 10
the S.i5 Lackawanna train from New
York. They will start this morning at
Z o'clock on an inspection and observa-
ticii ride over the road.
The party was met at the Lacka-
wanna depot by c. K. Manville. Of Car
bcndale. superintendent Of the COM
pany, and G. $. Weston. of this city.
general real estate agent. All entered
oarria ges and were driven to the Hotel
Jermyn.
President ELEPHANTS car will be
drawn over the Delaware and Hudson
road by special engine. The trip will
terminate at Saratoga.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
POLICE MINES TO PLAYBALL.
Wilkes. Barre Challenges the Scran-
ton Guardians Of the Peace.

A base ball game b-tween mines N
the Scranton and Wilkes Barre police
men is one of the probabilities of the
immediate future. The challenge Is by
Wilkes Barre and was received by
CHIEF Robling, of the Scranton depart
ment. on Monday.
a reply has not been made to the
challenge. but il will be accepted. Chief
Robling placed the matter before some
Of the athletic spirits on the force and
they have concluded to play. The make
up of the team will be announced soon.
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ALMOST SHUT OUT.
Wilkes.Barre Again Went Down BE.
fore the Statesmen.

Albany. July 29.-By supporting Hor-
ton and punching hits, Albany again
defeated Wilkes Barre today. The at.
tendance was small, only about 400 per-
sons being present
The game was interesting throughout
OBrien and Delehanty made sensa-
tional catches. In the third inning
with bases full, c. Smith hit between
short and left field; Delehanty caught
the ball after a hard run, retiring the
side. Score:
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BUFFALO TOOK ANOTHER.
New Arrangement Of Scranton Team
Was Tried Without SuCCesS...Club
Played Better Ball, However.

Buffalo. July 29.-The Scrantons went
into today's game in changed positions
and played in much improved form and
Ii really looked for Il time as il they
would succeed in their efforts to win.
But couple of favorable decisions by
Umpire kettrick. u bad error on OBri-
ems part and u rainfall gave the game
to Buffalo in the sixth inning. Attend
ance, 1000. Score:
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WILKES-B S-BARRE.

Earned runs-Albany. 8: wilkes-Barre, /.
Two-base hits-Truby. Delehanty, Free
man, Keena. Diggins. Three-base hits
freeman. Left on bases-Albany, ::
Wilkes-Barre. II. First base on errors
Albany. !; Wilkes-Barre, 1. Base on balls
-Lyttle. Belts. Struck out-keenan, 2:
Bonner, Earl. Lezotte. Passed balls-Dig-
gins. /. TiIne-L45. Umpire-Hornung.
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DAN SHANNON.

Dan Shannon, the fat, good-natured
manager and captain of the Rochester
Brownies with BILLY" Clymer. the fog
horn idol of the local rooters were en-
countered the other afternoon by the
sporting editor of the Buffalo Enquirer
in the grandstand at Olympic Park.
After congratulations had been EXTEND
ed the eX-Bison for his good luck In Sc
curing such crack team, Daniel said:
"Of course l feel more than gratitied
at my success as manager and the
boys have helped me out strong. Tn"
!Sisons surely have struck u Jonah in
Rochester at least when they play
down there our men pulling many a
game which was almost cinch as
victory for Rowe's men out of the fire.
In Sundays game l had seven eX-Buf-
falO players and today will have an
other one for last night ! signed Tom
my Dowse. released by Buckanberger
to make q place for Sugden whom he
secured from Pittsburg. I think We
have a winning team. At least the
boys will try with all their might to
get the rag, and 1 feel sorry for you
Billy" and Shannon thumped Clymer
in the ribs.
In connection with the above Shan
non has no love for the Syracuse team,
it's manage or its players. He sail
that they We're about the toughest gang
ne ever struck and for human hogs
there was nothing in the world to beat
them. Said he: ITO illustrate what
mean by their seltishness l will give
you an instance.
I'VE were in Scranton and had to go
to Springfield. l believe it was. while
Syracuse was to play Providence. l
went to KuntZsch and asked him to GO
in with me and get a sleeper He said
all right and we got ten berths apiece.
When it came time to turn in what do
you suppose that gang did? Nothing
else but swipe the wnoie OF the lower
berths and leave us in the hot top
ones. Immediately hunted up the
| Syracuse magnate and gave him hot
| tip that unless there was an immediate
sneaking out Of half OF those lower
berths there would be trouble. He
| looked wise for a moment and then
went In and made his crowd jump their
quarters. In the meantime we were
not shy and before they got through
with us we had six lowers and four
uppers while they had exactly the OPP
posite. And to rub ii i'm a little harder
| gently slid into the berth selected for
Kuntzsch and myself and George slept
above me. We paid them back in their
own coin and II will be long time
| before ] give them another chance to
| try their grab-all tricks
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allied on account of rain.

Earned runs-Buffalo, 3: Scranton, /.
Left on bases-Buffalo. 2; Scranton, 3.
Base on balls-Off Gay, 2: Off johnson. ..
Home runs-Stahl. Two-base hit-H
Smith Stolen nbases-Goodenough Lewee.
Double plays-Greminger to Field. Hit by
pitcher--By johnson, 2. Time--l.30 Umpire
--kettrck.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
War Is ON at fIazIetOn.

