The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-11
EVERYBODY GOES
TO HONESDALE

Carbondele will Have Character
istic Representation in the Maple
City on Saturday-Hundreds to Ac
company "our Pets" and Cheer
Them to victory-special Rate Wis
the D. & H.
All roads on Saturday will lead tt
Honesdale. Under ordinary circum.
stances all roads might lead out from
the Chestnut borough, and the trains
running out of there might go like
sixty to reach Carbondale, but fortune
fayors the Honesdalians for once, al
least, and so on tomorrow the compass
will point to the Maple city and will
guide representation of Carbondali-
ans that any town might feel proud to
receive.
AS yet, nothing has been heard here
of how the Maple cityites propose to
show their appreciation of the honor of
this visit, but as this Is one of the hon
ors which comes to the town over the
Mooscs but few times in lifetime.
we will overlook any embarrassment in
= how overwhelmed they must feel at the
prospect of such a distinguished honor.
We know how we would feel if Fate
misdrectcd us to T1onesdale and con-
ditions were reversed. so if the whole
populace and Texas No. L.. and B,
Damascus and Bethany are not repre-
sented in the reception committee, we
will understand that the meek and
III Fsi Il
inundated by the fact of having such
a delegation come from the Anthracite
city to within their midst.
"Well. anyhow" as "chuck' ronnors
would say, we're going: everybody is
going, and so many are going that the
man, or the ball crank. rather. who can
say after tomorrow that he didn't go
to Honesdale with our pets" will be
a rarity: he can secure long engage
ment in the museums this winter. Such
a man will surely be out of the ordl-
nary. he will have II distinction that
will put him in a class of his own. It's
dollars to twelve dollar-a- dozen Con-
necticut Panama that the base ball
sports, the devoted and enthusiastic
supporters of our pets" would as
iieve go to Honesdale tomorrow as eat.
Manager Tnppan's securing a sixty
cent rate will be appreciated, and extra
coaches will be the order on the 11.O5
train from Carbondale.
The Stripplinss and all the others
will be in the push.
No Port Jervis Men.
1t reached the ears of Manager Tap
pan, of the Crescents, last night that
u fl.lla IA int ha1 oil Inn,
ported several members of the Port
Jervis team, who have played profess
sional ball and are still classed as such.
Notable among these was Miller. the
muscular colored pitcher. formerly of
the Cuban Giants. who was engaged to
go in the box against our Pets
On receiving this information, Man
ager Tappan Immediately communl-
Gated with Manager DittrcT. of the
Honesdale team, and had a heart-to-
heart talk with him through the phone,
during which he insisted upon fair
play, claiming the right to play against
a strictly Honesdae team. If there was
any justice to Honesdale importing
the Crescents had the
same right to go to Scranton and tote
over one of the crack pitchers who are
AAoi'iS iio'ii NoiitSt, curves WOulu
any batter from the observa-
tory in Farview all the way down to
the Giants ground in Harlem. Mr.. |
Dittrich repudiated the suggestion that
he had line on the Port Jervis pro-
fessionals, and promised that there
would be no man on the Honesdale
team who is not a Honesdalian. As
Mi. Dittrich's word has heretofore |
meant what it was given for, Carbon
dale can expect the fair treatment that |
It has looked for from Honesdale, and |
which will be accorded it by Carbon |
dale.
Manager Dittrich has had the batting
order of the Crescents forwarded to |
him, and he can rely absolutely upon
It that not Il player thereon has been
imported. They are Carbondale play
ers, all of them; they have played with
Sarpondale this season, and only one is
not from within the city limits. Nc
Andrew, against whom there was n
question raised as to being a Carbon \
fale man, the claim being made that he
belongs to Avoca, has been a Carbon
iale resident for -four years. He earns
lis daily wages here, he pays his taxes
lere, he votes here and, lastly. he is
going to remain here.
we take the pains to point these
hings out to Honesdale, to prove that
'arbondale is going to be fair, abso-
utely fair, and will play on honor.