The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-21
BASE BALL CHAT.

Jack" Fee has been signed by Elmira. Fee
is an old State league player and well known in
Scranton.
Jimmy McJames, last year Brooklyn's crack
pitcher, has passed his examinations for prac.
ticing medicine in South Carolina.
Lave Cross, secured from St. Louis, is playing
good ball for Brooklyn and ought to fill the
superba third base in a most satisfactory man.
ner. He bats over 300 and is one OF the most
reliable felders in the league.
Andrew Jackson, third baseman and captain
of the Cuban X-Ciants is dead He led the
Giants on the field ever since the organization
of the nine four years ago and was well known
In base ball circles all over the country.
The Wilkes. Barre Daily News o. Saturday in
making up the league averages credits Scranton
with only nine, instead of ten, victories, as a
result of which the Wilkes Barre team stands
proudly at the head of the race. Scranton's rec
ord up to date is ten won, five lost 1857 Re.
member mat, we Wilkes Barre scribes
Today and tomorrow Manager Burnnam and his
men will be out at Athletic park where they
will indulge in light practice. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday they play at Allentown and
Saturday come home to play Sharsgs Peanut.
eaters They will remain at home for a long
series of games, in which they will play sixteen
games before again leaving home.
"Black jack Keenan, last year with Scranton,
has been released by Syracuse. In Fridays glr,e
between Syracuse and Worcester Keenan, pitched
for the Stars and in two innings was touched
up for six singles and two home runs, which
netted seven runs. This proved a bit too much
for Manager Irwin and that night "Black jack
was released. Irwin is making an effort to secure
Hickman from New York
Manager Bottenus, of Elmira, has protested
the game played at WilkesBarre last week with
the Barons. He claims that Third Baseman Hag.
gerty' was injured in base running scuffie by
Nyce and Clymer. Although he was badly hurt,
the Wilkes Barreans refused to allow any one
TO run for him and as a result he was easily put
out on the bases, as he was hardly able to move
around. This is the second game protested on
Wilkes Barre this season.
Scranton has two games scheduled with Jersey
City one today and tomorrow, but as it
would necessitate a special trip to .,ew Jersey,
Manager Burnham applied to have them post.
poned until later in the season. Jersey City is
making negotiations now for the securing of
grounds where Sunday ball can be played On
Scranton's next two trips to Jersey City these
games will be played each time, on Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday. flames will be played
on each occasion in addition on Sunday making
it four straight and playing of these postponed
games.
According to the Philadelphia Press of Satur
day the Athletics OF Philadelphia will be trans
ferred TO Harrisburg and that city be given a
place in the Atlantic league. All arrangements
have now been completed with the exception
Of the ground question Harrisburg is wild for
professional base ball and the transferring of a
team there cannot but benefit the Atlantic league
The fans are anxious for ball Immediately and
efforts are being made to have the first game
played in Harrisburg on Memorial day. The
Elmira team will be placed at Lancaster and
this will revive the old.time rivalry between
Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading and Allentown
II has been known for some time that Philade-
phia and Elmira not the most desirable
places for team and tnat shake.up in the
circuit would be the result of the lack of patron.
age.
resident Fogel, Of the Atlantic base hall
league has issued the following bulletin:
THE Wilkes Barre club by Offering special in.
ducements had arranged with the Athletic club
to play the games scheduled for No iday and
Tuesday, May 81 and %, at Wilkes. Barre, ir,.
stead Of Philadelphia The reason for this is
that the Knights Templar annual conclave will
be held at Wilkes.Bane on these DAYS and the
Wikes-Barre members of the fraternity desire
| their club to play at home, so as to provide an.
| other attraction of amusement to the 90 900
| strangers expected to visit that city As a spe.
| cial favor to Manager Clymer the Athletic man.
| agement yielded to his request.
'The reports from Harrisburg announcing the
| transfer OF the Athletic club to that city are
| premature. Harrisburg has opened negotiation,
| for franchise and while that city will prob.
| ably be taken into the circuit and be given one
OF the best teams in the league, notuing definite
| has as yet been arranged or decided upon"