The Liquor league at Hazleton. com.
posed of licensed liquor dealers. IL ho
on the trail of the unlicensed dealer.
and bottlers who violate the law. Or
Tuesday afternoon. nireteen arrest.
were made on information furnished b,
the leagues detectives.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
Scranton.Buffalo Game Stopped by Rain
In the Sixth.
EVERYTHING FAVORED THE BISONS
Rochester Again Regains First Place.
Albany Almost Shuts Out the Ali.
gatOrs..The Ponies Continue Their
Winning Streak and Defeat the
stars with Ease.
Yesterdays Results.

Rain, close decisions and everything
else cOnspired to have Scranton nicely
beaten when the game with Buffalo
was stopped by rain in the sixth inning.
Wilkes-Bar too, was a victim, at
Albany, and that saves us from last
place. Rochester see-sawed back
again into first position by defeating
the Grays. Springfield had no difficulty
In batting a victory off Mason at SYRIA
CuSe.
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(,nudour and Rogers Win.

Halifax y. s.. July 29.-The professional
double scull race was won by Gaudaur anu
Rogers. with Bubear and Barry second,
and Durham and Hackett last
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
HAVE YOUR
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MAOE TO ORDER B~
THE FRANK T. CARROLL CO.,
Goa, exen.oo. euuains WYOMING AVENUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Cincinnati. July .9.-Cleveland won the
last game of the series this afternoon by
punching their hits on Ehret and errors
by the locals, Score: R.H.E
cincinnati 100000
Cleveland ...........0U 0UOOO2O2 = IL
Batteries-Ehret ana Peitz: Wilson and
thinner. Umpires-Foremand ana Young.
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Percentage Record.

TOsDay's Eastern League Games.
Scranton at Buffalo.
Wilkes-Barre at Albany.
Providence at Rochester.
Springfield at Syracuse.
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Brooklyn. July 29.-lt was great battle
for six innings today. During that stage
of the game both Payne and Mercer were
equally effective. but when the time ar
rived for either side to make final ef-
fort the Washington club went down with
ease. Score. R.H.E f..
Brooklvn OOOOO14 - 10 !
Washington .......VOO0 0OOO0V-O
Batteries-Payne and Grim: Mercer and
Mcclure. Umpire-Hurst.
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Springfield.Syracuse.


Rochester, July 2s.-Herndon did good
work in the box and received perfect sup
port by the Brownies today. The game
was called in the last half Of the ninth on
account Of darkness. with Rochester two
IN the lead. Score: R.HE
Rochester .............0 90 030002-5 3 o
Providence .....0OlO01O1-3 9
Batteries-HerndOn and Boyd: Dolan
and Mason.
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Chicago, July 29.-The Colts made It
three straight from Pittsburg today by
hammering Hastings hard In the iifth IN
ming. the five runs coming after TWO
members had been retired. Score: RI. T..
Chicago .....90 zoo l0Ul o. IL !
pittsburg ..lOl2 90 II 3
Batteries Friend and kittridge: Hast
inss and Mack. rmpire-t.mslie.
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st. Louis. July 2Y.-By massing their
numerous errors today the Colonels gave
the Browns an unearned victory. Score:
R.HE.
st. Louis ..........1 0001 | l. 10 D
Louisville .......O OOVU2O o. 4 ~
Batteries-Hart and Breitenstein; Hill
and Murphy rmpire-Betts.
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Philadelphia. July 29-New York hit
Taylor hard this afternoon. but the Phil-
adelphians had their batting clothes on
and won out easily. In addition Phila-
delphia played a much livelier all-round
game than New York. After eight runs
had been scored on eight hits in four IN
nings. Clark gave way to Reidy, who was
touched up for q total of eleven hits in
five innings. In the fifth inning Il. clark
retired and Beckley went from left Held
to first and ulrich took Beckley's place
in left Beckley's batting was one OF the
features. Weather clear and hot. AT
tendance. 200 Score: RH.E.
Philadelphia ........O2 20 Id S =
New York ..........l 3O2 12OOV- IL
Batteries--Tayior and Grady; clarke.
Reidy and Wilson. Umpire-Sheridan.
The morning times., 1896-11-08

sun was red in the West or who up To date
saw nothing unusual in the rurfIed shirt
OF the English sparrow or the flight of the
swallow to Florida and the West Indies.
And least Of all were they put ON notice or
doing sensible thing by the desertion or
that particular sparrew that makes his
home in the exact spot in which the hnucc-
"iie Is even now engaged in thrusting the
htove pipe.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
III this sounds unkind the unrortunates
may recall the fact that even Peter. the
hermit, left Italy in the summer time. for-
getting his oyercoat and had his zeal rrozcu
In the mountains OF Turkey before he eo5
haif way to Jerusalem. People, however
VINO nave been banking ON getting to til.
New Jerusalem this summer, and who feI,
by the wayside might have profited by
the experience of the original Peter. who
made 543 speeches and emitted 900. sg7
words.
In the hour Of victory it becomes the
victors to be magnanimous or as sonn
thereafter as conv enient. This leads up
directlyto the Of a winter problem.
towit: the coal trust. Not more than a
ihoh'h ago the wise virgins, Of whom there
are more than ten III Washington, Regarded
Win PRACTICAL terror the fiat price of coal
There were certain wise men on the gold
SIDE or the case who pointed with pride to
the interference OF providence in the eIec.
ton which raised the price Of wheat and
paralyZed the silver parallels. 1t was
then weather OF exquisite sunshine, with
a promise Of fair hours for election day
The morning times., 1896-11-08

