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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1896
Page
11
The Scranton Base Ball club lost to Paterson, New Jersey by 8 to 7 in an exhibition at Paterson. Manager McDermott rested many players and forbade overexertion, yet the game remained competitive. The club plans another game at Paterson and a Monday match at New Bedford.
Washington edged New York with a close score as the game concluded today. Final tally details are unavailable in the fragment.
The schedule lists pairings for today’s games including Baltimore vs Brooklyn and Philadelphia vs Boston in Philadelphia. Washington vs New York. Cincinnati vs Pittsburg. St Louis vs Cleveland. Louisville vs Chicago.
The Rochester team is to face Cincinnati in an exhibition on Sunday. Springfield Ponies lost 33 to 2 to Moston Mondy in a practice game, while the Pirates show a stronger spring record than any league club. Pittsburgh had not lost a four game to a four minor league club through Tuesday.
Peter Maher and Frank Slavin are set to fight for a purse of 6000 with 1000 to the loser in a twenty round bout before the Burckis A. of Long Island City. The event headlines a busy sport page with other passing notes from Des Moines and Athens.
Louisville approaches to secure Tom Power as captain for Scranton, with manager McCloskey pressing for the ex-Syracuse star. Scranton argues over agreements, while President Powers is asked to protest. The article also details women’s seating plans, park renaming to Athletic Park, and Sunday-game policy under Scranton Athletic Association.
New Haven April 1 Bob Cook spent yesterday with Yale Varsity crew. He coaches the new men, has not made changes. The eight lines include Treadway captain at No 4 and Simpson bow. No 2 and bow unsettled. Whitney may join at No 2 and Rodgers may return to bow. Training shifts to shells on Lake Whitney and Lake Saltonstall.
A report notes that staff will be in New Haven frequently and several other coaches are also expected to participate. It highlights ongoing travel and involvement in the program.
Lexington April stallion show, once famed as the world’s best, attracted under forty stallions this year. Previously Gratz park hosted it before Basfield’s Horse exchange split the event, drawing far fewer horses and significantly less spectacle than in former years.
Thoroughbred candidates work daily at Gravesend and Morris Park as owners and trainers ready for major stakes. horses like Handspring Patrician and Sir Walter undergo gallops and fast work, while Goodacres and Newton stables prepare top prospects including Lady Raymond and Counter Tenor. Training continues intensely with young stock at Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend.
Burt Thayer receives an aerine from Flo Bittenbender Co. Fifteen Phenix bicycles sold to Rendham Bicycle clinic. Captain Lucas keeps his Scranton club riding. Ralph Gregory scores with a Spalding racer on Wednesday. Huck Barley logs heavy daily mileage. Charles Carr elected Green Ridge captain, praised as pace-maker. Gear trends favor sixty-eight. many riders push seventy-two, but sixties and sixties remain safer. Georgie Gardner, strongest rider, rides a sixty-three gear and never loses a race. Avoid high gear fever. it is not economical.
The Eurekas, South Side, face Morning Glories in Dunsmore while Starlights meet Washington Avenue Stars on Stillwater grounds. City Line Stars set April 19 home poll for county under 8, Minookas and Greenwood Bites open south county play, Old Forge Dashers gear up, and Young Men's Institute groups in Scranton plan a county league. John J. O Neil leaves for St Bonaventure to join the St. Bonaventure team.
The National League lures many rookie contracts as clubs expand farms to train new talent. New York leads with more players never signed to the league, aiming to educate stars for the Metropolitan and Atlantic leagues.}
James J. Corbett told a Chicago Opera House audience that the National Sporting Club of London offered $10,000 for a fight with Fitzsimmons and that Fitzsimmons would sail for England on May 2. Corbett said his engagements end in the second week of May and he would sail to force a match, threatening to run Fitzsimmons out of England if he refused.
A line in the Medium Grades report highlights the repair department under the management of D. J. Slowe. The note urges attention to his leadership and the department's status.
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