The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-26
College Games.
New ilavcn-Harvard, 3: Yale, 0.

TN THE Chicago Sunday Record
Herald Manager Tom LOTUS, of
the Windy City National leasuers
gives the following reasons for his
teams poor showing:
Tic question is often asked, "What is the
matter with the orplans?'
If the question is propoundcd iacctiously,
there plenty of taCcious replies, but if it
is asked seriously, logical reasons are at hand
to explain the clubs standing in the pcnnant
race.
First and most important the matter
OF injured players. scarcely has game been
played this season with our regular team in
the field This is a diScouraginG handicap to a
club which is none too strong at its best, cs-
pecialy ii it has been weakened by dcscrions
and is trying out new men 10 fill the vacancies
But the fans overlook the fact that we have
been crippled from the very start of the cham-
pionship season. Had We started with regular
team in the field and seven or eight OF
the first twelve games played and had the in
jurios then happened, the Chicago followers Of
base ball would nave noticed the difference III
our standard and would have sympahzcd with
lis in our hard luck. But because We secured a
poor start and fell into a losing streak we are
called "duhs," has.becns'' and all other en-
rressivc terms in dlsguscd fans vocabu
larry,
weekly articles which appear in the
Record-Herald from the pens of base
ball managers or star players. John
j., alias "Muggsy" McGraw contri-
buted a paper on the requirements of
an Al ball player and Napoleon Lajoie
had in several tersc comments upon
the proper manner in which to dent
ones trademark upon the clean white
horse hide.
Stimmel, the lengthy and speedy
young man who pitched for Allentown
last season and later went to Cincin-
natl, is now twirling for Indianapolis
in the Western association Saturday
he shut out Toledo with four hits and
famed out an even dozen men.
Winters, the young Gettysburg coll
lege pitcher, who was signed by Jimmy
Collins for the Boston American
leaguers, is making good with a VEN
geance, having won all three games he
has pitched since joining professional
ranks.
Louie Berbauer, old and reliable, is
still in the game, frisking gaiy about
second base for the Hartford Eastern
ieaguers.
Dan kervin is still with Buffalo, and
is doing stunt in the box regularly
for the Bisons,
Jack Walters. who was a favorite
here In the old Eastern league days, Is
now playing right field for Providence.
He is fielding strongly, batting hard
and as fast of foot on the bases as In
days of yore.
Jack loft, who caught for Walter
Burnham's team here last summer has
made good in the Eastern league, where
he Is now doing backstop speciality
for Toronto. He fields his position we'll
and moreover Is doing hard and timely
batting for the Canucks.
big Bill' Massey, who when a mem
her of Mart Swift's State leaguers was
the idol of the Scranton populace, is
now holding down first base for Hart
ford and retains his evident fondness
! for ripping off large juicy drives to the
kput gardens.
Edward Delehanty the Philadelphia
aptain, is batting with terrific force
late, and is giving Emmett Heidrick.
Fagner and the other big sluggers a
81 race for the premier batting hon
RS, With Heidrick. pelehanty, Wag-