The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08
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THE LOCAL foot ball season came tn an end
with the Thanksgiving games, and while
u one more game may yet be played. never
thcless foot balls day is now over FOR 1900
There is considerable talk of a match between
an all-Scranton team and the champion eleven
OF l-ackawanna county, the St. Thomas rcpescn-
tatves. Captain Eugene Tropp. of the High
school. is back of the movement to organize and
drii strong eleven OF city players to meet the
brawny defenders OF the purple and white.
Charlie Colbert. the famous Pennsylvania hall
back and end, is among the players who it is
reported will form the nucleus OF The team All
local enthusiasts hope that such an eleven may
be organized and while the weather still allows
that one more match may be played at Athletic
park. There are numerous strong players to be
picked from Scranton teams, and these with the
numerous gridiron veterans living here, would
present an exceedingly strong lineup.
The members of the st. Thomas foot bali eleven
will be entertained tonight at the college hail.
by a smoker and entertainment All the PLAYERS
and substitutes will be present and a thoroughly
enjoyable time is promised.
Besides the social side of the night there will
be meeting of the team to elect captain and
manager. Emmett Krkwood, this years fast end
ana half-back, is strong candidate to succeed
William O'lIoro to the captancy. Kirkwool
posted in the game and would make an excel
lent leader
Ihr only local events aroliSing any great in
t"rcst among the followers of sporting events ar,
the wrestling matches at the Bicyclc cIuh and
tho basket ball samcs. Scranton is well r,prp-
S'hted IN this latter department by two very
strong teams IN North and South Scranton and
the matches they play have been eagerly fol-
As IaDl lip,.
III ms sport seems to increase with every match
Al the Bicycle club, every successive one bciur
Gfrctcd'hy u larger number Of spectators
ire bowling season has not yet started but all
'hr team managers are grdinG their oins anI
"aE gelt'nG INTO practice. Every man who
makes local team must qualify for his place
by maintaining $50 average Once The to,,rnn
ineht opens things will begin 10 he n little lively
and the great interest with which Scrantoniaus
followed last years matches will he east into
the shadow by the way that the contests will he
watched this season. Bowling is becoming the
most popular OF winter sports and daily find,
enthusiastic devotees who a few months AGO
didn, know the difference between a strike and
the headpin.
Several big base ball deals are expected to he
developed NJ next weeks meeting Of the National
league in New York, and il is anticipatcd thai
there will he numerous trades of PLAYERS II IL
siiu 'IlHt stite, Inc WHY manager OF the Boston
Rean'eaters. is planning to ''swap" practically
his entire oufeld and pitching STAFF. The pres.
ent veteran inhed will probably be retained
hut it is rumored about that the men who are
10 feel the machctc are Pitchers Lewis Willis
and Pittinger and Outfcldcrs Hamilton Stahl,
Duiiy, Freeman and Barry.
This may be mere talk, however as it doesn't
seem likely that as brainy a base bali man as
sclce would voluntarily dispose of as a great a
player as Billy Hamilton, or such promising
Young bloods Stahl and Barry unless extraor.
dnary inducements were brought into play.
EX.Lightweight Champion Frank Ene is to
soon become a college student, The gentlemanly
young pugilist has natural ability and nclina.
sires to take course at Columbia university and
educate himself tor the profession. lie will pay
his college expenses by inStructns wealthy New
Workers in the noble art OF sei-defense
Fiity-one men, including team managers, are
entitled to wear the university ''l" OF Yale for
their athletic achievements in the wear 1900
Sixteen are foot ball players, ten base balists
eleven crew men, nine OF the track and five Of the
bicycle team The following men have Won
"i's' in more than one branch OF athletics:
r. q. Brown, s. L. Coy, W. NJ. Fncke, j. H.
Wear, II. Sheldon, G. S. Stillman and A. H.
Sharpe. Comparison OF the "Y'' men by the
classes shows that 1901 leads with twenty; 1901
s., seven; 1902 is second with ten; 1902 s., four
1908 has seven; 1908 s., one, while 1901 has but
one.