The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-23

people Of Scranton themselves. The
support given Walter Burnham and his
splendid team last spring was OF the
shabbiest kind, and the attendance at
the games was ludicrously small con-
sidering the gilt-edged article OF ball
played by the snappy youngsters.
However the company that the nine
Travelled in wasn't fast enough to make
good sport and that fact in a measure
accounts for the lack Of interest. Scran-
ton is, however, promised an amateur
league. John II. Brooks and Thomas
II. Brooks, who have manfully borne
the brunt OF every stormy local base
ball season for years past. are both
sickened at 1900's wretched success,
but are eager advocates OF n semi
professional circuit.
In this IL is intended to place two
Scranton teams, and mines from Car
bondale, Avoca, Olyphant, Wilkes
Barre, Honesdale and other small
towns The rivalry between Scranton
and the representatives of these other
Pennsylvania metropolis will ensure
keen spirit of competition.
Many Of the local players who will
shine in fast company have been
spending the winter in training and
will be in excellent shape at the be-
ginning of this season. William
Coughlin. who last year played a Kan
sas and led the third basemen of the
American league, will be under his last
years manager Jimmy Manning.
again this season. Manning is now in
charge of the Washington American
Leaguers and Coughlin will again
cover the third sack for him.
IIe signed Thursday This Is
his second experience as Senator. he
having played a short while with
Washington, when the city was repre-
sented in the National League.
John Dunn. of this city, who during
the past several years has distin-
guished himself by pitching for Brook
lyn and Philadelphia. will twirl
again for the Quakers With
Coughln he left for Washington dur
ing the week TO attend players
meeting.
Buck Freeman. our distinguished
Wilkes Barre friend who in 1899
earned the title of Home Run Buck"
by his rather pyrotechnical batting at
Washington. where he collected twen-
ty-five home runs i'm the course of the
season, besides a choice collection of
three -baggers and o-baggers with
also few singles, has apparently de-
serted the Boston National Leaguers
with whom he played last year. Man
ager Selee is having troubles of his
own tn land the stars of 1900, as most
of them are nibbling at the choice part
or the American League anglers. Buck
is IN splendid trim and expects to
make his 80 record look like seven
sestertii
The local educational institutions
will band together into a base ball
league this season which ought to put
up pretty fast kind of ball. In st.
Thomas college and the High School
there Is i'm particular excellent material
TO choose from st. Thomas will pro-
badly turn out a team composed of the
same stars, who have played on her
teams of the past few seasons, while
the High School has a large number of
fast youngsters from whom to pick a
representative nine.
Michael O'Neill, of Minooka, whose
work with the Young Mems Christian
association nine aroused SO much
favorable comment three years ago,
will twirl for the villa Nova college
nine this season. When not in the box,
he will be utilized in the outfield, as
he is too valuable a man with the
stick to ever be absent from the game.
Walsh, of Mayfield, whose work both
with the bat and in the outfield has
been distinctive feature of the strong
Georgetown college teams work dur
ing the last several seasons, is cap
tanning the team this season. His nine
has been weakened by the absence of
White. That clever young pitcher has
signed with Philadelphia.
In addition to other local amateur
base ball associations there is talk of
a clerks league, the teams being
chosen from the Delaware and Hudson
railroad. Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western railroad and Colliery En-
gineer companies clerical staffs.
Milligan. the handsome youngster
who pitched such magnificent ball for
Walt Burnham last season, has signed
a Philadelphia contract and will play
with Connie Mack's Philadelphia team.
After the Atlantic league disbanded,
Milligan played in the American with
Buffalo and Indianapolis and made
good record