The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-26
DIAMOND DUST.

Griffin on a Hunt for New Pitchers
TO Relieve the Present Four, Who
Are Not in Condition--Tim Keefe to
Umpire the Series with Wilkes
Barre.
Unless Manager SANDY" can procure a
new pitcher or two to tide the Miners over
a week or ten days the team will stand
very poor chance of holding its own
against Wilkes-Barre. Tommy Gillon is
unable to walk on account of boils and
was confined to his bed all of yesterday;
Wellner is "shoulder-bouni," all on ac-
count of his long lay-off after splitting
his hand early in the season; Morse has
an injured ankle which is so troublesome
that a surgeon will operate upon 1t as
soon as he can be spared from the game,
and Harper's whole pitching nechanism is
generally out of gear. All this is a pretty
kettle of fish for n team that is making
such a bod bid for honors in the first
division and which is on the eve of a five
game series with the arch-enemy, Wilkes
Barre.
Manager Griffin is alive to the condition
of things and is on the trail of three pitch
ers whose names cannot be divulged. The
terms of one of them was accepted yester-
day, but the Scranton management's tel
egram of acceptance was returned here
left the town to which the telegram had
been sent.
The hunt after new pitchers does not
mean that any of the present Miner quar-
tette, Gillon, Harper Morse and Wellner.
are too slow, in fact they are collectively
as good If not better, than four pitchers
possessed by any club in tho league. There
is no use however in concealing the fact
that no one of them is in shape 10 pitch
the game he is capable of pitching and
they will have to be worked at long inter-
walls until they get in condition. To do
this Scranton needs at least two extra
pitchers, and Manager Sandy is on the
hunt for them.
Tim Keefe will be here tomorrow and
will umpire all the Scranton-Wilkes-B Barre
games. Knowles comes her for only to-
days game to relieve Kennedy, who was
released last night. Gaffney was first
choice for the Wilkes-Barre series, but
President Powers assigned him elsewhere.
Next to "the king" Keefe is probably as
good a selection as could have been made.
Manager Burns last night signed for the
Springfield club, Scott Stratton, at one
time a pitcher in the American associa-
ton and National league, but who has for
two seasons been playing in the outfield
for st. Paul, of the Western league. He
to report at Springfield and will play in
the outfield. He is one of the few players
who have 1t stipulated in their contracts
that they are not to play Sunday ball.
Stratton made this provso with Spring
field.
While the Miner pitchers are somewhat
banged up, the entire intield has nary an
ache nor a pain. Eagan will hardly be
able to resume his place in left field for a
couple of days; but Meaney can fill that
position very acceptably, as he has about
recovered from his recent -..ness.
Sporting Editor of The Tribune.
Dear Sir:-Does the tie game played be-
tween Providence and Scranton have to
be replayed? Please answer in your base
ball column. subscriber"
May %. 1897.
THAT depends altogether upon the
wishes of the home manager, as in the
case of games prevented by rain or wet
grounds. On any open date when the
Providence team is in this city, it must
play off a tie or postponed game If the
home manager so requests.-Sporting Ed.1
The stories that come from Buffalo con-
cerning the relations between Proprietor
Kuntzsch and Manager Buckenberger are
not agreeable to hear. There are indica-
tions that Mr.. Kuntzsch is sore on the
manager because the club is rot winning
and that he seriously contemplates taking
the management into his own hands
again. We trust that this is not so. Mr..
Kuntzsch can go Freedman or Won der
Abe homers to bunts on demoralizing q
good ball team. He is a good financler
and a poor manager. Experience has
shown this time and again. If the team
lost every game from now to September
ct hA hn ntgrAk Of fntl for
Kuntzsch to resume the management.
The trouble is what 1t has always been.
Men who are close to Mr. KuntZsch have
every year had steam trip hammers at
work for some members of the Star team,
and invariably for the management. The
proprietor has been ever ready to listen.
The result has been squabbles altogether
unseemly and decentralization altogether
| Improbable to The proprietor. A repeti-
ton of this sort of thing this year would
| mean Generalization again. The Stars
| as they are at present constituted are
| worthy the support of the city. The man.
ager Is worthy of confidence. 4 general
shake-up is not needed.-Syracuse Stand
| ard.
! Lyons had quite batting record yes
1 terday-eight hits out of ten times at bat.
Harper will pitoh for the Miners today
| Willie Mains is down to do the turn for
| the Ponies.
Marty Hogan, once a Scranton idol and
bate of Youngstown, has Joined Torrey-
| sons Dayton team.
Little Egypt" of Seeley dinner fame
was one of the distinguished personages'
in the grandstand at a recent game al
| Louisville.
There is a dicker on between Dixon and
Talbret, theatrical managers. to purchase
the Cleveland club and transfer 1t TO In
| dianapolis.
Ten straight for Cincinnati, winding uI
with three straight from the Baltimores
and then to lose three to Brooklyn shows
base ball uncertainty.
| The Wilkes-Barre series begins here to-
morrow. The Friday game will be a
| Wilkes-Barre, Saturday at Scranton, Mon
day at Wilkes-Barre in the morning ant
at Scranton in the afternoon, and Tues
day at Scranton.
This comes from Wilkes-Barre: The at
tendance at games still continues light
Unlass there is decided Improvement n
| that resDect there Is likely IN ne a fra N