The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-13
GRIFFIN'S PLAYERS
ARE DROPPING in
Twelve Of Them Had Reached the City
Last Night.
ALL ARE IN GOOD CONDITION
Beard, Boyd, Daly, Eagcn, O'Brien
Massey and Ycrkcs the Latest Ar
rivals--Practice at Athletic Park
Begins Today in Earnest--Games
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Twelve of Scranton's team OF base
ball players were contained in the city
last night. and it was expected that
several would arrive on the late night
trains. Catcher Boyd, Pitcher Yerkes,
First Baseman Massey, Shortstop ONE
Beard and Outfelders Eagan, DAILY
and O'Brien were the days arrivals,
and these with Catcher O'Neil, Pitch-
ers Wellner and Morse, Outtielder wal
ters and Manager Griffin are the whole
complement now here.
Ollie Beard reached the st. Charles
hotel at o'clock after a continuous
3O-hour ride from his home at Louis
vile. Ky. He might be termed the
most distinguished arrival" as he is
looked upon as the probable captain
on whom will rest a great deal OF the
responsibility in the coming struggle
He has been practicing for seNeral
weeks with the Louisville players ana
ought to be in good condition. He
Boyd and DAILY comprise the ex-Ro-
chester trio. Beard speaks in the hlgh-
est terms of the latter two.
Jack" OBrien and noisy Peter Ea-
gan came on together from their homes
at Troy, where they live and have their
being in the same ward. They, too,
say they have had several weeks of
practice Peter is a crack skater, and
during the winter spent a large part
of his time on the ice. He is fifteen
pounds lighted than at the close of last
season, but will get his avoirdupois
back again, as he always does when
in the game.
Manager Sandy" was at Athletic
park during the day with walters,
Wellner. Morse and O'Neill. A number
of clever amateurs were on the ground
and the whole lot combined in show
ing their PAGES to an interested audi
ence of perhaps $50 persons. Wellner
was seen at work for the first time.
He's big. strong fellow, with the ad-
vantage of youth and suppleness and
created favorable impression.
Today and tomorrow will be occupied
in limbering up for the first practice
games.
1t was incorrectly stated that the
first game would be on Saturday. The
original Cuban Giants come here for
games Thursday and Friday. On Sat
urday the Olyphant Browns will help
furnish the entertainment. on Mon
day the boys go to Philadelphia to do
battle with the Athletics, and will stop
at Reading en- route for home on Tues
day and Wednesday.
THE straight and outspoken charge
of farming" which the Buffalo Express
says is made by the Scranton Tribune
against the Toronto club, Is not going
to worry the other clubs in the East
ern league at all. The chances are
that if Toronto is a farm they knew
all about it long before the Scranton
paper called attention to it.-Toronto
Globe. Possibly so. but the Globe re-
produced The Tribune article at the
time, and made no comment upon it,
which indicates that the Globe didn't
know all about it," or wouldn't deny
1t, or that there has been an astound-
ing change of heart recently among
the Toronto writer's and that they have
decided to stand by their club We
published last week in this department
a special communication from Toron-
to which indicated that the prospects
there were very bright for this out
look every base ball writer on the
circuit and all the clubs will be thank
full 1t is true, nevertheless, that Man
ager Irwin is receiving now some sup
port which would have been of more
aid to him if it had been less tardy.
II. II. Kirby, of the Providence Jour-
nal, shrewd observer, writes to the
Syracuse Courier as follows concern
ing the Providence team: "The cham
pion providence club will enter the field
with quite the same makeup as last
year. Wiegand will take Caravans
place at second base, and he is an act
I've fielder and rafting batsman. The
Grays Will not have Pitcher Lewis, but
may have Dolan. Pitcher Egan is
again with the Grays, and his arm an.
pears to be in prime condition, Braun
the new pitcher, is a conner. 1t Ger.
tainly looks as if there will be a great
race for the pennant this year. Syra.
cuse certainly appears to be stronge,
than last year, it looks as if Wilkes.
Earre is to quit tail end company
Scranton will make a better showing
Buffalo and Rochester will cut some
figure in the fight, and Burns and Ir.
win may surprise folks after the sift
ing"
The private box for the president O.
the United States at the Washington
base ball park has been completed
and presents an imposing appearance
1t is located about fifty feet to tn,
left of the press box, being over tn,
left wing of the grand stand and il
reached by a private entrance. Th
interior of the box will be tasteful,
decorated and made as comfortable a
the situation and circumstances viii
permit Manager Schmelz says tha
Mr.. Wagner has been given to under
stand that President McKh. ~ viii
be frequent spectator at the game.
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