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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-25
SPORTING ODDS AND ENDS

A young Philadelphian of the name of
Muligan Is regarded as a coming rum
ner because he is credited with a recent
performance of 100 yards in 8 3-5 seconds
from the Vineyards mark.
Hugh Behan manager of Critic, has an
nounced that he will invite Lavigne to try
conclusion with the clever Australian af-
ter the I.avigneAIc Keever six-round bout
at Madison Square Garden is over.
There is every reason to believe that
20 or 2j-round contest will be arranged
within the next ten days between Tommy
White, Of Chicago, and George Dixon, Tor
the featherweight championship OF the
world.
James Fleming Carroll. ex-champion
lightweight pugilist, has drafted a set of
rules to govern professional boxing con-
tests. They are very similar to the Mar.
qus of Queensberry rules, the chief diff
ference being that they are more concise,
Henry Peterson, the San Francisco oars
man, says he intends to offer his services
to the regatta committee of Vancouver in
order to meet Edward Hanlin in the shells
next September. He is anxious to meet
Hanlan and believes that he can make 1t
very interesting for him.
Jack Werhardt feels very much put OFT
at the manner in which Kid Lavigne has
refused to pay any attention tih his chal-
lenge which he issued to Lavigne previous
10 the latter's visit to England. Ever.
hardt claims that Lavignc promised him
that he would meet him, but has not come
forward as yet in regard to making the
match, and does not seem anxious to do
so. either.
Now that Tommy White has won a vic
tory over Johnny Van Heest 1t behooves
the manager of George Dixon to get In
line and arrange a match between White
and the sable featherweight champion for
the championship. White Is indisputably
the best featherweight next to Dixon In
the ring today and the sports would like
to see him meet the colored wonder.
White has posted a forfeit with the Illus
trated News to arrange a match, and
hopes that Dixon will respond forthwith"
One reason advanced for the financial
failure of the Manhattan Beach bicycle
track Is that 1t was "Jonahed'' from the
fact that ground was broken for 1t on q
certain Friday which happened to fall on
the 18th of the month. That 1t is the
finest track in the country Is generally con-
ceded, and the impracticability of record
time at the beach should not keep people
away. Wheelmen in competition on the
asphalt can furnish quite enough excite
ment for any crowd, even IL it's records
are not broken every hour. The manage
ment alone is responsible for the failure
of the track as an investment.
a few days ago Dr. George r.. 'ook'
OF the Oakda1e Athletic club, raised from
the shoulder to the full arms length above
the shoulder a 120-pound dumb-bell nine
successive times with one hand. This
breaks the American amateur recofd made
by c. o. Breed, of Boston, Mass, January
80, 1894 who raised the same weight six
times. 1t also broke the worlds amateur
record made by Z. l.. Levey. of England,
March 30, 1891, who raised it eight times
DR.. Cook is 81 years old and weighs li1
pounds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-25
BASE BALL IN ENGLAND.
A Good Story of the British Way OF
So Acclimating Our Game.

Jimmy Ryan, of Chicago, explains
thus the way base ball is played in
England as exemplified in a game by
two Of the best English teams:
80 far as fielding and batting went
they weren't half bad. The pitcher
stood we'll up in the box at the start
let go good. swift ball, and the bat
ter soaked it. The shorstop made a
rattling good line catch, and l said
why, these fellows are all right. They
have learned the game mighty WELL
1.-The next man up hit the ball clear
over the centerfielders head. Well cut
Harry! Well cut! Run it out! Run 1t
OUT" they all howled. and the fellow
did run 1t out. He made the circuit in
good time and then, to my intense as
tonishment, kept right on and reached
first before the fielders got the ball. He
was off on the next ball thrown and
made a good steal Of second. Then the
fellow at bat hit a good three-bagger
to left and the fellow who had just
navigated around for. six bases went
home. started for first, reached it and
stayed there. a..
II hadn't word to say. They kept
on hitting the ball and the fellow who
had made the first hit kept on running.
Finally when. three men had been put
out l figured up that this gentleman
had made sevenIruns and the rest Of the
team three. so they. counted it and
then realized that they We're playing
on the cricket plan-keep on running
till you get put out.
But wasn't fully prepared for their
game yet. In thd;second inning one of
them hit long foul to the rear. What
does he do but start off and circle the
bases to the. same old howl of Run it
out! Run it out!, while the catcher
chased the ball. This made the captain
of the side then in the field figure that
there must be something wrong with
his arrangement of players. So he
opened the rules, found that paragraph
which says the captain may place his
men anywhere he sees fit and sent the
center fielder back Of the catcher. The
move proved a success, for these Eng
lishnien, accustomed to cutting the
ball for fouls. sent him eleven flies, all
of which he caught very prettily.
'They played seven innings. the game
finally winding up when q long hit was
made, the ball was lost and the man
who hit it made twenty-four runs be-
fore it was found. They agreed to come
out, and play the other two innings the
next day and adjourned, with the score
123' to or"
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HERE'S A SAMPLE BRICK.
Of How the New York People DOte on
ssFreedy's'' Team.

