The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
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WilkesBarre Times.
Manager Ruckenburger. of Toronto. has
secured two heavy hitters from Louisville.
Wright, an outtielder. who will probably
take Sanford's place at center, and Boyle,
catcher. They are both men with rec
ords for good stick work.
Manager Burns may be forced to resort
to farming from the big league to Ill Tom
Springfield Union, he Will SIMPLY nego-
tiate to compete with the other National
Eastern league teams, not execute "a bril-
liant stroke or enterprise" a la Syracuse.
IT Scranton can defeat the Ponies two
out OF three now what will she do when
McDermott gets all the new men he Is
after? Is the question which is puxzliny the
Springfield Union.
The Scranton management recognizes
Bonner's worth and has entered negotia-
tions with brooklyn looking to his joining
their club. Undoubtedly this may be
garded as An injudic;ous and unprofes-
sional act on the part of Scrantons ball
men, who are fully aware that by the
Eastern league rules Wilkes-Brre has first
claim upon Bonners services. Manifestly
they should have deferred their action uii-
I'll II was demonstrated thar Wilkes-Barre
either did not desire Bonner or could not
ac"ede to Mr.. Byrne's terms for the deal.
However the Record confidently expects
TO see Bonner playing the bag for Wilkes
Barre before the close of the present week
and then as strong an intield as IL possessed
In the Eastern league will delight the at
tendants at Athletic park OH the eighth
Wilkes-Barre Record.
iebeau Is a character. On the ball field
he is the best hustler i'll the business. lie
knows no friends on opposing teams. All
are his enemies. And he knows the game
as we'll as anybody in the business. on
the field he IL as genial a gentleman as
one would wish 10 meet. His quiet humor
Is .sistib.c and he deals II out to teams
and Individual players in a way that al
fr1n t... IL
Cincinnati Tim"s-Star.
Cy Young IS going through u novel ex-
perience this season. 1t Is rather a new
thing for him to be pounded to death in
one game and batted out of the box In the
next.
One of the most valuable men on the
Brooklyn team in every department of
the game Is LaChance. the first baseman
and yet he Is probably less talked about
than any other National league player
Baltimore News.
Catcher Zearfoss. the new Giant. is the
only one of the Giants 1896 youngsters
who is showing league speed.
Zeke Wilson. the Cleveland twirler. says
he learned to pitch curves b. watching
colored boys down south shoot craps.
Louisville IL having u hard time in filling
Collins shoes at third base. At present
the veteran George Miller is trying it,
Third Baseman McCiraw expects to join
the Baltmores about May 90 He was the
first patient at the hospital that had gone
through typhoid fever and became conval-
lescent without using alcoholic stimu-
lantS.
The writer's call Scranton the coal
Miners and Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons." "
These should be reversed. Scranton has
millionaire hackers and Wilkes-Barre has
not, while the latter team was called
Coal Miners" and Goal Heavers'' before
Scranton was In the league.-Springfell
Union.
Kuntzsch as "fimflammer'' is appear
ing in new light His friends knew he
was about everything else before.-Spring-
field l. 'nion,