The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13

The first of the Eastern baseball
Leagues teams to begin practice is
Rochester, whose men have reported
for the season. Practice will begin i'm
mediately. The men who fell in line
included Dixon, Phelps, catchers: MUIR
ply, Bowen. Morse, McPartlin, Clancy,
Malarkey, Walker, Mattern, pitchers:
O'Hagan, first base; Smith, second
base: Bonner, Beam short stops Fran
els, Greminger, third base: Barclay
Lush and F'risbie, outfeld. OF the
nineteen named above Malarkey, Clan
cy Mattern. Francis and Frisbie are
new arrivals. Morse and Bonner are
both old Scranton players.
Christy Mathewson, of T'actoryvillc.
the young Bucknell university pitcher.
who on January 10 signed a Philadel-
phia American League club contract.
and two weeks ago asked for and re-
ceived $50 In advance, on account OF
his salary for 1901, from Connie Mack,
but who has since signed with and re-
ported for duty to the New York club.
Wednesday tried to escape the legal
responsibility of his action by sending
a check for $50 TO the manager of the
local club. l!ut Manager Mack, upon
the advise of his lawyers, refused to
accept the same. returning 1t un-
cashed with a letter ordering him to
report at once If Mathewson refuses
he will likely be made the defendant
in two suits. one for breach of con-
tract and the other for receiving
money under false pretense. Mathew
son formerly pitched for the Y. NJ. G.
\. team.
The official base ball guide of 1901.
recently published. shows the where
abouis of the crack members of last
years Atlantic league championship
winning Scranton team. Many of
Burnham's strong aggregation won
laurels for themselves in much faster
company and all Of the players. in fact.
finished well.
Milligan and l<ervin. the two speedy
young pitchers, were with 1ndianapo-
lis and Buffalo i'm the American league
1t the finish. Both youngsters estab-
lish.d themselves records, Milligan's
ability being recognized by Connie
Mack. then manager OF milwaukee,,
who has signed the pitcher this sea-
>on for his. Philadelphia American lea
que team. Milligan batted 2?l in
twenty games last year. leading such
hiitcrs as SchrcCkangost. Dick Pad
den. Hartman. Haligan. Brodie and
others.
"Old BOY" Shelter went TO Bristol
in the Connecticut league. from here
ana despite his several score years.
batted .323 and stood sixth among the
down east slugGers. The aged" in
cluded i've home runs among his
smite.. Hub Knoll played with Spring
fields Eastern league team and batted
ut Il 2S3 clip. and loft made good
record behind the bat for the same
team.
In the New York state league Peter
Eean. an old local favorte. stood
third among the batsmen, with .349.
Mike Dohcrty. who finished the sea-
son with Schenectady. was far in the
lead Of all the other York third
bagmen. and hatted at .2S3 Pirate
O Brien finished with Oswego. and, be-
sides batting at .3l7 was second among
the second bascmen. Shortstop
O'Brien batted at n paltry .2G5 pace.
but led the league shortstops. Big
Charlie Mcintyre went out to the
Montana league and there played
with Anaconda Helena. He led the
league batsmen with the terrific aver
age of Al. Dick Knox also finished
with that team, and batted at $3.50.
Other members of the team were
scattered through out the country, but
it was IA rather peculiar fact that
though the team was miles ahead OF
any in the National league, not a one
of its members managed to break into
the National league.