The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15
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r HERR. IS considerable, talk about Christmas
\ foot ball game in this city between the
n heavy ST. Thomas eleven and an aggrcga-
tion Of star picked players. The opposing
eleven world have many of the giant Scranton
tcam of % it, and would also he strength
| cncd by clever players from some of this years
clcvcns.
Nothing denit has been vet done towards
! arranging for match. hut great deal of in
tcrc,t Ss b"ing taken in the talkc,!-of game. and
. it would tiraw great crowd. Eugene Tropp.
captain Of this years High school team, is on,
Of tho iurthcrors OF the scheme. and in event Of
contest will probably play quarter back tor
the Consolidated Charles Colbert. the mighty
| eS-Pcnnsyvania Varsity end will pay behind
tho line in all probability and big Jim Con-
| merry Of the old Scranton team is OF the
men counted on to holster up the line.
Brcig. who played such strong full back for
| the Thirteenth regiment against st. Thomas. is
another player spoken OF for the collcs,ans' adj
vcrsnrics and'among other strong players to pick
! from are Walsh, Harry Vaughan. Ralph Gregory
! Dick Gcnt!al, Ed Weisscnfuh. besides several
t members of the champion 'o5 team referred to
| above.
| The Consolidated is expected to put into the
| field team fully as heavy as the ST. Thomas
eleven and composed Of splendid individual play
ers who with a little practice together, will
present very formidable line up.
| Tie Lackawanna- -I.uzernc county bowling
league will he re-organizcd next week, and q
schedule of matches arranged to constitute the
, rolling tournament for this winter
meeting will he held at the Eks' cafe Nom
day night between tho captains of the Backus.
Bicycle club, Elks and Commercial teams Of
this city and the West End Whcc,mcn, OF Wilkes
Barre, at which officers will be elected and n
committee appontrd to draw I'M n schedule
Tho league circuit will br enlarged to five teams
this year. by the admission Of the Commercials
and pcrhnps a team from Loubschcr's oIlsvs in
South Scranton will be admitted.
every match filling the alleys with interested
spectators. TIL" bowling craze has again seized
on the local populacr and The weather grows
colder enthusiasm becomes daily briskcr.
Numerous high STORES have been rolled on
scranton alleys and the board at Backus shows
that $50 score is high mark for December. anl
numerous other double centuries have been
bowlcd. One OF The most peculiar happenings
among the ten-pnncrs occurred when Scranton.
ian, who is fair bowler, dropped in at a local
alley. with stranger, and giving him a 80 han
dirup played him game The nofTensive and
mild looking man given the odds opcned M with
six strikes and at the end Of the game had gone
I'D without his 20 advance.
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as he left the hall in Chicago. Monday night
where he met one Rooney, a big Windy civ
policeman. In the early part of the match The
Galic giant threw the lhicagoan against The |
ropes which preciuitatcd both men ont of tho |
ring and to the floor below. Referee siler con-
sidcred this foul and gave a fall to Iiooney at
which Pons claimed he had wrestled fair and |
refused to continue unless the decision was |
changed The match ended in a fzzle.