The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-18
DIAMOND DUST.
And Peter kicked, Whew!
Buffalo again this afternoon.
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Buffalo again this afternoon.
Rochester comes on Thursday.
Brown ana Bowerman will be today's
battery.
Gremmingcr did not resort to any dirty
playing yesterday.
Buffalo has won eleven out of fourteen
games played with Scranton.
Scranton's aggregate batting average
yesterday was Isl: that of Buffalo was
.2Sg.
What did Kuntzsch release Moss for,
anyhow? Griffin wouldn't trade him for
the pick of the Syracuse team.
Gaffney is very much cut up over his two
mistakes which were very costly TO ScTan-
ton. The best of them err sometimes.
Amos Ruse recently told John Y. Brush
that he practices every day. and is in
condition to go in and pitch in his old
time form.
b. Payne. Hill and Friend. the south-siders
and Jimmy McJames, the sturdy Senator,
are the twirling finds of the seaSon.--
Washington Post
Brown obtained a leave of absence Fri
day night and Went to his home in Balt-
more. lie returned yesterday afternoon
according to agreement.
Personally. Fields is a quiet and gen
tlcmanly fellow. His aggressiveness on
the diamond makes him target for the
called him "Lizzie.''
Here is a quotation from one of Johnnie
Wards letters: professional BAN play
ing is a well-establishcd bushes of O
quasi-publc chartcter, in which the public
are interested and have u right to be
heard"
"A BAH player who leads a temperate
life should be good for actual service tin
his fOrticth years. ! will say, however.
that the players in these days take better
care of themselves than they used to do,
ana nine ont of ten of them save their
money" says Uncle -Anson.
IAN umpire could be perfect ana then
not please. There never was Il perfect
umpire. and never will he one. But when
handler of the indicator makes an error
that is seen by every one he is guycl
and made the sport and toy Of the fans
and players. II a player makes an error
nothing is said" says Tim Hurst.
q Eddie Burke's release from the New
York club was the making OF him. Eddie
had too many friends of the order of good
fellowship on his staif in Gothcm. Good
fellowship and base ball don't mix, and
that was the advice Buck Ewing gave
Eddie when the little outticlder signed
with the Reds.
Heinrich Grubcr. once of Springfield
hut now with the Bisons. says ii lots Of
fun to play ball for money in June but
its II hard graft in August. He says he
wishes the season was over. Heinrich
wears n huge diamond. is one of the base
ball fashion plates and Is popular with
scranton fans BECAUSE they iik" his jocu-
uarity.
Tim Hurst's ready Wit singled out Mar
shall Wilder The comedian. for Il mai *
Tim was umplring Il game between the
New Yorks ana BoStons two years ago,
and Wilder, Digby Hcll. DE Wolf Hopper
and othC" w"li-knOwn fans We're in the
stand. The game was "a heart disease I'm
ish and Boston won, ana the fans thought
that Tim gave the Giants the worst of sew
erai close decisions. After the game lin
happened to meet Wilder On the sixth
avenue elevated train. \ discussion arose
between Tim aud Wilder over the close
decisions. Wilder lost mis- head. and oh
served that Tim was one of the rottenest
umpires he had ever seen. Much
Obliged said Tim. Being under the
public eye constantly I am open to criti-
cism. So are you. Now, ! want to tell
you that | was so unfortunate once as 10
see you act and after witnessing your per-
formance | decided that you were the
saddest comedian | have ever seen. and
will not except Mike Kelly, Billy Jerome,
or Toby Lyons. s.'-Washington Post.