The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-15

the sinks, that they be frequently in
spected and kept in perfectly sani-
tary condition. For this purpose a
guard will be placed night and day
at these sinks. and the company com
manders ana this guard win be held re-
sponsible for the healthful condition
Of such sinks.
Any man breaking any Of the pre-
scribed rules will be tried for such in
fraction. The order ends with the fol-
lowing clause! Regular surgeons will
be required to explain orally to the
men OF each company the insidious
character of typhoid fever. and the
various ways in which the germ might
be transplanted, in order that the good
sense of the men rather than the Sc
verify on the part of their superiors
may be relied upon to accomplish the
objects of this oder.
on Saturday Captain Smith. OF Il.
was officer of the day: Lieutenant Har-
rington,: of G., officer of the guard;
George f. Downey, OF f. sergeant OF
the guard; Corporal Scoten, of G., Finn.
OF H, and Thomas, OF L. corporals of
the guard; Private Michael Mooney.
OF f, regimental orderly.
For some time past base ball en-
thusiasm has been at boiling heat
among the members of Company C.
There were two parties, headed respect
lively by Captain Robling and by Lieu
tenant Murphy. on Saturday the spirit
of intense rivalry reached climax,
and at | o'clock in the afternoon twenty
young men as stalwart and as strong
lunged as any Indian that ever roamed
these forests even before the days of
the good Captain John Smith, stepped
out on the diamond near headuuar-
ters. There were men, tall and short
heavy and light, but how they all could
yell! Some had on neither shoes nor
stockings. many had no hats or caps,
and still others were attred in a man.
ner which would make a ballet girl
green with envy, or put an aborigine
of 1920 to shame.
THE TWO TEAMS.
Captain Robling. acting as captain
ana pitcher. drew up the following in
Vincibles in line: George ,Schlager,
catcher; Frank Williams, second
catcher; Corporal Jacob Featherman,
first base; Corporal Bernard Haggerty,
second base; Corporal Allison Thorn
ton, third base; Conrad Rensselaer,,
shortstop; Frank Fahey. right field:
Harry Angle, centre field, and Alex.
Major, left field. While the lieuten-
ant who acted as captain and pitcher
for his side, received support from
these hopefuls: William Beckman,
catcher; William Creter, second
catcher; Corporal William Dunkerly,
first base; Karl Wyman, second base:
John Malta, third base; Charles
Schlager, shortstop; Corporal George
Robling, right field: Frank Luther,
centre field, and Joseph Ross, left field.
Lieutenant Decker, of +, who acted
as umpire. wishes it to be known that
he is still alive and we'll He was
helped in his official capacity by two
hundred and ninety-four assistants,
twenty-five from A, forty from b.
siNty-five from c, thirty-five from d,
fifteen from f, fiftytive from f. nine
teen from G, twenty from II, and
twenty from headquarters.
seated on temporary grand-stand,
where they could see what was going
on, were Colonel Coursen. Lieutenant
Colonel Mates, Major Wood, Major
Surgeon Keller, Chaplain Stahl, Cap
tains Gilman. Smith and Fellows, Ad-
Jutant Mates and Lieutenants Dodge
and Davis. All of them seemed to en-
JOY the excitement.
The fireworks began at O'Clock and
from that time till half-pdst three one
would imagine that the camp of the
Thirteenth regiment was a den of the
widest kind Of Apache Indians who
were just donninC their war paint,
sharpening their tOmahaWSs and pre-
pairing to start out to create trouble.
The alleged coaching, which was sim
ply wholesale yelling for anything, or
for nothing, was deafening at times,
and must have made the red man of
the forest, buried here centuries ago,
turn in his grave and fear for his
honors as a champion whooper
II was holly contested game from
beginning to end and took eleven in
nings to decide it. In the early part
OF the game the captains team led,
but in the eighth the lieutenant's
nine pulled themselves together and
tied the score at Is. At the end of
the eleventh, The score stood "a to p
in favor of the captain. There were
Some fine playing DONE especially by
Chailes and George Schlager Fred
Luther Willam Reckman and Bernard
Haggerty-the intentions of most of
the others We're good. A double play
in the fourth inning by Bernard Hag-
strtY and Conrad Rensselaer, was an
excellent piece of work. The pitching
was simply unique. combination of
the phonograph and the kinetoscope
representing the game. would draw
large audiences. Richard j. Bourke.
GREEN IN HIS EYE.