The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-10
BETTING ON THE RESULT.
Manager OF Syracuse Club Backs Up His
Opinion with MOney-ile Thinks iie Has
q Winner

Several interesting wagers were made
at the recent Eastern league meeting
by managers who, were particularly
loud in pr0claiming how their respect
I've teams We're going to walk away
from their competitors. At every
league meeting there are bushels of
talk and buster, but 1t doesn't always
happen that the takers back their
opinions with the long green. 1t was
different this year
Won Der Abe Kuntzsch was willing to
bet 10-dOllar gold pieces to cigarettes
on the Stars. but to please him Draper,
of Providence, and Buckley, one of the
Rochester big three" accommodated
the Syracusean with some equitable
wagers which were put in writing,
signed and sealed and placed in the
hands of President Powers. Following
are the particulars of some of the bets:
Kuntzsch bets s25 to $50 with Draper
good as second.
Kuntzsch and Draper bet s25 even on
the finish position of their respective
teams.
Buckley (Rochester) bets s. even with
kuntzsch and Draper that Rochester's
position will be better than Syracuse and
Providence al the finish.
Buckley and kuntzsch bet 500 even on
the season.
Herr kuntZsch was the king bee of
the betting ring. His anxiety To wager
anything from the hea dlight In his shirt
to his socks was based on the fact that
he had secured Reilly. of the Phillies. to
play third, and Carey, of Baltimore to
cover first On this twain Kuntzsch Is
willing to stake his fortune. The fact
that Reilly was a beautiful Philadel-
phia bench warmer. and that Carey
couldn't come within u mile of hitting
the ball for Baltimore, does not phase
the Syracuse man. SO there's bound to
be a lovely fuss when Kuntzsch finds
that his nice new eggs are of unredeem
able vintage.
While many of the delegates We're
putting on big front and making noise
at the meeting, a young, quiet ana un-
assuming chap from Scranton and for
merly of Fall River. was saving wood.
He sawed in quiet but with great indus
try. and said nothing.
Before the meeting finally adjourned
McDermott was the object of no little
scrutiny and comment. He excited the
others curiosity. A manager who said
so little. but who spoke so sensibly and
conciSely in his base ball talk soon won
the very favorable opinions of those
who conversed with him. He went into
the meeting comparative stranger. be-
ing known only for his record with Fall
River, but when the sessions were fin
ished the other managers concluded he
knew his business and would give an
account of himself and Scranton in the
scramble that begins May l.
In Syracuse they have the pennant
won already. 1t is much the same in
Rochester. Springfield and Providence
are very sanguine. Buffalo cranks are
uncertain and the same doubt prevails
In Toronto. Scranton is generously as
signed "a place at the foot Of the list by
several of the league towns, and but
little else is expected of Wilkes Barre.
The fact is quite generally lost sight
of that Scranton will begin the season
with as large batch of festive players
to pick from as has any club in the
league.
The players retained by Wilkes Barre
from last year will compare favorably
with those on any other team. So, ev-
erythinE considered, it is not unlikely
that some of the up-country oracles will
have good reason to hedge before the
season ends We're content to withhold
our opinion until June Is.