The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
BASE BALL.
LOCAL TEAM DISBANDS.
cranton's Fine Aggregation of Ball
Tossers Are Now Scattered All
Over the Country.

Darkness has fallen on the hearts of
the few true base ball enthusiasts OF
the vicinity and the man who follows
the game is sad, for Saturday night
the crack aggregation of ball players
who have been representing this city
on the diamond as 1t never before was
represented, dsbanded, and now are
rapidly scattering to all parts of the
country. IL was Scrantons misfortune
this year to enter a/league in which
the other teams were so utterly out
classed by the local players that all
contests seemed fiat and uninteresting.
In addition there were mistakes in the
league management from the start
which rendered its existence unstable
and uncertain from the very beginning.
One thing must be said, however
The unfortunate condition of affairs i'm
Scranton was in no way the fault of
the manager, Walter w. Burnham.
Never in the history of local base ball
has Scranton had a man at the helm
of the team who in such an incredibly
short time gathered together such a
splendid team, who governed them
with such excellent executive ability
and to whose foresight and shrewd
headedness more than anything else
can be attributed the fine place that
the team attained in the league. The
board of directors at a meeting recent
ly held expressed their utter satisfac-
ton at the way he managed the team,
and declared their willingness to re-
engage him at the next opening for a
Scranton ball nine.
1t was his misfortune that the league
proved such failure as base
ball organization, as 1t is also the
misfortune of all local lovers of the
game. After the Atlantic league broke
up a determined effort was made to
secure an Eastern league franchise, in
spite of the fact that berth in that
circuit would entail far greater expense
and would require a very large sum
of money to be advanced at the very
outset.
All of the players are in receipt of
offers from teams, but of them all,
Mike Doherty is the most ambitiously
fixed, inasmuch as he will break into
the National league. He has accepted
New York terms and will report for
duty Wednesday and take Hickmans
place at third base. Doherty's many
friends here wish him good luck in
the big league, and his work will be
carefully followed by them all.
Knoll was considering an offer from
Cleveland, of the American league, but
at the lost moment had a disagree
ment and now, with Catcher Toft, has
signed with the Springfield Eastern
league team. Kervin goes to Buffalo in
the American league, and Milligan,
who was farmed to Scranton by the
Buffalo team, has been recalled by
Manager Dan Shannon. Manager Ar
thur Irwin, of the Syracuse Eastern
league team, was in town Saturday
and would be very much pleased to
have the heavy hitting southpaw on
his staff. In case Shannon does not
use him, he may be farmed there. Ken
nedy will pitch for Albany. "Old Boy"
Shelter Will go to Bristol, in the Con-
necticut State league, and Catcher
Millerick may go to that league.
Pirate Brien has several good Of
fers and may go to Oswego. Dick
Knox is also in receipt of several offers
and may go to Youngstown, o. Short
stop O'Brien will probably find a berth
in the New York State league, and
Roeber Mcintyre is in receipt of COM
munications from teams in the South
ern league and the New York State
league.