The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-09
DIAMOND DUST.


.341 and 800 in fielding in % games.
Toronto today and tomorrow. Harper or
Wellner and Boyd will be the battery.
Pitcher Fallon, recently released by
Scranton, is anxious for a chance with
Wilkes-Barre, says the Record.
In the face of defeat it should not be
forgotten that the Miners played about
as brilliant a fielding game as has been
witnessed here this season.
During the Giants Western trip Mr..
Freedman and Mr.. Soden. president of
the Boston club, will be fishing at the
Thousand Islands. The players are not
sorry
Eagan will be back in left field today.
He has not entirely recovered from his
collision with Brouthers at Springfield,
but the fans will be glad to see him in
the game again.
Pitcher Corbett recently pitched twen-
ty balls to Third Baseman Irwin. Four
teen of them were fouls, two were strikes
and four were balls. This ties "Red''
Ehret's foulng record.
Irwin's Toronto aggregation are warm
ing the pace for the leading clubs. Early
in the season Toronto was looked upon
almost daily as sure loser, but the
atmosphere of the lakes seems to have
gingered the players. They are now play
| ing fast and winning ball.-Springfield
Republican.
The WillSes-Barre Record is woefully
incorrect in It's statement that Beard and
Boyd "are mixed up in loan" to Scran-
| ton by Rochester. Boards and Boyd's
signatures are regularly attached to reg
| ular Scranton Eastern league contracts
| There is not a farmed player on the
| Scranton team.
Stallings, the Philadelphia manager, a
| few days ago tried to negotiate for Pitch
| er Johnson's return to Scranton and
| averred that Tommy was in excellent
shape. II that had been true Johnson
could have done much better than some
of the twirlers on the Phillies' regular
| staff. 1t developes, however, that John
| son has lame knee and has been laid
off by the Athletics. Stallings tried to
do the bunco act.
| Talk about war-paint-read this from
| the Springfield Union: "Syracusians" the
| Springfield Union calls us. We have gen.
| orally accepted Syracusans as correct
Syracuse Courier. "Syracusians'' is bet
| ter than "knockers," "roasters" and
| 'sore heads" as some OF the other cities
call you. And, by the way, II Syracuse
| scribes studied baseball more and orthog-
| raphy less they wouldn't be such targets
| for Buffalo and Rochester rivals.
| The Wilkes-Barre Leader on Wednes-
day used a number of paragraphs from
| this column and gave proper credit. The
| NewsDealer used them without giving
credit. The items in question contained
The Tribune's individual opinions, and for
| that reason we object to the scissoring.
We have no objection II general para
| graphs of interest to the News-DealeI
and other papers are clipped from us
| without credit, but we do draw the line
on items of another character.
The cupidity of the average Scranton,
ian is surprising and simply because OF
the fact that the impression is abroad
that Scranton threw the game to the
Barons on Monday morning, the people
wouldn't come out to yesterdays game
| -Wilkes-Barre Record No, that wasn't
the reason for Scranton cupidity. The
| cranks were ready to see n contest but
had tired of witnessing the Miners wipe
the earth with the Barons. Eight out Of
eleven had something to do with It,
| Pete Eagan always does something bril-
liant when he strikes Springfield. Hi;
fine catch in the eighth spoiled three runs
sure.-Sprlngfield News. This same PeteN
Eagan always does something extraord
mary when here and Is just about the
single blade In the tanning mill We re
gard him as the star outfelder of th'
Eastern league when We comes to con
slider his batting and base running, alonl
with other capabilities requisite for out
helders, and your young Green isn't fa
from being his equal, Barre Rec
ord. Yes, but Peter will have to SHOW
more of an anxiety TO play regularly Of
nc will lose his reputation
There was hoWl IRON some OF IN
cranks when Morse was taken out in tn
sixth. II a pitcher ever ought to hav
been ron cNed It was Morse yesterday
He was able TO control but one style o
ball, a fast and almost straight one, AM
was fielding his position about as poorl!
as pitcher could and still stay In tn
business. Following Lush's three-base
In the third Morse failed to back thirt
base and Lush scored on Bonner's throw
In the fourth Morse stood a calm spec
tator In the box and allowed McHalI 4
reach second when Beard and Bonne
were after that fungo over the infleld
The cranks in their ardor sometimes for
get that a pitcher 10 supposed TO do some
thing besides stand on the rubber an
dish out straight fast ones for the oppos
! ing batsmen to fatten their averages on