There seems to be no doubt now that
the New York base ball team will win
the pennant for Manager Freedman has
signed two more layers, who were the
greatest the North Pole league ever
turned out.
They are. so renowned that have
forgotten their names. One is pitch
er, and 1t is said that he has won 999
of the last 1000 games he pitched.
He had previously lost 1000 straight
games in the South African league
but that was due to his wildness.
When he burst upon the North Pole
league he shOne with all the brilliancy
of a meteor. Such splendid command
of the ball did he achieve that 1t Is
averred he can cut the plate into a
million pieces without turning a hair
No one in the National league ever
heard of this great pitcher except
Freedman. who is to be congratulated
for securing such a famous player for
New York.
The other player, believe, can play
both the outfield and the infield at the
same time.
He is the only player on earth cap
able of doing this. In securing him
"Freedy. has knocked all his contem-
poraries higher than the moon.
The signing of these two ''phenoms"
only goes to prove once more that
"Freedy' is determined to give New
York pennant team, no matter what
the cost.
Some people here imagined that the
strongest players in the world belonged
to the National league, but it remained
for Andy Freedman to dispel that illu-
sion.
l don't know how much he paid for
the release of these two "phenoms," for
with his characteristic modesty, he re-
mains silent. the same as he did when
he exchanged mo good" Doyle for Glea-
son and $500 to boot.
l believe that I am breaking no conf
dences when say it is rumored he paid
something like $4,000 to consummate
this deal, which, if true, is the most
stupendous base ball transaction on
record.
Now, let the "knockers' be silent. The
New Yorks are going right up the lad
der to first place. Keep your eye on
them, but not long enough to become
blind."-New York Recorder.
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NOTES FOR HORSEMEN.

The cooing-otn shed at the Cleveland
track will cost when completed well over
$4,000
Maine breeders are thinking of erecting
a monument to the memory of General
Knox. 2.3l.
Ard now they say Lockheart, 2OSib, is TO
be sent against the stallion record later in
the season.
The Chicago stallion Hal Crago, 2.11ik,
is rated close to 2.0S by good judges who
saw his Joliet race.
Kentucky breeders report growing de-
mand for young stock to show speed un-
der the watch. buyers purchasing them
for future stake events.
Robert Bonner takes as active interest
in the trotters now as he did thirty years
ago. He has given up his plan of buying
the turf rulers, but still owns two ex-
queensland S., 2.0Ssi. and Sunol, 2.0Si4.
No one has ever won that 5000 he offered
for a mile to high wheel sulky faster than
Maud SIS over regulation-shape track.
Jock Brown keeps up with the process
sion. He was the first to drive q mile as
fast as 2l5A. which mile was with the
Edward Everett gelding Joe Elliot, owned
by tire well-known New Yorker, Robert
Bonner. Mr.. Bonner was SO pleased by
the performance that ne presented Uncle
Jock with crisp bank note good for $500.
Joe Elliot was never given a record.
Alix, 2.0Ssi. is at Red Oak. la. She Is
reported by those who attended the recent
meeting at that place as not looking sound
enough to train successfully. so will prob
ably not be raced this season. She now
belongs to Morris j. Jones, he having re-
purchased the half interest owned in her
by Monroe Salisbury. This in answer to
Paula"
Caprice. 212A. by Kentucky Wilkes. dam
by Almont. is one of the best race mares
of the east. She started racing as 4-year-
old in 1892 and is each year better than the
year before. The other day she was right
with Cephast at the half in 1.03s4. but
couldn't last he long home stretch at that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-25
DIAMOND DUST.

