The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-18
LOUISVILLE After power
That Is Given US the Reason Nhy He
is Keeping Shady.
BROWN AND HELLER JOIN TEAM
Arrangements for the Comfort Of the
Fair Sex at tho Athletic Park.
Scranton Club Will Not Play
sunday Games.


sunday Games.
Tom Power Is not as crazy as he Is
supposed to be i'm trying to wriggle out
of his sale by Syracuse to Scranton. Ii
is h:nted from reliable sources that
McCloskey, the Louisville manager.
wants Power to cover first base and
captain the Colonels. So that's the
game. Power has been in the East for
two days. though he hasn't appeared
in Scranton or begun negotiations with
McDermott. He and the Louisville
manager are working the great nation
al pull with Nick Young. although there
does not seem 20 be any possible way
for the eX-Syracusean to get out of his
sale to McDermott. Scranton needs
him. and needs him badly. That the
team would be stronger and faster for
his presence, Is Indicated by the fact
that the players are more anxious
about the matter than McDermott
seems to be. President Powers has
been notified of the Louisville scheme
and asked to protect Scranton's inter-
ests.
Dick Brown. the ex-Oriole reached
Scranton Thursday night and was sent
with Shortstop Heller to join the team
at Paterson at 3.34 p. m. Johnson and
Horner We're sent on the O'Clock morn
ing train. Brown eluded the effort
made during yesterday morning to To-
cate him and made all manner Of ex-
cuses. when found ut o'clock, to re-
main in Scranton until the clubs re-
turn home but Mr.. Simpson attached
his hand and seal to manifesto direct
ing Sir Richard to take his valise and
ride--and he rode. 1t seems little
early In the season for a player to play
possum even though the management
cannot control his actions until May !.
but Richard OriOle Brown and some
of the others will become better edu-
Gated by June l.
The following from the Buffalo En-
quirer is worthy of attention from the
Scranton management: THE baseball
reporters of the several papers In this
city are to have keys to the press stand
this season, and only those who
are provided with them will be admit
ted. This Is splendid idea and should
have been adopted long ago as the stand
is so often crowded with outsiders that
the reporters have not the time to write
down what they see. e."-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal. THAT would be pretty
good plan to follow In this city (Buffa-
lo). The men who crowd into the press
box in this city are not wapted-decid-
edly not" And Scranton says ditto.
The fair sex are not forgotten in the
thousand and one details In arranging
for the regular season. The Scranton
owners object Is no less to elevate the
tone of the game In this city than to
possess high-class team, and they be-
lieve the presence Of women Will do
oV1 hn Ia nhtppf Hn.
cause fair miss or her mother don't
know a three-base drive from piggy"
Wards red sweater. 1t does not signify
that a wOman's presence doesn't give
prestige to a ball game. Why. bless
you, In Brooklyn. Philadelphia and
Washington, the three cities where the
attendance of women Is proportionately
larger than at other national league
games, there have been more games
won by the home clubs of those cities
on ladies' days than were ever won by
the visitors. Baseball statistics show
it. "Porkey" Brooks who will have
charge of the ground affairs Is an un-
married young man, but that isn't ex-
actly why he, with Tom Brooks and
Mr.. Simpson, are making such deter
mined effort to provide for the gentler
sex. They want to make clean sport
for everybody and they think the pres
ence of women will help the thing
along. So a ladies' section will always
be reserved and they will be admitted
free on all ladies' days, Wednesdays or
Thursdays.
The baseball park doesn't exist any
longer. 1t is athletic park now, ac-
cording to the decision Of the new
owners. The name jibes very we'll with
Scranton Athletic association" the
title of the ownership. Until now,
Scranton has been the only city on the
Eastern league circuit whose grounds
have been designated by the hollow
names the ball grounds baseball
park" 1.-The park" and a few other
country district titles:
A commendable feature Of this sea-
sons ground arrangements will be the
presence Of patrOlmen from the regu-
lar Scranton police force. The easy
going special with his conspicuous star.
cane and tobacco the three chief insig-
Mas of his Office, Is to be relegated to
the State league ages where he be-
longs. 1t takes more than one innOva-
tion to get things on even an Eastern
league basis but the burial of the clum-
sy special policeman Is a splendid step
forward.
When President w. G. Parke. presi
dent of the Scranton Athletic associa-
tion, considered the proposition to be-
come interested In the baseball ven-
ture he stipulated that the Scranton
cliIbe should play no Sunday games at
home or abroad. He would not become
magnate under any other conditions.
Neither Mr.. Simpson nor the Brooks
brothers quibbled over the point. They
hadn't given II any consideration. In
fact. but their opinion in the matter
coincided with that Of Mr.. Parke and
Sunday playing was tabooed at the
start. It's a feature that will work
greatly in Scranton's favor, as all ball
players play for a livelihood and not for
fun and 1t has been proven In the base
ball business and other businesses too,
that one days rest in seven makes u
man better fitted for his regular work.
The objection OF players to Sunday
games is rarely for religious reasons:
1t Is the natural order of things that
man needs one days rest each week.
and ball players are as human as the
rest of mankind. Surely. the Sunday
policy of the Scranton owners will be
appreciated by the men and their ap-
probation will he shown by better work
on Mondays and Tuesdays than the
playing of the clubs that will partici-
pate ia Sunday games. That's baseball
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