The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
Comparative Strength Of Some Of the
Competiaq Clubs.
WlLKES:BARRE IS UNCHANGED
Al the Other Clubs streustheusd-bsse
rail- Writer'S Place Scranton Last.
PrsdistiOns rs to the
Result.

composition of the club, whose person.
mel has already been published. that
the team which will represent this city
Is one that will cut big figure In the
field In which 1t will trot. So much for
McDermotts colts.
A glance at some Of the competitors
In the race for Eastern league favors
will aid in forming an estimate of the
comparative strength of the rivals.
Providence will be weakened at two
intield points this season. Rogers. who
led the Eastern league first basemen
last year goes to Washington, and big
J Jake Drauby takes his place. Drauby
had a tielding average OF .>6S, batting
.y6 last year. James Canavan. OF Gin
cinnati VIII take StrickerS place on
second and McAuley goes TO Washing
ton with Rogers. The outfield viii not
10. changed. II will consist of Knight,
Lyons and Murray. For pitchers. Eud-
GerhaM Esan, Hodson. l.ovett and
young player from the Virginia league,
named Is horr have been signed. The
team is strong In the box and outfield,
'hut the loss of Rogers, Stricken and Nc
Auley Will be felt.
Rochester one OF .he weakest clubs
In the league last season, will be strong
in pitchers this season. She has nine
some of them do not turn out puzzlers
The ntleld will be composed of Charlie
Dool,y ON irst. Dan shannon at second.
ollie Heard at short and Joe Mulrey at
third base. The backstopping of the
z brownies is to be well looked after by
Bnyd. thinner and White.
Manager Euntsch of Syracuse has
surrounded himself with gamey lot
of ball layers. who will dsport them
selves with credit If kuntZsch will al
low them 10 do SO. lie will bring them
together for practice, on the morning OF
APRIL al the PurL hotel. Newark, y.
j.. where they will open the season
The team will start cut with fourteen
men: after months practice two of
the lichers will he Released unless all
} i've new ner pan out wonders, as Is
| rdt likely. The Stars will play the
\ University. Hobart and st. Johns at
\ Syracuse before the season opens. Cap
(tain and Acting Manager Reilly is now
lin Syracuse. arranging with Mr
jkuntsch for the opening of the season
| There has bsen considerable anxiety
manifested among base ball enthusiasts
as to the make-up of the Wilkes Barre
lteam. says the Leader. As all the old
players had been reserved and thr.i
>Snames generally known. it was not
deemed necessary to make much pub.
If,n shannon second hnsa. Frork Rnn.
ne, second hos.. Willinn, r. ;Jior,ns
catcher. Jobn Wente, catcher. John
/ M.taho, sobrt Ston. Charles A smith
third base: Fred Retts. center fielder
Abe Iczotte, right fielder: u. r. Lyrlr
left fielder: r. G. Griffin. fielder: How.
ard Earle. first base; John NJ. Keenan,
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recently reieasea " 'he ltochester ci''
ail" DohheT nus peeil urai'eu ny 'il'
BROOKLYN -Natiohai League ciap' th:i'
making o vacancy AT second base, tl''
oply one in the team. For this position
negotiations nave bfeh going on viii
half u dozen good MN. and II is Cut'
1ikc.! that hrfore the month Of .Apri
grows N-ry old contract with as gOOC
viii have been executed.
All of the reserved players, eXcentins
Griffin Earl keenan, and ,,nIro,nurh
have signed 1896 con,rn.,ts retnrna,
them and the same bavs. noon a annrnve,
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,n'ir nest men III i'o,ineiiy' shannon
ai.a'.i . aiiu '"l'es whose places nave
'eeI nliea u. ilaterlai Wnlch cannot
ne iuukeu ull''l Manager 6ufhs triss
out tne team; ine general impression
vi papet rs 'mat oprlhsileld mas peef
more IMAM cred,table position in the
nrst DIVISION. me club certainl!
seems weak III l.s nattins talent, bu'
on h"rns reputation II Is positive tha'
tne team work VII! oe as good as thal
oi any ''up III the league. SpringnelC
mas arranged schedule or practice
gaihes Whlch VIII occupy every Week
d'y puti one from April IL until th'
regular season opens.
~ n,'na.o' coNse,yatNe JUDGES ae
coru tne Team nelu'ns ana hlttmt
slrehgIh put recognize tne clubs weak
hsss III .ie uoA any aht!cipate iacf
~ .ea'. ,,.h mUrh % w,l.en must eNist IN or
Ger 10 aSsuae success 10 any clun' 1
IoeS nv. SsI' m Sa.s " WAGER tnat I'M
Ais"'S VIII pe III '"e irst uNisioI'
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