lite for u ho>p.l;. r,r uutagious diseases
iresh horScN De-, a. ,s,l ling, al least
Two new lli'.'r -, ~. =; c:>i,n of the
streets. better pay iGr n.:ili 49,. employees.
The arciiinE over .I.li.-.. vK ii.e tCial
extinction OF the AmacCstia Hats, the con-
structiOn of sewers from Rock Creek TO
Gicsboro Point. ana at least n half dozen
OF otilert things, which every ina n, woman
and child in the city was directly in
tercstcd.
ENGULFED IN THE CYCLONE.
when the election rabies struck the town
IN the dog days all these disappeared. The
Lakeland Democratic Club began to keep
open house, the Mckinley and Hobart Club
began to march through Georgia all over
again. Democratich h ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
down the street and up the street, not to
mention tn three great headquarters, which
are now looked upon as necessities of the
past
For two months the city was divided on
the ethics of one of the candidates making
a speech from the Capitol steps, and when
Caesar thrice declined the laurel crown
the next burning question was whether it
WAS too dry for Mudd' over in Maryland.
People who have read the late Thanks
giving Day proclamation have by this
time inferred that all these ponderous prob
The morning times., 1896-11-08
Winter as a Freezing Fact Compared With Economic
AllegOrieS and Financial Parallels.
PRESENT HOUSEHOLD PROBLEMS
Peeping Into Oak Chests at Embalmed Furs,
Wraps and Overcoats-Elbow to Elbow
With the Old Stove-A day With the
Moths and the Camphor

Il With the electoral college professor re-
moved as disturbing element i'll the
household the rest of the family may now
turn its attention to things less trans
cendental than politics and election bets.
-It is ture that the Cabinet slate maker Will
be with us till March 4, but that is a com
,parativeiy short period when it is remcm-
tbered that the free silver pow WOW has
IIasted for eighteen months without inter-
omission.
h What may be naturally expected from
now on till the close of the nineteenth
century is government 10y Injunction with
tthe old woman as the power behind and
fbefore the throne. In other words there
will be, in fact there already is, a return to
Che normal, evenifitisanirrational domestic
government.
\ 1t VIII he interesting for people to recall
f3ust where we were at when the political
lcyclone came along and swept the city off
fits feet. There We're in the first place fac
ttions on the questions of a Creamatory,
lower tariff for gas and electric lights, a
The morning times., 1896-11-08

lens have been settled and that we are
now on the high road 10 prosperity and
incidentally for all things coming 10 us
from an all-wise Providence
II is said that it takes ten years after
war 10 settle the non-combatan,s, but
more especially the cOmbatants who have
been on the losing side. This is evidently
not true in Washington 1t is possible just
now To hear The traditional pin drop.
Flags. buttons, banners, several cases of
beer and sore throats are now for sale.
The domestic river has been turned back
into its normal channel and the whole city,
victor or vanquished, has Eegnn 10 realize
the force Of the truism: After me the
blizzard" an aphorisiu slightly changed
to suit the present conditions.
OTHER REA ASoNABLE JOYS.
Here we are on the threshold of winter
SO far blessed with weather which has
not yet been cold enough 10 give a dat OF
crimson TO any cheek or nose. The first
real sign that there will be any real
winter this year at all was in the chill OF
Thursday night, but the succeeding sun
shine and warm temperature indicated that
the autumn was dying hard. The mel
anc.oly days got n set back, inasmuch as
autumn even this late has been performing
The morning times., 1896-11-08

the poetical act Of lingering in the lap OF
of summer.
With oil these deluding joys in stock
there is no doubt that there is a good deal
"f preparation already progressing in every
local household. 1t is human nature to
rInmage around in the late autumn in
the bottom Of long-forgotten trunks for
the resurrection of long-forgottrn things.
There are muffs and mufflers, and mitts,
ana coats, and overcoats, and heavy gloves
and certain wear which is worn out of
sight, which are even now being hauled out
and summed in the blinking glare of the
Weakening sun
There is smell Of camphor everywhere
and an investigation into the condition of
the things which died not, but have merely
slept through the long burning summer in
old trunks, old chests and family cabinets
and wardrobcS. In hundreds of homes there
IS consequent work of reparation and re-
habiiitation of garments (which are good
for another season." or it is perhaps a
little too early to realize on the golden
promises of man who has not yet had
the opportunity of shedding prosperity
from the White House as the sun makes q
new crop in the spring.
Besides there are myriads Of places where
there is prosperity all the year round. They