The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-28
At WilkeS-Barre.

At Wilkes-Barre.
Tommy Bannon begins well with SYRIA
cuse.
Bill Eagan had four hits in four ttmes
at bat.
McFarla-n, the pitcher and Pitcher Nc
Far.an-d. fared rather badly at the hands
of the Stars.
The double play was like perfect piece
of clockwork.
Daily and Massey haven't been hitting
at their usual gait during the last few
days-but wait.
The Barons wore their new uniforms.
The big and conspicuous "W-B" on the
bosom certainly stood for 'wayback' yes
terday.
A new horse Just purchased by Livery
man Nealis, of Oakford court, and which
has a mark of 2.S7Ia, has been christened
pete Eagan."
big Bill' is rivaling Carey in gathering
in wide throws. He was Obliged to do the
split yesterday in order to get one OF
his No. los on tho bag.
The bases have been given a coat OF
white paint, thanks to The Tribune's sug-
gestion. They are now almost as con-
spicuous as Groundkeeper Clark'S red
sweater
Gonding Is the only catcher who has
danced clog step, stood on his ear and at
the same time pretended to catch his game
"Old Gentleman Jennings was on the
Miners bench. He has sat there five times
| this season and Is rival OF the black
rabbit. as he has each time brought VIC
| tory to the home team.
One OF the patrons who has implicit
confidence in Irwin to land q winner is
| the popular Crown Attorney, Mr.. Walter
| Curry, who yesterday wagered new SILK
hat that the Torontos would end the sea-
son 1-2.-Toronto World. Wots is Crown
| ships haddress?
This is funny: On Wednesday the Stars
| played a game with the Auburn, N. T.,
| team and got only five hits off Murphy,
| a Rochester cast-oif, and lost by score
! of to g. Yesterday these same Stars hit
McFarlan and Mcfarland, of Rochester,
eighteen times and won by score of II
| to 4. Who says base ball isn't uncertain?
| Here Is a unique theory advanced by
| Earl Wagner "In this age of hustling
and new schemes 20 turn a penny, II
strikes me that an insurance company
that would make a speciality of insurlns
| pitchers arms, or any ball players arm
for that matter, would reap profit. There
is the case of Hughey Jennings, for eX-
ample. 1t is rumored that Jennings arm
| is gone. Now supposing 1t turns out that
his precious wing has failed him. Wouldn't
| the loss to the Baltimore club be S20,0O0 al
the least calculation? Now If Jennings
| arm were insured Tor tnat amount the
| Baltimore clubs losses would be partly
covered in case Hughey was compelled tc
retire fTcln the game Take Amos Rusle
for example. OF course, the chances are
| that Amos Is as good as he was in '95
but there Is the possibility that he may bt
| injured or disabled and rendered incapa-
BILE of giving the club service that the New
York fans are banking on. And you car
bet your final simoleon that Freedman
would invest in such an insurance 4hcmC
If it existed. Take my club. II Mercei
met with a serious accident that put hin
out of the game, 1t would mean loss oi
many a dollar to me on the season, ant
/ the same would apply to Maui, King Me
James, or any of my pitchers. Some en-
terprising rlsk-taker may one day act on
this suggestion of mine, and / think hi
would find plenty of patrons in this
| league"