The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
THE FACTS.
WHAT THE

WHAT THE THE EACIS.
LEADER SAYS: Before u o'clock
When president refers to q slight
Bogart was) talkngl shower at Ii o'clock.
with Powell before
u o'clock, 1t was
raining, and the
manager then eX-
pressed the opinion
that there would be
no game, but he
was advised to waitl
furt h er develop
ments in the wealth
er, and the conditionl
Of the ground later.
At o'clock itI At 2 o'clock It was
was spr nix Ii & not sprinkling, nor
again, the weather. at any time after IL
was decidedly cold, O'Clock. The air was
the sky cloudy and a little cold. The sun
everything Indicated was shining bright
that the entire aft ly and had been
ernoon would bel since noon. There
filled with showers. was not a sign Of
rain.
It was the damp-I Captain Goockel
ness of the ground stated In Scranton
and the uncertainty that night, and in
of the weather, that the presence of the
caus e d Manager W ri ter, that the
Powell to declare & r u n s were in
the game of. And good condition and
this, too, after a that he tGoeckeD
telephone messageI could see no reason
from Capta n for not playing the
G oe c k e that the, game.
ground was wet and
unfit to play upon.
More than this, the Wilkes-Barre
management should interview it's
ground-keeper, who had the bases in
position and everything ready for the
game at o'clock. To a score or more
ground keeper was unable to state
why the players had not arrived or
whether there would be a game or not
In response to an inquiry by we'll
known and veracious gentleman at the
gate the ground-keeper said: Ger
tainly, the grounds are all right. A
shower this morning laid the dust and
they (the grounds) were never in bet
ter shape for game. 1 guess it's a
case of being beaten again."
The Wilkes Barre management had
better bury the evidence of Captain
Goeckel and the ground-keeper if it
wants to crawl out of its bare-faced
flim-flam of Tuesday.
The Scranton Tribune announces the
following yesterday morning: pitch
er Coakley of the Wilkes-Barre club
became over-demonstrative during an
interview with president Bogert yes
terday and was fined $25 for his in
discretion and for another reason. For
the other reason Belts, Diggins and
Charley Smith were during the day
in condition which made them also
liable to a fine" We question the 10Th
er reason" as far as Belts and Dig
gying Do
Record. Yes, you question" the 10th
er reason" but why don't you say it
is not so?
The penny-wise and pound foolish
Idea has been put into play by the
Wilkes-Barre management in the re-
lease yesterday of Second Baseman
Sam Mills and Pitchers Roach and l..
Smith. The release of the pitchers
cannot be criticised, but Mills case is
different.-Scranton Tribune. Mills
played q fair game in the Scranton
series-~-as the records go-but he did
not cover anywhere near the ground
That should have been covered. WISE
Bonner, Taylor, Eagan, Dan Shannon
Bobby Moore or even novice Weigand
would have eaten up balls that dis
tanced Mills. and he was too slow on
double plays.-Wilkes-B Barre Record.
The Record practically AYERS that on
the strength of Mills playing in the
Scranton Wilkes Barre series he was
the poorest second baseman in the
league. 1t was the opinion of players
and spectators, and it is shown by the
record of the games that Mills COW
cred the bag at National gait. All
but one player on the Wilkes-Barre
team disapproved Of Mills release and
1t was the knocking of the player ex-
cepted-and who backs in the favor
OF the directorate-that had much to
do with the giving of the congo. The
records base ball editor is manifestly
at fault in his statement.
They tell us that the charm of base
ball lies in its uncertainty, but after
q man has been hit in the iugular
twice when he didn't expect 1t, some
other word would do lust as well as
''charm" in describing the possibilities
OF the greatest of all sports.-wilkes-
Barre Leader. The jugular referred to
IS probably that of Captain Goeckel
the polite and gentlemanly Wilkes
Barre college first baseman who acct
dentaliy attempted to trip two Scran-
ton play ers, and who received in re-
turn two accidental jolts on the said
Jugular in the game in which all four
OF the said accidents took place The
word charm" means dirty" does It
not? -
This brings to mind the smallness of
the Scranton management. Saturday
was Decoration day in Scranton; IL
was the legal holiday observed by the
banks of Scranton. the Grand Army
and other organizations, while Monday
was not recognized there as a holiday
or observed by any organization or
business people Yet when Il came TO
settlement with the Wilkes-R Barre
club the management would only allow
the latter 10 per cent. which is a direct
violation Of the League constitution
The constitution explicitly provides
that the visiting club shall receive 30
per cent. Of all admissions. ladies in
cluded. on all legal holidays. And ON
saturday ladies' were charged admis-
sion. On Monday ladies' were admitted
free. but when II came 10 settling Mon
days game the Scranton management
We're willing to allow 30 per cent. The
difference In settlement of the two