The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-10
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Of the contestants In the NJ. j. Dwyer-
rharles Leonard wrestling match
which is to be held here Tuesday night,
has now been deposited with the Trib-
une and the $i75 balance. which makes
up each mans 5000 side bet will be
deposited Monday or Tuesday. Mr..
Leonard sent on his money yester-
day from Newark n. j. He reports
himself to be in splendid condition
and declares that he will give good
argument to Dwyer at the Bicycle
club on the evening of the match
Dwyer is in excellent trim. and en-
pectng n hard nights work is pre-
pairing himself for it. Many think that
Leonard will make Il more formidable
antagonist than Gehle. He is Il wrest-
Ter OF the same style as Dwyer. and
not depending on mere strength as
much as Gehlc. he uses head work
and the tricks of the trade, through
out every match.
An excellent football game Is this
afternoon promised local enthusiasts
in the meeting of the Scranton anu
Binghamton High schools. The rivalry
between these clevcns is intense. as
they have met for several consecutive
years and the results have been prac-
tically even. In this afternoons game
Vaughan and Powell will probably be
at the local teams ends, E,ynon or
Van GOrdcr and heard working Weiss
ennush at tackles ana ilwcod and
Stone at guards. Shult1 will play CEN
ter and O'Reilly will be at quarter.
back. The Binghamton men bring
also a fast playing team on the de-
fense. but with Williams and Captain
,rropp in the bacli-field Scranton cx
poets to score at least once. and with
one "Bricky" Phillips at full back the
lineup is complete. The Binghamton
boys will arrive on the l2:3S train and
will be met at the station by a dele
cation of High school lads.
The st. Thomas eleven will this
afternoon journey to Berwick and
meet that city's strong eleven.
Laurie n. Bliss. of this city, who
in 1898 wore the blue stockings Of the
Yale varsity and was known as one
of the fastest half-baciis on the col
Iege gridlron, was at MY Haven dur
ing the greater part OF the week, as
sisting the Eli coaches in drilling their
men for this afternoons hard game
with the noble red men from Carlisle.
Bliss took especial care of the half
backs and tried to instil into their
craniums some end running devises
which will bring sorrow to the hearts
of the poor Los this afternoon.
The giant Duquesne Country and
Athletic club team. of Pittsburg, has
met defeat. In spite of it's galaxy of
wonderful players, it went 'Wn be-
fore the Homestead eleven. Charlie
Colbert and Jack Hedges played the
Duquesne ends and played them well,
and Pierson, Uppenheimer, Jackson.
Pratt and the other great players of
the team did splendid work, but ;,mors
some of the players on the op-
posing team We're Fultz and CAM
mons. the cX-Brown half backs,
Pete Overfield the great Univ
versity of PENNSYLVANIA center. and
others of the Invincibes. and the
Pittsburgers We're downed Every
man in the game was Il star, and on
the side-lines stood subs who would
be most sought after acquisitions on
most college elevens. Shoch and KID
Young, of Cornell, were two of the
brawny lads who acted as under
studies.
lie I'CkllSOn eleNen. Wnlcn VIII tnlS
afternoon meet the University of Sy-
racuse, passed through the city yes
terday afternoon, en- route to Syra-
cuse. The husky youths from Carlisle
were met at The Delaware and Hudson
station by Attorneys w. u. Boyer,
w. NJ. Curry and c. f. Daniels, who
are alumni of the Dickinson Law
school, and We're escorted to the
I.ackawanna Valley House. where
they dined Fifteen players. accom-
panied by Physical Director Craver.
made UP the party.
The captains of the big elevens have
been meeting with disaster of late.
Captain Hare. of Pennsylvania, one of
the greatest and strongest players who
ever booted the oval over a gridron,
only left the hospital IL day ~ two ago,
and Captain DAILY, Harvards pluclty
little quarter back general, WAS car
Iied from the field in the early part
of last week so seriously injured in
practice that the Crimson roOterS We're
given n terrible fright lest the team
be deprived of his services during the
remainder of the season.
Joe Wolcott, through his manager,
Tom O'Rourkc, has been trying to an
range II match with Tom Sharkcy, for
two weeks, but is now giving up in
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