Scranton Defeats Cubans in One Sided Contest
Scranton won 6 to 1 behind strong pitching by Herr and Brown. The Cubans made twelve errors, and Scranton capitalized with timely hitting. Troaks played shortstop briefly, Eagan left, Hess caught, aiding the victory and exposing fielding lapses.
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Herr
Brown
Scranton
Porkey” Trooaks
Princeton
Pete Eagan
Hess
Tsu
Fenes
Ward
Hirown
Phillies Fall From First In National League Races
Philadelphia succumbs to Brooklyn 1 0 as Orth is hit hard and Inks struggles. Baltimore beats Washington with Joyce’s bases loaded homer in the ninth. Pittsburgh defeats Cleveland 2 0 on strong pitching by Hawley and Cuppy. New York and Louisville lag behind at under 100 percent while others show better records.
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PCS Pyttsute Co
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Keefe
Young Men’s Christian Association to Meet Stroudsburg Normals
The Y M C A baseball team will play the Stroudsburg Normals Saturday afternoon at Athletic Park at 3 30 o clock. Stroudsburg is noted as one of the best amateur clubs in the region and the Y M C A squad features Hetler McAndrew Owens White Brooks Murphy Malott Reese Hoffner and Vick White as captain. The club suffered only one defeat last season and plans a practice afterward at Athletic Park following today’s Scranton Carbondale game.
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Feld
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Deltrick
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Meaney
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Jack” Luby
Antracites
Scranton Club Could Add Five New Players Soon
McDermott aims to add Hassamer Hutchinson Power Bonner and Deitrick to Scranton roster before Friday or Saturday opener at Springfield. Deitrick reports today to play third base in the Carbondale game. other terms pending with Louisville Brooklyn Syracuse and Toronto affiliates.
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Autchinson
Deitrick
Scranton
Springfield
Bill" Hassamer
Shortstop Hutchinson
Louisvilles
Tom Power
Syracuse
Frank Bonner
Brooklyns
Wilkes-Barre
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National Board
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Byrne
Brooklyn
Bonners
Moe Closkey
Ounce
Washington
Loulaville
Pat Meaney
Meaney
Maguire
Deltrick
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Baseball Sparks in Eastern League News
Local notes report Bradley on a lame arm and Gaffney umpiring early games. Wilkes-Barre plans for Providence Friday, Scranton heads to Springfield Friday, and Park renovations at Athletic Park near completion. Howard Luckey impresses as a new Wilkes-Barre pitcher, while Johnson nears return and Brown may start.
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Gaffney
Chiles
Eagan
Hasramer
Coakley
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes- Barre
Providence
Scranton
Springfield
Porkey" Brooks
Baltimore
Catcher Lake
Toronto
Dexter
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Evansville Courier
Suwanee University
Tennessee
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Athletic Park
Howard Luckey
Avoca
Johnson
Brown
Buffalo Times
Loewe
Beard
Stuart
McMahon
Moss
Cooney
Lytle
Betts
Levette
Amateurs and teams feuding over spring schedule
The Tribune lists amateur score sheets available free on request. The Ivorites cannot play the Cracker Jacks on April 2 but will meet them May 2 at 4 20. The South Side Base Ball team challenges any amateur group in the northeast for games on all grounds, Harmonies preferred. Patrick Walsh, manager. The Green Ridge Sunsets seek a game with the Hickory team of Jermyn for Friday afternoon May 1 and also accept a challenge from the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association team for Thursday. W H Whatley, manager.
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Tribune
Little Woods
Patrick Walsh
Green Ridge Sunsets
Hickory
Jermyn
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
W. H. Whatley
Harvard Pennsylvanias Eligibility Row Cleared by Whitney
In Philadelphia on April 28 John C. Bull announces Harvard and Pennsylvania defer the eligibility decision to Caspar Whitney. The dispute centers on whether Oberlin and Swarthmore veterans Carl Williams and George H. Brooke may play for Penn and Harvard without losing four year eligibility.
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John C. Bull
University of Pennsylvania Athletic Association
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Caspar Whitney
Carl Willams
George H. Brooke
Williams
Oberlin
Ohio
Brovoke
Swarthmore
Thls
Brisk boxing notes and racing gossip from New York
Brady comments on Corbett as sated with Dan Stuart's plan. Scotty the 11 pound Long Island rat killer defeats Cato the 22 pound Brooklyn dog in 28 and 41 minutes. Paddy Slavin sails May 2 for a 26 day training window before facing Peter Maher if he sails. O Rourke loses money but bets on a May 29 gate at $1 admission. Dixon vs Dixon discussed with side bets possible. Cycling editors number at 40 Bald and Jim are named as naughty. Gould to travel abroad for a 40 rater Niagara regattas in English waters. Niagara at Southampton while Chicago plans a female rider magazine rumored as God Bless Em not true.
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Corbett
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Peter Maher
Tom O'Rourke
Tommy Dixon
George Dixon
O'Rourke
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New York World
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Chicago
God Bless
Foxy Tom O Rourke Boxing Card Prompts Debate On Maher Eyes
A New York writer argues Peter Maher should be matched while his left eye remains damaged after surgery. The proposed Carl Slavin bout at Tom O Rourke’s Long Island City club could draw a big crowd, but Maher risks another loss if not fully recovered.
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John J. Quinn
Peter
New York
Maher
Paddy Slavin
Fitzsimmons
Slavin
Charley Mitchell
New
O'Rourke Proposes 94000 Purse for Maher-Slavin Show
York writers note a 94000 dollar purse as a capital investment for the Maher-Slavin event. The club house capacity is limited, but higher ticket prices could push revenue, supporting the planned promotion.
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York
O'Rourke
Bicycle Gymkhana Ideas From the Commercial Advertiser
The newspaper suggests novel bicycle contests for warm days, proposing a park course for trick riding rather than speed. Events include a potato and spoon race, leading races with two bikes, partner wheels, walking and wheeling, side saddle for men, mail card dropping, peg drifts, a driving-show style race, and a cigar finish race.
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Commercelal Advertiser
Whirls of the Wheel in Cycling News of 1896
The piece notes ten tandems sold in 1896 for every one a year later, mocks bicycle trusts, mentions Tom Cooper training in Louisville and Charles Murphy possibly racing in France, and comments on American cyclists at Athens and Spain tours with looming metric questions and local bills. It highlights Murphy as an ahead-of-time thinker despite current view as a dreamer.
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Fountain Ferry
Louisville
Charles Murphy
Brooklyn
France
Fred Titus
England
Athens
Spain
Ohio
Isaac B. Charley Murphy
Times
Kings County
Local Wheel Notes and Cycling News from Scranton Area
Local bicycle items report club runs to Moscow and Dalton, a smoker planned for May 1, and a season wrapup. Cyclists Henry, Shiffer, Tropp, Raymont, Brum, Fahrenholt, Dunn, Coleman and Hilton are named among frequent riders and organizers. The Green Ridge Wheelmen elect new officers, and a humorous misprint about Humber bicycles circulates. Road conditions on Elmhurst avenue and Sport Hill are noted with caution.
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Scranton Bicycle Club
Moscow
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Florey
Elmhurst
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John Raymont
William Brum
Theodore Fahrenholt
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Humber
Sporthill
Leon
Falcon-Gold Crank Leads Our Leaders
Fenton Blue Crown tops America This Frame and Phoenix T Stands the Racket in a list of notable leaders with titles and standings.
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Fenton
America
Phoenix
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