The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-16
PETS AND ARCHIBALD
AT SCRANTON TODAY
There will Be Battle Royal This
Afternoon in Athletic Park for
5000 n Side-A Great Game Surely
Expected-A Sequel of the Fiasco
Yesterday Forenoon at Archibald.

Expecteu-A oequei VI Ihe IioSSN
Yesterday Forenoon at Archibald.
The battle-ground Of the Crescents
and the Archibald team will be shifted
today down the valley to Athletic park
in Scranton, where the two teams VIII
meet i'm battle royal this afternoon
! Not only will this contest be of in
terest to the rooters in Carbondale and
Archibald, but it will likewise attract
every fan in Scranton and vicinity The
force of this attraction lies in the fact
that each team will have one or more
players of either the professionals,
OF Scranton, or the Pittston Brothers.
such players as Touhill, Ferris. France,
Madenspacher. the Smaltz brothers,
Toy and Golden, of the Brothers team
are an assurance that the article of ball
will be worth going to see. This,
coupled with the intense rivalry be-
tween the Crescents -- Carbondale' 8
"Pets"-and the Archibald team. make
assurance doubly sure that 1t will be a
great game.
The teams will play for II purse of
800, each club posting 5000. The re-
ceipts of the game will likewise go to
the winning club. In short. the win
The arrangements for this game-the
climax. it might be said, of the extra
ordinarily successful season in Carbon
dale--quickly followed the miserable
and deplorable finish of the game at
Archibald yesterday forenoon. About
dinner time Manager Phlbn called up
Manager Tappan, of the Crescents. and
made proposition to play at Scranton
tOIa fcv nI-S
enough, Mr. Tappan and members OF
the team We're discussing at the time
similar proposition to meet the Arch
bald team on neutral ground, prefer
ably in Scranton.
Mr. Tappan went to Archibald in the
afternoon. where he met Manager Ed
ward Philbin. Backed by plenty as
surances from interested rOoters, Mr..
Tappan reasserted Carbondale's faith
in her team and offered to raise the
forfeit of each club to 5000 making the
purse $i0O. This was acquiesced in by
Mr.. Philbin. and articles of agreement
were forthwith prepared and signed.
The articles of agreement which We're.
of course, signed by Managers Tap
pan and Philbin. and witnessed by Will
+. Lotus, of this city. and Charles
same players who were in uniform at
Archibald at Yesterdays game consti-
tute the teams of this afternoons con-
test. These players We're:
rbondalc--Hopkins. West Scranton
catcher; Harrison, Scranton. pitcher:
France. South Scranton. shortstop;
Emmett. first base; Touhill Scranton
second base: McTierney, third base:
ntar
field Cuff, left field: Monahan, Mean
drew and Kelleher additional
Archbald-Toy. Pittston. catcher: Ed
ward Smaltz. Pittston, pitcher: Ernest
Smaltz. Pittston, shortstop; Halligan
Scranton. first base; Patrick McDon-
aid. Archibald, second base: Fleming.
Archibald third base; Price, Archibald.
right field; Ferris Scranton semi-pro-
fessiol,al, center field: Golden. Pittston
Brothers. left field: j. Mcdonald. Arch
bald; Addie Madenspacher, Scranton
semi professional. additional
These players. therefore. will be on
the ground. and it is likely that they
will be played in the same positions as
yesterday
both clubs will abide by the decisions
upon: that in the event of dispute his
decision will be final; that each club
deposit $45 with Charles Ready. of
Archibald. as forfeit; that the bal
ance of $l55. on each side. be deposited
with Mr.. Ready one-half hour before
the game that the winning club take
the purse of SiOO and the gate receipts,
and that the winning club pay the
rental of the grounds and the umpire.
Manager Tappan was easily prepared
TO put up the purse. and even $500, if
the Archibald sports could afford to
meet the raise.
Special Fare to Scranton.
Everything there fore, with the excep-
tion of the selection of the umpire. has
been decided upon. The rooters. there
fore, from Carbondale and vicinity are
assured of great game; and there is