The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-04
PLANS OF SCRANTON CLUB
Players Mil Report Here on Friday
Of Next Week.
N'DERMOTT IS NOT ROASTING
But There Is Nothing to Indicate That
Scranton Win Not Do Well.
Practice Games Begin
on the 18th.

OF the twenty ball players signed by
Manager McDermott will report In this
city and on the following Wednesday.
the 14th, all but Pitchers Brown and
Horner will start on the practice trip,
which will include games abroad each
day except Sundays from the 18th until
the eth. Then the players will return
here for two games with the Cuban
Giants and one with Carbondale before
beginning the regular season at Spring
field and Providence.
Brown and Horner will be left here
to get In condition. as 1t is assured that
they will be retained for the regular
season. Johnson also Is a positive Sc
lection for pitching honOrs, but he Is too
heavy and predisposed to taking on
flesh to be left at home and McDermott
does not propose CHANGING his getting
insufficient exercise. so will take him
along. Mcguire, of Trenton, a candi-
date for third base, has election duties
to perform in his city and so will not re-
port here on the 10th. but will be picked
UP while the club Is en- route for the
first practice game at Hartford on the
18th.
BOX CANDIDATES.
Besides Brown. Horner and Johnson.
the season will be started with at least
one and possibly two pitchers from
among Cronin. Stemmill. Herr. Gets
ana Dan Mullarkey. Hess and Rafferty,
are a positive brace for change honors
behind the plate. Nothing has been
heard from Tom Power who was pur-
chased for first base and captain from
Syracuse, but McDermott is not par
ticularly worried over the matter. as he
has in Chiles, the West Virginian,
man who he believes can creditably fill
the position. Piggy" Ward Is sure for
second base.
The practice games will decide who.
from amor. Mcguire, Heller, Of Fort
Wayne and Ed. Sweeney. of Brooklyn,
will cover third and play short. Then
If Power materializes, Chiles also will
try for one Of the two positions.
For the outfield there are Meaney.
Pete Eagan. Bradley. of Richmond, and
Flack, the New Englander. Meaney is
the only one Of the four who Is sure to
be retained, although Eagan's chances
are favorable.
SCRANTON'S CHANCES.
With the two catchers, eight pitchers.
six infielders and four outfielders, Nc
Dermott Is satisfied that he can choose
II select party Of festive ball tossers who
will rise to the emergency of any kind
OF an old base ball pace that Providence.
Syracuse, Springfield or the others may
set In this connection, it might be well
to remember that last year Springfield
was very unknown quantity during
the practice season; but started and fin
ished the league scramble very much in
evidence. It Is also well to remember
that Scranton has the best financial
backing Of any club in the league. and
that McDermott Is man who knows
his business. Buffalo. Toronto. Syra-
cuse and Providence have the pennant
already won-on paper-by the base ball
writer's OF those cities, but pack OF ball
players, like men, are never known until
they are tried. Consequently, we will
not admit that any club in the league is
better than Scranton until all Of them
have played series at home and abroad
then We'll venture an opinion. and for
the same reason 1t Is asinine for any
base ball writer to claim for his city a
club that's q winner. Base ball Is too
practical a game to be bamboozled by
the nauseating bucketfuls Of gas and
brag which are poured into the papers
Of Syracuse in particular and Buffalo,
Rochester and Providence. Mercy
sakes; let's keep our clothes on.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE.
The practice, games scheduled for
Scranton are as follows:
April IS at Hartford.
April 16 at New Haven.
April II and Is at Paterson.
April 20 at New Bedford.
April q at Newark.
April 22 and % at Brockton.
April "a and % at Fail river
April q and 2S at home, Cuban Giants.
t-April 70 at home Carbondale.
In order to give the players a good
nights rest before the opening game on
May in Springfield, McDermott will
leave here with the team on the morn
ing Of April 30.
Meanwhile, the work Of refencing the
base ball park, building the addition to
the old grandstand and erecting new
bleachers has been we'll started. BY
the fifteenth Of the month the building
work will be finished and then the dia-
mond will be moved to q point about q
rod west Of its present position. the out
field rolled and the inf1eld made as per-
feet as any In the league. So by the
time the first games are played here the
whole property will scarcely be recog-
nizable' to the old patrons.