The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02
OUR team WILL NOT Do
Number Of Changes Are to be Made
at Once.
TERMS OF PLAYERS ACCEPTED
They Have Eccu Asked to Report NJ Once
TO Manager MeDcrmo,t-PrO Probable
MaLc.up Of the Club for Today.
Tho Power Matter.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Springfield, Mass, May lizard luck
seems destined to be the Scranton
clubs portion at the beginning OF the
trip. After making what was Thought
to be satisfactory terms with Hasa
mer and Hutchinson. of the Loulsvilles.
through the Louisville management
Hutchinson refused to play with Scran-
ton for the salary he received in LOUIS
willie. Manager McDermott learned this
before leaving Scranton, but had no
time to begin new negotiations.
McDermott has hopes of secur-
ing National league shortstop
who last year was the crack
player in that position in one of the
fast minor leagues. This players name
cannot now be disclosed for obvious
reasons, but IL he is landed it will prove
a big surprise in the league.
The failure to get Hassamer and
Hutchinson has lessened Scranton's
chances materially against Springfield
and Providence. still. Manager Nc
Dermott and the players are confident
of taking one game out of three in each
city. All arc hoping, too. that the men
will be taken with the same and af a
batting fit that overcame them In We'd
nesday's game against Carbondale.
They seem to think that Springfield
and Providence will run against trouble
II the fielding is as good las little
worse than ordinary" as they place
, great deal Of confidence on the pitching
department and a force of heavy nit
terS.
CONDITION OF THE MEN.
Excepting Maguire's lameness, the
condition of the men Is all that could
be desired. They are In good spirits and
| have unbounded faith In McDermott.
This feeling between the players and
| their manager Is very conspicuous.
| Happily, II Is a condition which has
| much to do with winning games
The Scranton club left home yester-
day afternoon on the LIS Lackawanna
train for New York. from where 1t was
| supposed New Haven and Hartford
| train would land them in Springfield by
| 10 O'Clock, In time for long nights
sleep. Springfield was not reached un-
til after IL o'clock.
There was a small party of cranks at
the depot to see the team depart. None
Of the owners We're present, all their
business with Manager McDermott
having been transacted Wednesday
night.
Pitcher Stemmell is the only player
left behind. His services will not be
needed until possibly the games at
! home.
The boys began their joking on the
train as soon as they left Scranton.
Tommy johnson was dying for q
smoke but the stock offered by the train
newsboy didn't suit him. He wanted a
perfecto or nothing. but he'd be hanged
II he'd pay more than ~ cents for one.
He grumbled about 1t until Dover was
reached. when Ward entered the smok-
er and handed the sufferer a small,
| stumpy cigar that had been cut off at
each end and which looked as though it
had passed through an April moving
day.
CIGAR FOR JOHNSON. '
Here, Tommy. smoke up" said
Ward. II found this at the bottom Of
my grip, and it's all right now-what's
left of it,"
johnson swung his feet over the back
Of the seat ahead of him. opened the
window, removed his hat and settled
himself for restful siesta. Meanwhile
Ward had told all the players that the
cigar had been partly smoked and was
found on the floor Of the smoking room
of the buffet car. He had trimmed 1t
UP and given 1t to Johnson to stop his
grumbling.
The gang didn't do thing to john
son but guy him. The cigar lies along
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern tracks somewhere out in Jersey
not very far from the point at which 1t
was lighted.
The club left New York on the
o'clock New York. New Haven and
Hartford train. and reached Springfield
at 1925, midnight, SO the boys did not
get the good nights rest that would
have been possible had they left Scran-
ton at 10 a. m. Some fool drummer as
sisted McDermott Wednesday night In
tween them they went shy four hours.
mer.
YESTERDAYS GAME.
Today's game proves that scran-
ton is somewhat weak. This
might be concealed but for the
fact that McDermott has accepted
terms of Bonner, Brooklyn; Hutchin-
son. Louisville; and Dan Mahoney
catcher Of the Portland club Of the New
England league, and ordered them to
report here at once. McDermott did
this after today's game.
Hess certainly won't do. Has
samer has been dropped, because his
, tcIIIiS are tOO uiSu anu hClIeTHlOll IL
keeping the wires hot tonight. He
wants the makeup Of the club some
thing like this: Mahoney, Rafferty,
catchers; Power, first; Ward. second:
Mcguire. Bonner and Hutchinson. third
or short; Meaney, Chiles and Eagan
in the outfleld. Bradley. Deitrick and
Hess are sure to go and Flack will be
an extra player.
Such a makeup seems tonight to be
the probability and McDermott Is de.
termined to have 1t SO. 1t will cost q
good deal of money but today's game
showed the necessity Of 1t. While
Scranton's errors were not numerous
the playing had a slOwness which does
not show in the detailed score. Ma.
guire was in the game with tive
sprained ankles and hobbled and limped
in a way almost pathetic but he made
two brilliant stops and evidently car
field fast and might hit well with two
legs to stand on.
The possible make up of the club ir
tomorrow's game is as follows: Ma.
honey or Rafferty,, catcher: Horner
pitcher; Manager McDermott or Chiles
first or third: Bonner or Deitrick. short
Ward, second: Flack, center: Meaney
right; Eagen, left.
TOM POWERS CASE
Tom Power was In the city today. HI
came here to play with Springfield. bu
as such action would have resulted IL
the game being protested. Tom Burn.
decided not to nut him in. Power ex
pressed his intention of leaving at mid
night for Syracuse to report to Man
ager Kuntsch. In an interview tonigh
Power said that he would report Il
Syracuse tomorrow. but that he vii
not play at Scranton. Springfield, h,
says. has the call on him. A. T. r.