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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Percentage Record

At Brooklyn R.II.E T..
Brooklyn ...1 u o u a. 10 .
Chicago go u . u "a 9 |
Battcries-Payne ana Burrell: Gritiit II
ana Anson. umpire-Laily.
At Washington-Frst game R.H. T.
Washington [ y ., o y l. q.
Cincinnati 80 o u O. \ .:
Batteries-Mercer and Farrell: Ehret
and Vaughn. tmpire-Sheridan
At Washington-Second game RH. r
Washington o q . u . l t-.. -
Cincinnati % u u q IL u
Batteries - McJames and McCinir-: /:
Rhines and Vaughn. Cmpire-Sheridan
At Baltimore-First game R.H. r.
baltimore 20 ~ q q IL
Cleveland ...5 3 u . o y lie IL .
Batteries-lloffer. Corbett and Robin
son: Young and thinner. I'mpire-Hurst
At Baltimore-Second game RH.E
Baltimore IL o o I o o. 4 Il .
Cleveland 80 o ~ II :, "
Batteries-Pond and Clarke: CIippy.
Connor and thinner. I'mpire--llurst.
Called on account of darkness.
At New York-F'irst game R.H.E
New York - . o q o. =
Louisville 20 q 3 0 > 0 o o. 10 .
Batteries--Meekin and Zearfoss; Frazier
and Dexter. Uinp're-Emslie-
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At New York-Second game R.HE.
New York II u u u - 2--S I
Louisville 20 0 . o. u :
Batteries-Deveny and Wilson; cum
ningham and Miller. Cmpire-Emslie.
Called on account of darkness.
AT Philadelphia-First game R.H.E.
Philadelphia ) 3 0 . 0 is IA =
St. Louis 800 0 0 0 0 l o. 5
Batteries-North and Boyle; Hart and
Mcfarland. Cmpires - Henderson and
Campbell.
At Philadelphia-Second game R.H.E
Philadelphia . 2 2 0 0 0 o. 13 |
ST. Louis ....3 D l. IS l
Batteries-Keener and Grady; Breiten-
stein and Murphy. Umpires-Henderson
and Campbell
At Boston RH.E.
Boston ......0 0 0 0 . 8 all II l
I'itSsburg ..3 = o 0 0-7 2
Batteries-Sullivan, KlobendanZ and
Bergen; Killen, Hughey and Sugden. Cm-
pire--Lynch.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
ROCHESTER,.

Earned runs--Wilkcs- Barre, /: Roches-
ter. |. First base by crrorS-Wilkes-
Barre. >: Rochester, .. Left on bases
Wilkes Barre. ): Rochester. t. First base
on balls-Dn Easton, >. Struck out-By
I.aston. Lezotte >. Bonner. Threc-basc
hits-Dowse, l.ezotte. Two-base hits
Lynch, Bottenus. Bonner. Coakley >.
Belts. Sacrifice hit-E,aston. Stolen base
-Mulvey. Double plays-Alulvey to Doo-
ley: McMahon to Bonner to Earl. Umpire
--Gaifney. Time--l.30.
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BY ONE RUN.
Scranton Won in One Inning by Pound
ing Mason Out Of the
Game.

