The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-06
THE base BALL SCHEDULE
Adopted at Eastern League Meeting
in New York Yesterday.
SCRANTON GETS GOOD DATES
July a. decoration Day and Labor Day
Games with wilkes. Barre An Ar
ranpemcnt with ROGhester-DeaI
for First base man Power.

On this page appears the Eastern
| league 1896 schedule in tabulated form.
| 1t is printed in the form adopted at
yesterdays meeting at the Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel in New York city and may
| be cut out and used for reference.
As previously indicated by The Tri-
bune, Scranton will on May | open the
| season at Springfield and after three
games i'm that city and three at Provi-
dence will return to this city and play
| the same number of games at home
with Springfield and Providence. ON
| May s. 9 and II and May 12.l3 and a..
Then Scranton will go To Toronto. Buff
| falo, Syracuse and Rochester for three
games in each city returning home for
u period of two weeks beginning May
| 80. ON that day. Decoration Day,
Scranton goes to Wilkes Barre in the
| morning and plays Wilkes Barre i'm this
city in the afternoon.
Scranton is scheduled for Rochester
May 70 and - but at the league meeting
Manager McDermOtt made an arrange
ment with Manager Shannon, of Roch-
| ester, whereby Rochester will under
certain circumstances transfer the
| games for those two days to this city.
| on May 26 and ~ the Knights Templar
will be here. If Rochester is among
| the leaders at that time there would he
no reason for jumping to Scranton as
| the crowds that would go to see the
| games in Rochester would turn Il large
amount of money in at the Rochester
| gate; if Rochester Is among the trail
ers on May &c and - the games will
be brought here.
Scranton has Jared very nicely. every
| thing considered. Aside from the Dec
Grafton Day games here and in Wilkes
| Barre Wilkes Barre will play i'm Scran
| ton on the morning of July and Scrar
| ton will go to Wilkes Barre In the af-
| ternoon. Scranton also gets seven Sat
urday games at home, and ON Labor
Day. Sept. 3. plays. Wilkes Barre here
| in the morning and goes to the alligator
city in the afternoon.
| DEAL ON FOR POWER
| II. =. Simpson, who with Manager
| McDermott attended the league session
reached Scranton on the $50 p. m. Lack
awanna train last night and was met at
| the depot by a Tribune reporter. Man
ager McDermOtt after the meeting
went to his home i'm Fall River where
he will remain few days. Mr.. Simp-
son stated that a deal was on with
| Manager KuntZsch. of Syracuse, for
Tom Power, who will necessarily be
| displaced by Carey, of Baltimore.
| Kuntzsch originally wanted $500 for
| Powers release Scranton bid 500 and
Kuntzsch dropped to $500. Scranton
will still give it's bid, but no more. 1t
is expected that Kuntzsch will accept
| the offer.
In case Power is secured. Scranton
will he lucky Kuntzsch let's the
hustling first baseman go, not because
| Power is incomDetent but because the
two never could agree This is not the
| reason given to the public. but 1t is the
true reason and every person conver-
SAINT with Eastern league dOings
| knows it. Between Carey of Baltimore.
for whom $500 was paid, and Power,
| who may be procured for $780, the lat
| ter is the best choice. He is a hustlins
lighting player from the drop of the
| hat and as Il captain has no superior
in the league.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
AT yesterdays session of the league
the constitution was unanimousl!
adopted as revised. The only import
ant change was in regard to the pen
atty for a club leaving the field of pla,
during a game. The fine in such case
| was raised from 800 to $500.
| A. &. Buckenberger. Of Toronto, was
| elected q member Of the board of di.
rectors. in place of John e. Chapman
Of the Toronto club Mr.. Ruckenbcrgel
bought the franchise Of the club from
john &. Chapman.
| The delegates were evenly divided,
to 4. on the question of sending Il dele.
| gates to the minor league president.
meeting. President I. T.. Powers cas-
his deciding vote in the negative so thai
the motion was lost by vote of 8 to 1
The president. however, will probably
go To Washington for the purpose o
requesting an explanation from Presi
dent Nick Young. of the NatiOna
league. on article Y, of the new agree
ment. The article deals with the draft
ing of players by minor leagues. Tn.
salary of the president was increased
| ttUO mar annIln.