The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-15
DIAMOND DUST.

Harper ana BERGER Will pe tooay oo'-
terry.
Willie Shannon has been given his re-
lease by Manager Burns.
next Sunday with the Washington Ma
tional league team.
Mrs. Tim Keefe, the charming wife OF
the umpire, travels with Tim, and wit
nesses all the games.
The Washingtons now have as strong
pitchers as any team in the major league,
is the opinion Of Nick Young.
Rochester defeated Cincinnati. Now II
Scranton defeats Rochester -. But The
thought II 1t makes ones hair curl.
When Theodore Breitenstein began
pitching for the Browns In 81 he weighed
1875 pounds. Now he tips the beam at l72.
Soden has offered to return Willie Mains
to the Lewiston club Tor $500. just the
amount the Boston club paid for his re-
lease
Dexter, the promising young outhelder
Of the Louisville club. was reporter on
the Evansville Qnd.) Tribune when Nc
Closkey signed him.
Win Mercer has the pitching record OF
the season. He has won thirteen out of
sixteen games pitched, In one Of which he
was assisted by German.
Bill McGunMsle is seeking free adver-
Using in Baltimore. He made cash offer
FOR Hughey Jennings that Ed Hanlon de-
clinde with grin and wink.
Waldron, Of the Pawtucket club, Is the
sensational outfieider in the New England
league, and is considered fast enough to
lO!d up his end in the big league.
1t Is stated on good authority that Rusie
is about ready to give UP his fight against
the New York club and will try to make
y, f.,,, I,t.
the fold.
Judging by the way the Eastern league
clubs are reaching out after all the avail
able big league material, the Eastern
league salary limit must be a dead letter.
Sporting Life.
1t is rumored that President Powers
wants Charley Morton for his staff Of UNI
pires. The ex-manager Is at home at pres
mt nursing broken arm, sustained In a
Tall.-Sporting Life.
Pitcher McFarlan will be a dead ringer
for "Old Hoss'' Vickery when ne adds q
few more pounds weight. He has the
same action, the same disposition. evident
ly. and walks and bats just like VIC
Sporting Times.
Ball players may talk back tartly to
ore another on the field, and give each
other a prod in the ribs during game, but
IS,
and are forgotten as soon as the game is
over" says Tommy Dowd.
"Unless the New York club takes imme.
date steps to strengthen the pitching de-
partment," says the Sun, 'the team cam
not be expected to move UP in the list.
1t Is said that Doheny may be unable to
pitch again this season, and Meekin Is
| suffering from a split finger. With Dad
| Clarke the only man to be depended upon,
| 1t is hard to see haw the team can meet
with success"
A Sioux City. Ia. dispatch says:"If the
| ministers of the city can secure the SER
vices Of the Rev. Billy Sunday, the ex-
| Chicago ball player, who is now In town
| engaged in evangelical work, to assist
them in the pitchers box there are pros
poets of a base ball game between the
representatives of the cloth and a team
| chosen from the attorneys. The latter are
somewhat doubtful concerning the advis-
| ability of permitting Mr.. Sundays pres
ence in an amateur team. but will prob
| ably waive their objection rather than
| deprive the city of so novel q contest. As
| 1t Is, the Rev. Mr.. Sundays consent alone
remains to be obtained before setting the
date for the game
Says the Post-EXpress: at is really be.
ginning to look as If those sad. grey days
of old. when Snap Lang and Cy DurycN
and Tim Shinnick, to say nothing OF Jack
Chapman. ornamented that fossil collec.
ton which was the sole property Of Ro.
chester last year. had come again. In
those days the talent knew well enough
:hat Rochester stood pretty fair chance
of winning out when one man pitched
That man was Harper Nowadays, afte,
repeated experiences of wearisome ami
heart-breaking description, the talent are
beginning to be Suspicious that Roches.
ter stands pretty fair chance of losing
when one man Is not In the box. And tina,
one man Is McFarlan. In other words the
people who watch the games closely, and
there are $4,000 of them, although they
won't admit 1t, all Of them, have deciG.
cd that Rochester, with all its fine aggre
cation of high priced stellar attractions
has exactly one good. reliable pitcher
Rob Roy McFarlan"