Scranton defeated Syracuse ycSter-
day by the short score of 4 IL ,. and
pounded Mason out of the box in the
first inning. Three of the Scranton
runs We're earned. Will" Of the three
syracuse talli"s. made in three separ-
ate innings. ON. was due IL a wild
throw by Maguire and another Is
charged ~ against JohnSou'S bad aim
IN trying tu catch Il runner mapping at
second.
Excepting q base on balls which gave
the stars Il run in the third inning.
johnson pitched murvelously good ball,
Notwithstanding the nine hits recorded
against him. He gave but one walk
t. first. struck out five batSmen ami
gave two hits in only two innings. Tho
only hit for more than Il base was Ban
mons twU-baggcr which should have
been an easy out but went safe owing
to O'Brien'S faulty judgment Delaney.
who began pitching in the second, gave
hut seven hits. His good work was
marred. however. by his generosity in
giving five bases on balls. Still he
kept Scranton's hits scattered and this
with the sharp and snappy work be-
hind him, some good luck in the iniield
ANA a piece of poor base running kept
Scranton from scoring several possible
runs
KEEFES OFF-DAY.
Eoefe was afflicted with the newt
able Off-day that comes to every UNI
pire and for the first time since his
appearance here was somewhat twisted
on balls and strikes. Each club suffer-
ed alike. He had his troubles with the
players. too, Bill Eagan, Ryan and
Raymond causing a stop and delay in
the eighth inning when strike was
called on Delaney who had stepped out
Of the box. Ryan was especially abu-
sive.
The three gathered about the UNI
pirc and kicked long, loud and vigor-
ously and gave Keefe an opportunity
t" display Il rare gift of quiet tirmness
which ended in Raymond being sent
to the bench to await his turn to bat
aud in silencing Ryan and Eagan.
who never before We're known to stop
chewing after once getting started.
THREE RUNS.
D'Brlen hit the first ball pitched by
MASON in the first inning. and Mea-
uey got three sacks and scored O'Bri-
cn on II terrific smash to left center
t.igan followed with II single, which
brought M"aney in. and stole second.
Massey was thrown out ut first. "H:iIl'
Eagan let Maguire's hot grounder so
through his fingers and the Scranton
tasan scored. A double play from
iHagan TO Raymond to Carey retired
the side.
Delaney was put in the box in the
next inning.
Masuire's wild throw to first in the
second inning, stolen base and q
single gave the Stars their first run.
and they Were presented another in the
third inning on u base on balls. a
single and "a force hit.
In the fourth with one out. Berger's
grounder went through Ryan, Berger
reaching second ON the error. He
went to third on Johnson's life and
scored on O'Brien's two-baser to right
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SYRACUSE.

Syracuse ..........n I u u q O. ::
Scranton ..........3 . q u = I
Earned rurS--Scranton, 3. TWo-bas@
hitS-p Brien. Iauuuu. Thrco-baSe hit
McaneN. Sacrifice hii--MoSS. stolen
bases Mos. Carey, i!annon. Shearon
Left on bases--Scranton. \: Syracus" T.
Slrucl, out-Bergcr. Johnson. W. Pagan,
Iahncr, Delaney >. harrington. Double
plays--MosS to krstcr TO Massey: Eagan
to Raymond To Carey; Delaney 10 Ray
monl. First on orrnrS--Scranton, l; SYRIA
cuse. |. First on balls-Of Johnson. !: OH
Delaney, ). l'mpir"--kccfr. Time-llj.
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Scranton won yesterday from Syra-
cuSe through superiority in the pitch
ing department and the same is true
of l;ochester's victory over Wilkes
Barre and that of the Grays over the
Canadians. The two games between
Ruftalo and Springfield were featured
by heavy hitting and an uN"r-abund-
arrt VI errors.
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EASY FOR ROCHESTER.
Won al Wiikrs.Barre in u l.istiesSiy.
PLAYED Game.

WilkcS;alre. Aug. 2I.-RochcStcr
won with ease from Wilkes Barre to-
day. Coakley had Il lame arm. and
was hit hard in the first four innings
After that he settled down and did good
work the rest of the game. EaSton was
invincihlc up to the eighth inning. when
the home team got three runs. The
contest was IL listless one all through.
Weather. fine. Attendance. 500. Score:
lrIII, ESP p,ppIr
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lrOyidpnrp.TOrOntO.

Providence, Aug. 2j.-Providcnce again
defeated Toronto today. but had q very
close escape from defeat in the ninth inn
ing. Both pitchers Were wild. The SUI
perior fielding support given the Provi-
d-ncc pitcher turned The victory. Attend
aucc. 800 Score: Ri l..
Providence IL o Z o . ] l. - I
Toronto O D U o y U - y 4
Batteries Lewis aud Coogan: Horton
ana ianahan. i'mpirc-Swartwood.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
Canada Victorious.

