The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-11
BASE BALL NOTES.

games.
:, e Glymer has finally resigned with Buff
ta!o al an increased salary
The telephone query, Whats the
scorer will make its appearance in
Scranton next week.
Lester German is doing much better
WORK ,h IN me pitchers box than any Of
the New York organization.
The Rochester Brownies have reported
and VIII next week play exhibition games
on the Rochester university campus
Breltenstein pitched in the game against
only four hits were made 0 ffhis delivery
Dean. the Scranton Young Mems Chris-
tan association pitcher who signed with
toronto. IL showing up well in the prac-
tice games.
Syracuse 8 only consolation at present Is
that practice games don't exactly reveal
what the clubs will do when the regular
season begins.
Is losing exactly Sl3.33 every day that he
refuses to report. He receives salary
OF s4OV month and it begins to run just
as soon as he reports.
No less than thirteen of the leading sew
enteen batsmen Of the National league
were left-handed hitters. This is proba-
bly, accounted for by the fact that new,
before were there so few effective left
handd pitchers In the league as last sea-
son.
John NJ. Ward extols young Jones. the
Springfield outfielder unusually, while he
adds that In Clara Payne the Brooklyn
| club has a pitcher that will develop into
one OF the very strongest In the National
In the spring Of 'S5 John L. Sullivan was
paid $1,000 by Chris Won Der Abe for
pitching three innings for the st. Louis
| offered to pitch for sl0o game in San
Francisco last week. but the game is as
dead out there as John L. Is pugilistically.
AT special meeting of the Atlantic
Base Ball league 1t was decided to allow
the Jersey City team, which is composed
Of New York's surplus players. to play its
home games on the Polo grounds. All
| conflicting dates will be rectified. The
name of the club was changed to Metro
| tice game at Petersburg. Va. and the
| humiliation was so great that a free-for-
| all night took place between the two
| clubs. This to defeat Is the first game
tion seasons since 1893. II those players
| fight. bleed and flee over such a small
| thing, what will they do when the pen
nant race begins? They are needed in
Cuba.
Amos Rusie has received an offer to
pitch in the Southern Illinois league. at
| Chester, Ill. This league isn't protected
| by the National agreement. He says he
| will accept unless Freedman will remit
| that $lG0 fine. The Chester club Is the
| one with which BreitenstAn was engaged.
Little Cub Stricken realizes to his sor-
| row what thankless thing II Is to be a
| weak hitter. He would be a major lea guur
were 1t not for his weakness at the bat
| The Syracuse writer's have ceased
booming the Stars for two reason-Mes-
| merist kuntzsch is away with the team
on the practice trip. and the team of
| grandstand fielders and blind hitters are
| getting 1t on the juglar. However. give
the devil his due: here's what the Phlla-
| delphia Inquirer says CT kunt2sch's 8
men: "The Saltmakers should cut wide
swath in the Eastern league. The in
field Is very fast, and after a little prac-
tice the outfield will render good account
| Of ITSELF
Jack Sheridan. who was appointed Il
league umpire, is going to follow Bob
| Emslies plan in the matter OF dealing
| with players. IL Is not the decisions that
| an umpire makes tina gets him into trou-
BILE. 1t Is the lack Of backbone and nerve
| that causes this much-abused individual
whole lot of trouble. Like Emslie.
Sheridan will not allow his decisions tp
be questioned. II Don't mind the captain
OF u team asking me for an explanation
| OF a decision, providing he asks in the
right way" said Mr. Sheridan. but will
not allow a crowd Of players to gather
| around me and start Il discussion. The in
| stant anything of this kind Is attempted
| am going 10 enforce the rules"