Springfield has released the amateur
pitcher Milligan.
Lancaster has signed Catcher Westlake
late of the Reading club.
Bill Clark has been suspended by New
York for careless playing.
'McAleer, of the Clevelands, has made
but two errors at centerfield this season.
Pitcher Lucid, recently released by the
Philadelphias, is now reporter on a Chi
cago daily.
Nichols Is the wonder among pitchers.
He has kept Boston on the map for the
last two years.
Patsey Donovan, Of the Pittsburgs,
played twenty-seven games this season
without an error.
Keister's colleagues have dubbed him
''Sandow. Jr..' because of his remarka-
bic physical development.
Stafford, of the New Yorks, had a bone
broken In his left arm by a pitched ball
from Frazer on Thursday.
OF the disbanded Metropolitans Bannon,
Foster, Lampe and Seymour will probably
be retained by the New Yorks.
The Philadelphia Times says that no
manager can be q success In that city be-
cause he will not be allowed to manage.
Jack Tyler, of the Phillies, is one of the
star twirlers who is being found hard and
often by opposing batsmen this season. '-
Tommy Bannon has been signed by Syra-
cuse to- take Hills place in right. Ban
non was playing with the Metropolitans
before that team disbanded.
Newark has relased Shortstop Toman,
Pitcher Lloyd and Fielder Bristow,, and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-25
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.

The Lilys of Archibald accept the chal-
lenge OF the Nonpareils of Dunmore and
will play them on their grounds on Satur-
day, July %. Meet us at Dunmore Cor
nerS.
The Eurekas Base Ball club wishes to
state that they are unable to play the
Olyphant Browns this afternoon on ac-
count of the inability of some of the
players to get off, but will play them u
week from today, il suitable.
The Nonpareils of Priceburg challenge
the Starlights of Olyphant to a game Of
ball on the Prceburg grounds July 26. at
/ o'clock p. M, and would like to have
the Nohpareils of Dunmore to meet us at
the Corners at 3 y. IN. ]. Fl. Weiland,
manager; G. Hall, captain.
The Sunsets of Archibald challenge the
Morning Glories of Dunmore to a game
of base ball on Archibald grounds Satur-
day, July %. and will challenge the Eu-
rekas to game on Providence grounds
Sunday, July 26. Answer in Saturday 5
Tribune. John Fallon, manager
We, the Lilies Of Archibald accept the
challenge of the Nonpareils of Dunmore
and will play them on their grounds Sat
urday. July %. Meet us at Laurel Hill
park. The Lilies would like to hear from
the Nonpareils of Priceburg and the Wal
ly Wahs of Providence for Il game some
day next week. John j. Dougher, mana
ger; William Gilda, captain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-25
WHIRLS OF THE WHEEL.

