The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-01
MANAGER M'DERMOTF here
Nill Remain in Scranton Until the
Season Opens. .,.
HAS GOT AN ORIOLE PITCHER
Jack" llorncr Is Positively Secured b,
Scranton for One Ycar-Sixtecn Play.
crs. Including Five Pitchers,
Arc on the Club List.

Nj. II. McDermott. the new manager
OF the Scranton Base Ball club. reached
here yesterday afternoon from New
York city and will now make this his
headquarters. He is stopping at the
st. Charles hotel.
| Manager McDermott's latest coup is
In having secured Pitcher Jack" Hor-
ner from the Baltimores He has a
contract signed by Manager Hanlon
giving Scranton possession of Horner
for one year. Horner last season was
'farmed" to Atlanta, and is chiefly ac-
countable for that team having won the
Southern league championship.
j. B. Sherer, the outfielder, who Il
was thought had been safely landed
from the Virginia league. is claimed by
New Haven. The case Is now I'm Nick
Young's hands, and a decision in Scran.
tons favor Is anticipated by Manager
/ McDermott. who sent Sherer contract
to sign before he engaged himself to
New Haven. The latest contract was
made Thursday with Edward Sweeney
an inhelder. who last season played
i with the Bay Ridge club, one of the
strong Brooklyn amateur teams.
| Including Horner and Sherer. sixteen
players have been engaged. Six of
these are pitchers, If Pat Meaney Is
able to go into the box. but as the mod
est li:tle twirler has positively stated
that he will not he able to pitch, Man
ager McDermOtt is working on the as
sumption that only five of las men will
be pitchers.
Only ono More Player.
| Only one more player remains to be
secured before McDermott will be salts
fled to start on April 13 for the prac-
tice trip, and the lacking player is prob
aDly big "BilI' Massey of the Carbon.
dales. who will be signed If Swift and
| his CarbOndale hackers fail to find a
berth for their town in the State lea que.
When the club starts for Jersey City
for its frs: two practice games. April
IL and IA. it will probably be made lip
as follows: Catchers Jack" Hess and
Ed" Rafferty,. Pitchers stub" Brown,
| Tommy" Johnson, Jack" Horner.
John Cronin and Ed" Herr first base,
Dan Stearns or Massey; second base,
Ward; third base. James Mcclure;
shortstop. William Heller; outfelders.
Meaney. Eagan. Bradley. Sherer; in
fielder and extra player. Edward Swee-
ney. Other games have been booked
away from home as follows: New Ha-
ven. April is; Patterson, April II and
Is: BrocktOn, Mass. April 22 and 90;
| New Bedford. April "a and %
Manager McDermott Is positive IN
his determination not to play the team
In Scranton until the regularly sched-
uled games of the season. He ma kes
no boasts of what he will accomplish.
but says he believes he has a lively and
intelligent troop of youngsters. who,
with few older players to balance
them. will play very good base ball.
That's the only statement he will make
when asked to compare Scranton with
the other teams in the league. but if his
manner indicates anything it indicates
that he is satisfied.
win Confer with Officers TODAY.
He reached here too late yesterday to
| confer with ii. p. Simpson or T. r.
Brooks. the two most active owners of
the club, but will call on them this
! morning.