The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-13
SCRANTON CLUB
IS HOME AGAIN
Toronto Begins a Three-Day Series
Here This Afternoon.
NEW FACES ARE ON THE TEAM
Frank Moss. Late with Soracuse, and
'BiIr" Massey Will Play Today.
Hickey. u Canada Player, Is Signed.
At Least Three Players to BE Re.
leased,

After a disastrous trip up north the
Scranton club has returned home for a
stay of two weeks. The first series at
Athletic park will be with Toronto, be-
ginning this afternoon at 3.45 o'clock.
Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse will
then be here in the order named for
three games each.
Two new faces will be seen on the
team, beginning today; one is Short
stop Frank Moss, and the other is big
"Bilr' Massey, first baseman. Neither
player needs any introduction to the
cranks. Moss has been with Syracuse
for two years and has been touted as
one Of the fastest shortstops in the
league until about two weeks ago, when
he and Owncr-Manager Kuntzsch had
Il falling out. Then Moss lost heart, he
was wrongfully criticized by the Syra-
cuse writer's and it all ended in his being
henched six days ago. kuntzsch finally
released him and Griffin was not slow
to sign him.
MASSEY IN FORM.
Massey, who is no stranger in Scran-
ton. having played here on the state
league team. has been getting into form
recently and batting and covering the
bag as he did two years ago when
Scranton and all it contained We're at
his feet.
Ward, who has been here several days
trying to cure Il strained stomach, will
probably play second Mcguire will
cover third his old and natural position
and one that he can fill better than
short. The outiield will be as usual.
Brown and Bowerman will be the bat
terry.
Griffin has also secured Third Base
man Hickey from Gault, of the Canada
league With such surplus of players
it is positive several of them will be re-
leased at once. As to who these will be.
Manager Griffin will consult with the
owners today. Ward, Keister, Hutch
inson. Mcguire and Outcault are the
five from among wnom two intielders
and q catcher will have to be dropped.
The following players returned home
Tuesday night and in advance of the
team, which played at Auburn yester-
day: Berger, Brown, Johnson, Gilion,
Moss and Hutchinson. Ward and Out
cault have been here for several days.
GAFFNEY WILL UMPIRE.
Umpire John Gaffney, the king OF
them all. has been taken back on the
Eastern league staff and will umpire
the fIst two series at least in this
city. Gaffney's last discharge was not
on moral grounds as was at first sup
posed. He failed to report at q game
i'm Buffalo though he was in that city
at the time. His action was due to
some trouble he had had a short time
previously with Captain Fields of the
Buffalo club. President Powers did
not know of this when he dismissed
the veteran umpire. He learned the
truth later, however, and the re-en-
gagement is Gaffney's vindication.
His re-appearance looks as though
Joe Horning will be dismissed.
Larry Kettrck has been assigned
to Wilkes Barre. He was in Scranton
last night. The Scranton umpire has
given satisfaction wherever he has
appeared, Springfield excepted, and
his trouble there was mainly due to
some misunderstanding he had in that
city with base ball writer two years
ago. Elsewhere Larry has been de-
servedly praised. His work Is being
less criticised than is that of Doescher
or SWartwOod.