Toledo. o.. Aug. 1.-The Canadian
yacht Canada defeated the Nencedor in
today's race. The latter was two miles
behind. Canada's time was 4.lSJ0
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FINAL RUN SCORED.

center, the hit earning the run.
Meaney flew out to Bannon.
FINAL RUN SCORED.
Syracuse bagged the final and an
undeserved run in the fifth. Bannon
singled and went to second on Eagan's
tumble and to third on Ryan's life
Delaney forced Bannon on Johnson's
stop and eventual put out, with the
assistance of Mcguire and Berger, De-
larey going to second during the play
Johnson threw wild to catch him at
second and he reached third, scoring
on Eagan's single. Score:
SCRANTON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26

Breitenstcin. of the st. Louis club. who
box. apparently without exerting much
effort and being continually discour-
aged by poor support. is a master of
most of the puZzling curves and shoots.
which applied by his remarkable left
handed skill and originality. make him
a peer among pitchers. so that all the
league clubs have made strenuous eff
forts to add him to their enlistment.
Breitenstein was the first markedly ef-
fective exponent of the left handed
twist. of which he is widely recognized
as the master.
In the past years some entertaining
fish tales have been applied to base
ball pitching skill. Stories were told Of
men who had the magic to twirl the
sphere in perfect Zigzag course around
a straight row Of posts, but ii is almost
needless to remark at the present age
of universal intelligence that such Il
marvel never could be accomplished.
The invention of curving the base
ball sphere is credited to William Ar
thur Cummings. "a Brooklynite. Mr..
Cummings discovered the agic
through an accident. in much the same
manner as Professor Conrad Roentgen
found the world-famed Y rays.
Ii seems strange to hear that through
the id. throwing of half clam shell.
birth should have been given to the
trick which has produced the famous
Rusie l;hret. Hawley, Kennedy. Brett =
enst-in, Payne. killrn and brth. 1t is
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
PRINCIPLE OF
THE CURVED BALL
II Is Still as UnexplainabIe as Wheu
First Discovered.
MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY NO HELP
The Test Was Made on the Louisville
Grounds and the Experiment Only
Served to Suggest the Presence Of
Potent Undefinable Influence Which
Forces the sphere 10 Change Its
Course So Suddenly That 1t Aim Ost
Effects a sharp Angle ut the Point
Of Shifting.

4 base ball crank" is supposed to be
man who knows all about the national
game. He never misses IA promising con-
test. and can interpret every play as il
reading 1t from book, says the Phila
delphia Times His chief delight il Ia
boisterously spread his knowledge in Il
crowd of w-spectators, where he
poses as an authority on errors, and
especially knows more about outs"
than the umpires.
But Just casually ask him tn explain
the curves the crack pitchers conjure
if You want to hear him stutter. Try
it-if his untiring, know-it-all COM
mentary annuys you-it's the slickest
conceivable way to calm the roaring"
crank on the great national game.
In such a distasteful position, how
ever. the poor squelched crank will have
plenty of company Though the
squelching inquiry will undoubtedly put
u damDer on his efferN Nescing base ball
information. there is ample excuse for
his seeming inianiile ignorance, for
neither the pitchers who practice the
mystifying shoots nor the umpires VINO
watch them in their course from the
pitchers box to the hatter's plate have
so far been able TO comprehend the
spheres strange actions in space. And
10 climax the excuse for his apparent
lack Of knowledge. this living base ball
guide can manfully relate the vain ef-
forts of modern science to obtain a
lucid explanation of the atmospheric
phenomena.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
Percentage istcOrt. .
To-day's Eastern League Games.

Syracuse ut Scranton.
Rochester at Wilkes Barre.
Buffalo at Springfield.
Toronto at Providence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
EASTERN LEAGUE
BASE BALL GAMES
Rochester Wins Its Second Game in the
Wilkes.Barre Series.
SCRANTON WINS BY ONE RUN

Knocked Mason, the Syracuse Twir.
Stars Made Hard Scramble.
Torout, Almost " on at Providence.
Two Uid-EaShiOncd Games at
Springfield.
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The most commonly employed pitch.
without which the average twirl-r
cannot hope to be- effective. is the
''out curve" II is most effectively
produced by holding the ball firmly in
the hand with the tips Of the first and
second fingers tightly pressed to the
sphere. In being delivered the ball is
given magic jerk and slides across
ile tips of the fingers and out between
he first taDer and The thumb. The
in-shoot. though only practiced by Il
few of the crack pitchers for many
years after its introduction. has now
become almost as common as the out
curve. Its peculiar course is straight
out To the right for about three-quar-
ters of the distance when il suddenly
shoots in toward the batter. often TAX
ing him 10y surprise even at this late
day of hitting skill.
Batsmen are now becoming so fa-
miliar with curves and shoots that the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-10

