The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
SCRANTON'S BALL 1OSSERS
The Nay That They Arc EniOyinG
Life on the Trip.
PRAISE FOX LUCKY'S WORK
Made Fine Impression ut Providence.
Coushlin. of This City. Doing Good
Work for Pawtnckct-ls Hitting
the HALL Hard.

frOVluence, X. L., May o--i lie IiSu-
living on this trip will be the death
of "Ole Hoss" Chiles and Pete Eagan;
The two have all along been credited
with being a pair of the teams heav-
lest hitters. but they are taking SO
kindly to hitting the cuisine OF eie-
giant hotels that they bid fair to rival
Dude" Mcguire. in the art OF fastid-
iOus menue selections. The Dude has
up to date been the recognized epicur-
can of the team, but he nearly TAINTED
this noon when "Ole HoSs" ordered the
following and Pete said he'd take the
same: Blue points, teriapin stew,
baked Shad with sauce la Hollah-
daise, mushroom patttes, broiled sar-
dimes on toast, spring lamb with mint
sauce. champagne soulie, glace Ia
Vienna, bisque ice cream, cocoa ana the
usual sides and things.
The Dude" weakened when the or
der ended. and he remained in trance
throughout the meal. but later when
"Oie HosS" jawed the waiter for not
hurrying along a finger bowl and Eag-
an seconded :he motion, the Dude"
had a fit. But that's the way it's GO
ing and McDermo.t says he don't care
u rap, the owners said so and that
ends it. II the thing keeps up each
player will have a valet and all will
be riding in cabs to and from the
grounds by the time they reach home.
Among other things for which Provi-
dence is noted. in a base ball way, is
Base Ball Tommy" He is "a weak
minded fellow, with as weak a body.
who for years has believed himself to
be a great player and stories concern
ing him prevail wherever the profess
sional game Is played. AS regularly as
each season opens ne presents himself
to the Providence manager with well
learned story OF his perfect condition
and ability. He is the teams mascot
and participates in the warming-up
which precedes each championship
game, though he can play but little
better than a l5-year- old boy. He
wears the regulation club uniform and
occupies himself during u game by re-
covering balls that foul over the fence.
OF individual and team records he
somehow possesses u wide and accurate
knowledge. He talks base ball intelli-
gently for u period and then his weak
intellect asserts itself by wanderings
from the subject in hand. He Is quiet
and inoffensive and the Providence
players resent any outsiders attempt
to made sport Of him.
While Umpire Tim Hurst has bid
adieu to the league he has "a living
memorial in Umpire Kelly, who has
been adjudicating here since the sea
son opened. In face and manner kel-
ly is Sir Tlmothy's double, but is taller
and more angular. The Providence
games Umpire Kelly has presided over
In this city. he has not particularly dis
tinguished himself with his Judgment
on balls and strikes. Yesterday he
used the evening up system, which is
neither satisfying to the crowd nor the
player affected. The errors in judg.
ment are caused chiefly by the neces-
sity for prompt decisions. He makes
them too quickly and seems to recog-
nize his mistakes almost as soon as
made"
1t was reported here that Pitcher
Fox, who was with Scranton few
weeks last season and finished with
Of the New England league, and Is ex-
pected there tomorrow.
The Providence base ball writers
speak we'll Of Lucky, the Avoca boy
who pitched his first professional game
here Monday for Wilkes Barre. They
say his nervousness early in the game
was apparent and spoiled what might
have been good work, but that he re-
covered himself after the sixth ant
prevented Providence from making q
hit. Lucky created the impression
that he will develop with study and
practice into something better than ar
average pitcher. Such an opinion from
disinterested authorities is worth more
than home bouquets.
Coughlin, the Scranton boy who is
playing his first professional year with
the Pawtucket New Englanders, Il
creditably filing his position at third
| Providence men who follow closely the
| work of the Pawtucket team say
| Coughlin is hitting hard and often anG
putting up fast and clean fielding
game and is not at all amateurish. Thi'
will be cheerful news to the gamey
young fellows many followers In
Scranton and other cranks who tax,
pride In the fact that the Electric City
| has developed players who are now
playing in fast professional company
| Coughlin, and Dean the '95 pitcher fol
the crack Young Mems Christian as
sociation team are certainly good pro.
ducts this year.
The proverbial superstition Of base.
ball players was illustrated yesterday
while the team was riding out to the
grounds 4 poorly -clad and cross-eyed
woman stood leaning against a fence
on one Of the back streets. Meaney
saw her first and sung out:
There she IL. boys"
| Ward took in the situation at a glance
and was out Of the bus In jiffy. The
driver slowed up while Ward engaged
the cross-eyed woman in conversation
He began by asking her where Good
Luck street was located. She didn'l
know, she said. Ward considered this
| ignorance a sufficient excuse for plac.
ing his hand on her left shoulder ant
telling her she ought to be better posted
on the highways and byways of hel
city.
To get your hand on the left shoulder
of a cross-eyed person is said to brins
better luck than procuring the left
hind-foot of graveyard rabbit a
night. Anyhow Ward clamcred bach
in the buss and the ride was resumed
with everybody happy.
Scranton didn't lose: rain prevented
| the game. A. y. X.
|