The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-02
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

Philadelphia plays nine of the last twelve
games at home.
They saw Chicago refused New York $
offer of $1,000 for Lange, the souDrettes
pet.
Tebeau was asked which In his opinion
was the best base ball city in the oaguc,
and he replied: Undoubtedly Phiiadel-
phia."
The schedule meeting Of the Eastern
league will be held at the Fifth Avenue
hotel Wednesday and Thursday, March :
and 5.
Lehigh Valley league with two clubs in
Allentown That city has a number CT
very strong amateur teams. The other
towns spoken of are Catasauqua, SCUM
Bethlehem, Slatington, Len1Bhton anu
Mauch Chunk.
The Aliens, one of the strongest anna
teur teams In eastern Pennsylvania, have
reorganized. The following players have
signed: Gilbert, catcher; Rice and Ul-
mer, pitchers; Menninger. first base; Bear.
second base; Roth. short stop: Zeigler,
third base; Eschman, left field; MertZ,
center field; Savitz. right field. Chambers,
an outfielder, has also been signed. Hart
ley Seaton is the manager.
George Carey, the tall and slender first
baseman who took Dan Brouthers' place
on first base last season and was won't to
electrify the Baltimore enthusiasts by
reaching out that elastic left arm and
Dllllln2 uOWn Wllu lIlTOWS lIOIIi tHe upper
attitudes in his big mitt, will not be seen
at Union park this year. He goes to
Syracuse and will play with that club,
which is a member of the Eastern league.
Baltimore Sun.
The Eastern. Western and Atlantic
leagues are placed in Class a. The claim
has been made for the Pennsylvania
league that 1t should be put In Class A,
too, inasmuch as IL has a club in phila-
delphia. but the National board will not
N tnp tOtal nOnlllatiOn OF the
Quaker City, merely averaging the popu-
lation of the seven other cities: The av-
erage thus found will be allotted to Phila-
delphia in the general estimate.-New
Andrew Freedman tells the following
story about Chris Won der Abe: when
l first got into the league Chris came TO
me at the Fifth Avenue and took me
aside. and in very mysterious voice said:
Button up your coat. and don't let any
body see you wearing that ticket. /
laughed at the time, but since last Mon-
day morning l have had all my yaluables
locked up in my safe. Chris has been
In the business everal years. and ] have
come to the conclusion that he knows
what he Is talking about"
John c. Chapman. late of the Toronto
club, has fallen into a soft snap. 1t is no
other than that of financial manager Of
the champion Baltimores. He Will have
charge of all business arrangements. ar
range for transportation. secure hotel ac-
commodat tions. and look after any plums
that may be floating around In the way
of exhibition games. Hanlon will. of
course. have complete control Of the men
on and off the field. The arrangement
would appear to be Il very advantageous
one for the owners of the Baltimore club.
as Mr.. Chapman has no superior az base
ball financier and few peers. The same
high praise is due Hanlon as a handler of
men. The idea OF relieving Hanlon of the
business details was probably the result
Ewing and Bancroft have worked togeth-
er In Cincinnati. and McCloskey and Pull
liam in Louisville.