The doctors are still busy discovering
new bicycle diseases. There Is the bicycle
throat, and bicycle eye, and the nose
spine, arm, foot, lungs, liver, heart and
possibly the cyclists vermiform appendix
AS a matter of fact, however, the thing
that is worrying the doctors is the general
prevalence of bicycle health.
The Colored League of American Wheel
men was organized in September, 1885,,
and now has a total membership of $500.
Its president and secretary hail from
Pittsburg, where they hold Office in one
Of the local clubs. The organization will
have race meet at Pittsburg on August
20. p and 81, at which about 1000 colored
wheelmen from all sections of the country
are expected to be present.
Sanger has made the discovery, which Is
hardly a discovery, that a good many rec
ords are more due to the stop watch than
to the racer. IT appears that there Is such
thing as slow watch. not the kind o.:
watch that makes a man miss a train, but
a watch gotten up for the express purpose
of running SLOW running say eighty Sec
onds to the minute instead of the orthodox
sixty. The racing man who is timed with
that kind of watch can naturally make
records look tired without half trying.
The Windy City does nothing If 1t does
not take care of its cyclists. Now the
park commissioners have decided that.
owing to the steadily increasing throng Of
cyclists. q pavilion must be erected for
their exclusive use in Lincoln park, and
that it must be finished within a month.
The pavilion 1t is estimated, will cost s22,-
OON and it will be substantially construct
ed. The foundation will be of rubble stone
and the superstructure of ornamental
frame design. Two inclosed rooms at
either end, with a broad, breezy loggla.
between, provided with seats and wheel
racks, will be included in the equipment.
A man who guesses the action and con-
dition of the cycle trade in 1897 will be a
big winner. There Is a New Yorker who
says that he knows adj about it tells just
what all the members Of the bicycle trade
are going 10 do next year, as follows:
I'm 1887 many manufacturers who have
heretofore turned out but one grade Of
machine will include a medium line, list
ing, of course. at a trifie less than high
grade. For Instance, this so-called me-
dunn grade line will be constructed with
1is-inch tubing, up to '96 date in every
way and in reality '96 wheels left on hand
at the end of the present season. This line
will list at about SIS. The 81 high grade
will list at sS5. and Its distinctive point will
be for the most part 1h-inch tubing. Sew
eral of the makers will, In addition to the
81 high grade and medium grade lines, also
turn out a Juvenile model next year"
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MORE BATTING STATISTICS.
Some Of the Great Feats Performed
by the Sluggers.


The base ball crank has been at work,
and finds the following about heavy
batting in game:
The feat of Bottenus, Of the Buff
falos, who in 1895 made four home runs
and a two-bagger, five times at bat,
stands unchallenged by batsmen Of
modern professional base ball. His
nearest competitor is Lowe, of the Bos-
tons. who, in one of the games of May
50. 1894, made four home runs and a
single. This total was once equalled by
Larry Twitchell. Lowe also made two
home runs in one inning. In 1882 Char
ley Smith made eight successive hits.
Frank Fennelly, once of Cincinnati, has
a record of six successive hits with q
total Of IS. Guy Hecker, when with
Louisville, made three home runs, a
triple and "a double. Jerry Denny is
credited with six successive hits, while
Dave Orr and Larkin beat, all records
for successive and successful batting by
10 hits each in one game. George
Rocks, Of Oshkosh, once made three
home runs in. a game against Eau
Claire, with which Bobby Lowe was
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playing. Crooks. of Washington. in
1889, made five safe hits, four Of which
were home runs. Fitzgerald. of Wilkes
Barre, in 1889. made two home runs in
one inning. Charley Jones, while play
ing with Buffalo, in 1880. made two
homers in one inning. George Gore, of
Chicago. in a game against Boston, Is
credited with nine successive hits, five
Of which were doubles, and Elmer
Smith once secured three home runs
in a game. Roger Connor last season,
out of six times at bat, made three
singles, two doubles and a triple.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Only. three games were played in the
National league yesterday, rain inter-
fering at Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
Cleveland, Chicago lost to Brooklyn.
Louisville to Washington and st. Louis
to Baltimore. There We're no changes
in the standing. The st. Louis Balti-
more game was rather remarkable,
twelve innings being played and the
score being tied three times, st. Louis
forfeited the. game by refusing to con-
tinue on account of darkness.
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Percentage Record.
st. LOuis.BaltimOrp.

St. Louis July I.--The Browns lost to-
days game when Umpire Emslie gave it
to Baltimore in the first part of the thir-
teenth inning by the score of to 0, be-
cause they would not field batted balls,
which they claimed they could not see.
Up to the twelfth it was the best game
ever seen here in years. President Won
Der Abe has filed a protest with Presi-
dent Young. baltimore had scored five
runs in the thirteenth inning when st.
Louis refused to play. Score:
St. Louis ............2 90 0 1 0030 l.
Baltimore .........1 02 90 DO 80 /
Batteries-Donohue and Mcfarland;
Hoffer and Clark. Umpire-Emslie.
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terrific clip. She is tlcketed for the 2l9
list. and then her owner will doubtless
retire her.
The proprietor of Cloverdell Farm. who
owns Director. 2.17. and the great Red
Wilkes, says the rumor that he was to sell
his farm and stock Is entirely unfounded.
He will dispose of his superfluous young
sters and undesirable brood mares this
fall by auction, but is a long way from
firing of the business. a new and fast
mile track has been completed at Clover
dell this spring and hereafter a small and
select string will be raced
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ChicagO.BrOOklyn.

