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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1895
Page
10
Scranton shows a top percent rise among five clubs after a string of wins and losses. The feature includes Meaney's eight hits in a Rochester game and a preview of Roy Keenan and Thomas Johnson's pitching as Scranton strengthens its position in the league race.
Yesterday's Eastern league results show Scranton defeating Rochester amid many errors and hitting. Wilkes-Barre fell to Syracuse, Springfield swept the Canadians, and Providence’s Hudson struggled against Buffalo. Scranton remains the only winner among the tailenders as standings shift with mixed changes in several clubs.
Rochester visitors, led by Captain Berger, faced Scranton in an old fashioned two old cat game at the se Ball park. The Rochester ice wagons made their presence felt, producing a yellowing field and tense play as the teams clashed yesterday.
Barnett pitched a strong game for Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre as Keenan faltered on close calls and poor support. Syracuse infielding aided the effort with sharp fielding and three first-inning double plays. Griffin misread Power’s fly in the fifth, allowing a triple and eventual run, with Power scoring as the inning unfolded. Attendance was about 1,050 in fine weather.
In Springfield Massachusetts on August 21, the locals defeated Toronto in both games. The opener was the tighter contest as Toronto pushed hard but could not secure a win, while the second game saw Springfield dominate from start to finish.
Washington handed Baltimore a victory. Louisville outplayed Cincinnati. Boston and Philadelphia split a pair. Brooklyn upset New York as Chicago faced no game. Cincinnati and Cleveland traded strong showings as the day yielded many unexpected results.
Fragmentary OCR item lists entities including Allentown and Carbondale locales with partial codes and names like Fox and G, West and Roth, Hazleton, Patchen, Quarles, Jordan and Westlake. No coherent event or outcome is evident in the readable text.
Rochester and Scranton stake claims on shortstop Sweeney from Allentown as Beranton terms lure him. Sweeney signaled acceptance and requested advance funds. Buckley and Earnie both claim to have sent money, potentially splitting the state league shortstop if he joins Scranton today.
The Rosebuds of Linden street defeated the Gallor Boys of the West Side 7 to 6. Anthrackes of Moosic play the Scranton YMCA today on Moosic grounds. Kluk Klux of Moosic challenge Ward Indians of Tark's Patch for Moosic grounds next Friday August 9. Grass Cutters of the West Side rename to Trojans and invite any Lackawanna club under 18 to a game on Gammon's Hill next week. Answer through The Tribune.
A Chicago News item reviews Bob Fitzsimmons training claims noting he hammers a ball ten minutes daily with three pound dumbbells in each hand. The piece argues weighted drills may hamper beyond help and stresses sparring with proper gear and the futility of nonring workouts for boxing performance.
The second formal meet of the season by the Gentlemen's Driving club is this afternoon at the Driving park with four events and about twenty two entries. The 2 30 class favors Tippo C, Duke, or Jack for first with Magnolia Nelle B and Jim Mears among top contenders.
Scranton and Green Ridge wheelmen teams prepare for Bloomsburg races on the 17th as both clubs train riders like Willie Kemmerer and Ed Bittenbender. A Bad two mile handicap injured Baby Keller, while Binghamton sends fourteen riders and ninety athletic members to the meet.
Joe Walcott and Dick O'Brien announce a twenty five round bout at the Suffolk club on August 28 for gate receipts. Governor Culberson says no fight will be held in Dallas or anywhere in Texas. Florida Athletic Club awarded amphitheater contract to B F Lloyd and will not be involved in its construction. Leading businessmen plan a permanent Athletics building with lumber contract to be awarded tomorrow. B L Winchell of Denver reports a large crowd from Utah Colorado and New Mexico expected. ticket sales were lively.
Dalton reports two churches schedule an outing to Heart Lake next Tuesday the 6th with 50 cent child and 75 cent adult rates. Local residents Major Everett Warren and family stay with his father, while others return from Adirondacks and visit relatives. Nearby hires and moves noted include Misa Bevans Scranton, H W Kling opening a store in Nicholson and Rymer moving to the Baley house.
William Mills of Park Place, a painter with Simpson & Co., slipped while painting the cornice of a new silk mill and fell about twenty feet, sustaining a light injury. Thomas Laffy has just returned from Lackawanna hospital after a month of heart trouble treatment. Mrs. F. A. Kane returned home from a western trip. Miss Winifred Carey is at Atlantic City. Republican primaries are today at polling places in the South and Southwest districts with William Thomas and Isaac Davis as candidates for delegate in their respective districts.
A historical snippet surveys famed leaders and thinkers from Alfred the Great to Pius IX, praising or faulting their manners. Entries describe Monroe as old school, Calhoun’s absent mindedness, Garrick’s quietude, Henry Clay’s engaging bow, and Dante’s austere solitude, among others.
The Bellevue Heights in the Third Legislative district vote today on Willard versus Hastings aligned delegates amid a West Side hospital pledge. The piece notes miner support, a Scranton citizen backing fair play, and a streetcar outing with local social news and a shooting match upcoming.
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