The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-25
BASE BALL PIC.kCPS.

Morgan Murphy. the Cincinnati catcher
who was tradedNto 81. Louis, Is very sick.
II is said that Billy Hallman and Ariir
Latham will double up next winter ana DO
Il sketch upon the vaudeville stage.
Selee will probably give Backstop John
Ryan ticket OF leave after Marty Bergen
has been tried out. Ryan says, however.
tina, he has regained the use OF his throw
ing arm.
Would the big league invade Buffalo:
Not in view Of its National league ana
Players league record. II is only a biS
minor league city--nOthing more.-Sport-
When Fred Pfeffer meets Jim Hart the
fur will fly. The Chicago magnate Is
marked as being the man who spread most
discreditable tales about the great second
baseman.
Connie Mack said there are five clubs
in the east which are certain OF winning
the pennant The Washington people
were the only ones who did not boast Oh
capturing the flag.
John Montgomery Ward thinks the
New Yorks "ought TO- finish in the first
division. In one sense of the word every
team ought to"-in order not TO nnish
in the second division.
Arthur Irwin does not expect philadei-
phia to finish better than fifth this sea
son. He says there are too many old
timers on the team who cannot do any
thing but retrograde from this on.
"Ducky" Holmes, the center fielder OF
during a game at Montgomery. Ala. fall
ing while RAINING after NY ball. lie Is
seriously hurt, and will not be able to play
| with the team for several weeks.
Unless great change IN the weatner
takes place the Giants will not be bene-
! fitted greatly by their southern practice
trip, as the team must come back about
April 10 fulfll Its exhibition contract. 1t
has been the same story year after year
! Manager Mike McDermOtt, of Scranton,
| formerly of the Fan Rivers. says the lat :
| ter club ought to take three games out or
five from the Springfields right along. -
/ Boston Herald. II that Is his honest opin-
| ion, We are sorry for Scranton,-Spring-
The Bufralo base ball writer's really ex.
| pect that city will be In the National
leauge during 1897. and assert.that FRANK =
! lin will unquestiOnably secure the fran
sible by a break in the present twelve
| club circuit. Don't worry. There is no
break in sight and II one comes Detroit
has the call.-Springtield Union.
| Jock Menefee has been released by Man
ager Mack, of Pittsburg, at his own re,
quest as he wants to give up pitching ana
| play second base or some outfield position.
and he would certainly be a strong man
for any miner league club. lie Is IN great
| trim and Mack wanted to keep him as eN-
| ira man, but he said he would rather 30
to some minor league for the coming sea-
son.
There Is a base ball deal brewing. Rusie
! refuses to sign with the New York cluf'
unless the sou fine imposed on him last
season is RENTED and ne Is made exempt
! from reservation. Brettenstein. VINO was
, supposed to have come to terms with the
st. Louis club, has suddenly kicked oyer
| the traces and refused to go south for
practice. A trade might be TO the interest
of both teams. and the Philadelphia man
agement might figure In the deal, ana
possibly land one OF the dissatisfied pit"n-
ers i'm exchange for some of the bench
warmers.
The Colonels of Louisville for 1896 have
be.n selected, and u small army of young
PLAYERS signed last year. will be put M
| nj auction, farmed, traded, sold or re.
leased. Manager McCloskey has Informed
| President Stucky the team he had Sc
lected as follows: Catchers, warner, NIL,
Ter and Boyle; first base, Cassidy; second
base. OBrien; third base. shannon; snort
stop. Eustace: left field, Clark; center
Held, Holmes; right field. Mcfarland
Substitutes, infeld. Dexter; pitchers
Smith. Fraser, Clausen. McDermott, Me-
Creery, Cunningham, Weyhins ana liili'
Clements, as usual, will do the bulk ci
the catching for Philadelphia, with Grady
and BOYLE as substitutes. Cross VIII hell
out behind the bat and In the iniieid. the
probable makeup of the infield Is Brouth
ers. first base; Hallman. second base
Nash. third base. and Hulen. shortstop
Sullivan appears to have the call for ti'
ou,field with Thompson and Delehant y
filling the other places and Turner as sub
stitute. If Sulliva. fills the bill he may
play left field and Delehanty center. The
STAN of pitchers will be composed of Tay'
Ior, Carsey. Orth, Inks, McG!ll ana Lucid