was communicated 10 the police
department.
The following day Captain
Parker and three officers left for
Koolsu IL watch the little Sloop'
She was found OF shore and some
time atsrward boat containing
three men was pulled ashore
When they made a landing they
were promptly taken in charge by
the officers and searched. Finding
nothing = detail of men went out
10 the sloop and searched there
with the same result, From 4 ma
tive boy on the sloop the story re-
gsriing the plan TO get the opium
was repeated with the addition
that when the sloop made y tack
in order TO get alongside the Aus
trslia the wind shifted and the
sloop fell short,
But here is the humorous side OF
the story. A gentleman with large
interests in outside property and
cattle ranches happened to have
business in Koolsu the day the
Sloop was searched. As he led his
horse down the steep hill the other
side of the Pail ne met the eS~
Government employee coming up
the hill on foot and with his tongue
hanging out from thirst His first
request was for directions how and
where 70 find water.
After receiving 4 chart the prop
erty owner asked him what he was
doing on that side of the Pail and
received the answer that he was
lust out for q walk and then babe
his friend goodbye, but before he
got away he was asked, What is it
worth pound?" This OF course
was only in . joking way, because
the eS-Government employee was
never known to have anything to
do with opium.
When the gentleman met Cap
tain Parker little later he heard
the story of the search and of the
anger of the man he met on the
road.
1t is expected that the sloop will
be engaged TO meet the Australia
on her return voyage somewhere
between here and Rabbit island.
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much better afford to give the Sssa 90
SSkei nv the Rozrd thSu IL cSo The
s,methirg ov-- SSeo00 fo- The sup
port ~ The military. rhi> u rot >Sy
- fhS' See .uif-Srv = NJ No. sci.
TIE b., ~ ~ : y - i,s,i = -v.> Iith
CIT ssSV. Tn positions srs very NJ
~yor>iti- and ansuy ~ its duties ST.
very JryiuE- | QOe~ifca WHETHER a.
any ,iune in rSsi year. - much uuls
hS> hxeu given - by the present
:. md In -chol uisttsr~>
me T-SsIncs have been io0Ssr snd
Far ulu-s frequent. Committees hSye
given much time 10 school matters
sni / :hIuk thai the conditions ~ the
schools RECENTLY u1sv veil challenge
>otipS -i>on With former ysSr>
IN oouefysisu. sfio~ me ~ Ssv thst
I su neither s member % the SoSri
nor in it, employ gor in thsG o, the
Government. but I know whereof l
>gS4k. HAWAIIAN.
Honolulu. March {, lSSS
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-10
A Story About an Opium
Scheme.
CAPTAIN PARKER'S FUTILE TRIP.
rrsslts The Trip That rziie>i.
Disgust ar ReiuS Searched.
Around MaSspc fNosnt-ESc.

Opium stories have commanded
$ premium lately, due perhaps 20
the fact that the oontrahsnd stuff
has been drug in the market and
only those who have been hand
pushed for money have made any
attempt 70 lsnd il,
There was small invoice on the
AuStrslis, but owing 70 the diff
Guilty 10 landing it safely. the stuff
hsd 10 De carried away.
Before leaving, 80 the story goes,
arrangements were msde with the
owner Of 5 sloop 10 90 sroUnd 70
the other side Of the island and
take position in the vicinity OF
Makapu point, and then. when the
AuStrslia hove in sight, get UP
close 10 her. and the dope attSched
10 $ buoy would be thrown over
board Snd the men on the sloop
could pick It UP snd bring it safely
20 town
Ii Just happened that or Tues
dsy night about the time the
sloop was ready TO sail, : retired
csptSin who was lately in the en-
ploy Of the Government appeared
on the wharf and accepted an invi-
tstion 70 take 5 sail snd departed
with the party on board This
tset aroused the suspicious Of
Others on the wharf and the fac;
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-10
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-10

All iast winter Mr.. Geo. 4. Mills, Of
L=iSzDons Conu, IVES bSdiy afflicted
With rheumatism AZ times II vas 20
sevrre that he could not stand I'D
straight, but vss drz<u over on
one side Il Irie8 different remedies
Eltt1n2f receiving relief be says,
''until zoss1i SIX months ago bought
bottle Of Cbamberisin's Pain Balm,
After using il or three lays my rhe1-
matism WAS gone and has not re-
turned since For sale by all druggists
and dealers BENSON, SMITH & Co.,
Agents for 81. L
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General Insurance Coaraly foe Sea. River as
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Having established an agency a, Hun.-
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Agents fol he Hawaiian Islands.
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Co. Z. Il. McLean's Lecture
Saturday Night.
An EXCELLENT nlSC0U RISE
= TribaIe 10 Napo.s-oa-A Comparison
wiki weIiinEeo1-Four Gresr Bat
tie FSei6>-His Influence over che
Mea-x Division % Opinion.