Chicago. July 24.-Brooklyn broke Chica-
gos winning streak by taking an unin-
teresting game today. Score: R.H.E.
chicago .............O U VVO lO
Brooklyn ...........O 1901 o. Ii 1
Batteries--Friend and Donohue; Abbey
and Grim. Umpire-Lynch.
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NO GAMES in THE
EASTERN LEAGUE
Rained In Every City in the Circuit
Yesterday.
ONLY THREE IN THE NATIONAL
One 0fThem, the st. Louis. Baltimore
Game, Was Exciting, the Score
Being Tied Three Times and Wind.
ing Up in a Tie and Disputes. Cos.
sip Of the Diamond.

Rain prevented every game scheduled
for. yesterday in the Eastern league
and as a consequence two games will
be played in possibly all of the cities
of the circuit today. Weather permit
ting 1t ought to be red letter day In
fha 1aapla
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LOuisyillc.Wa shingtOn.

Louisville, July, A--Louisville and WASH
ington' played a postponed game today.
Washington won by punching hits in the
seventh and eighth innings. Score:
R.H.E.
Louisville ........O3 81 O2 % u 4
Washington 30 0O22O22 "-81l 3
Batteries-Cunnfngh and Miller; Nc
James and Mcclure. Umpire-Betts.
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Rifle Challenge.

William Tell Rifle club of Taylor ac-
cepts challenge of Dunmore Rifle club 10
match, address John Won Weisenfiue, jr.,
rules to govern match.
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ROUNDUP FOR A WEEK.
Work of the Players and the Club
COntrasted.

The appended tables show how the
team collectively and individually have
been comporting themselves during tpe
last five games. The first table con-
trasts the work of the different players;
the second shows how the club COM
pareS with its opponents:
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FIGURES WORTH SAVING.

From the Lancaster Examiner.
which every silver man should paste in
his hat:
Total coinage of legal tender
silver dollars from the es-
tablshment of the mint of
1873 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sG.714,s5o
Total coinage of legal tender
silver dollars since 1S73........ 422, 81, ,266
Legal tender silver per capita
in 1873 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OLA
Legal tender silver per capita
in 1896 ............................ COZ
Total circulation per capita
in 1873 ........................ 1904
Total circulation per capita
June ], 1896 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2.3j
Total monetary stock in 1873,
excluding duplications.... 77i,4i5, ,G10
Monetary stock per capita,
1913 .......................... 1y.30
Total monetary stock June /,
1885, excluding Implications 1. 7S4, ,15S. $40
Monetary stock per capita -
June !, 1896 commandments. 25l0
Increase in monetary stock be-
tween 1873 and 1896 ......... ,O0y 713, $40
Increase per capita ............ $50
Increase I'm money in circula-
ton between 1873 and 1896 76g 7O2. .474
Increase per capita i'm money in
circulation between 1873 and
lsS6 ...s...................... 3.31
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Clay Target Shoot.

The Green Ridge Gun club will hold thei
sixth annual shoot at clay targets mex
Saturday at u. IN,
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TWO GAMES TODAY.
Will Try Our Now Complete Team
Against the BisOns.

There will be two games with Buff
falo today at Athletic park. The first
game will be called at o'clock. Single
admission for both games.
The batteries for the first game will
be johnson and Berger, Garrison and
Smith, and for the second Corbett and
Bowerman, Gray and Smith.
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Percentage Record.
Today's Eastern League Games.

Buffalo at Scranton.
Albany at Wilkes-Barr.~.
Rochester at Providence
Syracuse at Springfield.
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Peter Maher, the Irish champion
boxer arrived in San Francisco on Sat
urday, and will begin at once to train
for o. contest with Joseph Choynski
before the National Sporting club.
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Tommy Connect, the runner, is pre-
pairing to go to England very shortly.
He will run for a while and then study
medicine, hoping some day to be
Thomas Conneff, NJ. ID.