What wss lacking in numbers
in the audience ST Y. N. c. A. Hall
Saturday night 70 hear Colonel +.
H McLean's lecture on the " Battle
Of Waterloo" wsS fully made up
in the enthusiasm shown.
The speaker showed himself
capable 10 handle the subject He
mss been 5 careful student of all
sfAirs connected with Napoleon
snd the famous bSttle which re-
suited in his retirement, In speak
ing n the greatest Of generals.
Colonel Mclean said 4:
Napoleon Is 8 subject upon
which the world 81 large is greatly
divided Probably IS $ man one
half the civilized world oontemn.
sbhor and view many OF his sets
with horror, while the other hall
praise, admire and almost deify.
But the whole world is almost
unanimous thst- IS s soldier. he
stands without : peer. His almost
eeAseless activity, his trznscendent
genius on the battle field. his light
ming military instinct, place him
fsr beyond sny soldier Of ancient
Or modern times"
The speaker questioned the
history Of Alexander the Great,
wherein he was credited with
having defeated 100000 Persians
with sn srmy Of 5000. He spoke
Of Wellington and MS victories,
but the iron duke 2nd the battles
he hzd Won faded into insignife-
znos compared with the Little
COrporsl- Those Of Wellington
were not the crushing victories ike
Marengo and AusterlitI. The dukes
opinion Of the great Napoleon was
70 the effect that his arrival on the
field Of battle was equivalent TO =
reinforcement OF 1000 men.
He spoke Of MS visit 10 four OF
the most famous battle fields in
which Napoleon's name has been
associated. These were the Pyrz-
mids Of Egypt; Mzrengo, in Italy,
where anyone with instinct less
sharp than Napoleon would have
been defeated. AUsterlitz, where
Napoleon Won his most famous
victory. and Waterloo where, almost
on the point OF victory. he met his
defeat.
The speaker gave his hearers
brilliant word picture OF the battle
OF Waterloo. showing where the
armies we're placed and the DISPOSE
ton OF the men. He proved his
familiarity With the history OF
Napoleon and the famous battle by
giving the time and details Of the
Of the different sections
OF the army.
The audience was generous in its
applause OF Colonel McLean's ef-
forts 10 give s brief history of
Waterloo and the greatest general
the world ever knew.
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4 riding horse with saddle and
bride was caught in the vicinity
Of the boat landing Saturday night
1t latest accounts, the horse, which
had become & fayorite OF the boat
boys, was still tied near the place
Of capture, feeding on grass
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There is a Time

For everything And NOW the bresk
planting Planters sitter kinds
Hall Breakers Best Kind i'm USe
.old within few
We ohsves o the
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UPHOLSTERING AND FURNITURE
repaired by T. L. Thomas. 902 Sixth 81.
The record-union., 1896-11-08
They Spin by Hand.

The hum of the spinning wheel Is still
familiar sound in Block Island, a
quaint and interesting resort in sum-
fner and miniature world in winter, in
which the habits and customs are those
OF one hundred and fifty years ago. The
island is fifteen miles off the Rhode
Island shore and almost directly south
of stormy Point Judith.
The heads of thirty Block Island fam
ilies set sail in fishing boats the other
day and pushed UP the Thames River to
Oakdale, where they left heaps of wool
to be carded into rolls for hand spin
ming. The rolls will be spun and knit
ted into stockings and mittens for the
protection of the hardy islanders
against the bleak winter winds Of the
Atlantic.
There are times during the winter
when the wind sweeps across the tree
less land at velocity of eighty-fou
| miles an hour, and women take their
lives in their hands when they venture
| out of doors. The isolation of the island
| is almost complete.
| John Schofield established the first
wooden mill in Connecticut near Oak
| dale, where the carding was done by
rower cards. In 1898 the Block Island.