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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1897
Page
3
A drawing conducted by J. Jennings, H. Jacob Malllowe, A. C. Mortons of Philadelphia, and J. K. Halterman chose numbers from a box for a tandem bicycle event. William Marsh held the final winning number 174.
Montreal blanked Springfield 18 to 0 as Syracuse edged Providence in a grounder filled day. Scranton visits Buffalo while Wilkes-Barre hosts Toronto and Springfield travels to Montreal in the tight race for second place.
Buffalo opens strong with a home run and multiple extra base hits led by Morse as they top Scranton in a high scoring game. Toronto hammered Wilkes-Barre with fifteen hits while Betts stars on eight, as Montreal errors and poor offensive clustering aid Springfield’s win led by Beere.
Philadelphia smashed the hoodoo by beating the champions 4 to 1 after 22 futile efforts. Hoffer and Clarke allowed 5 runs as Orth and Boyle held the Quakers to 5 but Philadelphia outbatted and outfielded to seize the game. Other scores: Colts topple Browns and Reds edge Pirates in a tense day of play.
Atlantic League report from Norfolk on August 3 notes sloppy pitching for Bloth Cain Ample and two Norfolk wins. In Richmond and Hartford markets the home teams posted late rallies and strong batting, with Newark defeating Lancaster in a twelfth inning marathon.
A large crowd gathered at Bittenbender bicycle store on Franklin Avenue last evening for a tandem drawing. The event drew local residents and participants, with organizers aiming to raise funds for the community project.
Local clubs announce games and challenges with the Sliders Violets Nanpareils Athletica and others. Matches occur on Aug 6 8 1 at various grounds, with scores cited for Nonpareils Athletica Halford Ontarios and Dunmore Nonpareils Apollos 14 12 in ten innings. Umpires named and managers listed.
Trains will run from the Erie and Wyoming Valley depot at 8.45 9.00 and 3.130, 2.28 and 5.30 p m. Returns from Lake Ariel at 6.45 7.45 and 8.45 p m.
Scranton ownership weighs dissolving the team or trimming players to finish the Eastern league season on reduced expenses. A Thursday meeting of Eastern league directors in the city could decide the franchise’s fate after owners voiced frustration over losses and alleged player dissipation.
Western clubs face handicap as final finishes are decided in the east says the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. Presidents Brush Hart Pulliam Van der Ahe Robinson agree next league meetings will set three trips per club, not two, to balance conditions and prevent long home stints.
The story recounts a comic incident where Jack Welch spoofed Arlie Latham by replacing his own name on a release form with Artie Latham and sending it to Jolly Artie. Arlie collected props and moved them to Burns’ office, prompting questions before the gag was explained and appreciated.
A Chicago writer describes an elaborate cycling game evolving from a Colosseum display. Two teams of nine riders compete on a field split into right and left sections with chalked alleys, ropes forming a central alley, and upright cables creating a rolling play wheel.
A cycling sport uses a wheel as a rim with a four and a half inch pneumatic tire. Players ride in single file and circle left, driving the wheel through packs of opponents toward a goal. Alley ends serve as goals and riders pass each other on the upper sides. Only experts can master the sport.
Five thousand spectators attend the national circuit race at Asbury Park athletic grounds ahead of Philadelphia championships. James J. Corbett defeats Henry Maddox in a 1 half mile race with a time of 1.02 2-2. Eddie Bald wins the one mile open professional, with Nat Butler second and C L Stevens third. Nat Butler triumphs in the two mile handicap, with C B Wells second and F Goodman fourth, time 4.48.
A trainer uses a rhinometer on a race subject to gauge nasal airflow. If readings fall short the trainer prescribes breathing training. if ineffective, electrical cauterization and enlargement of the nasal passages may be used. The note emphasizes racing demands seriousness.
An inventive French home trainer converts to a sofa with rollers and a canvas belt for indoor riding. Chauncey Depew remarks on bikes, sprockets, and handlebars while two cyclesmiths join a French company. A skirt chain trick and chain pitch issues are noted. The Thirteenth Regiment NYC forms a bicycle corps led by Col. Watson, reorganized at the Brooklyn armory.
At Columbus driving park Pearl Onward wins the fifth heat in a sensational finish, equalling the mares pacing record 2.06% set last year. Driver Spears is injured starting Rene, then Splan drives Pearl Onward as she breaks in two heats. Grace Hastings wins the 2.08% second heat of the 2.12 trot. Flore and Hastings are the favorites in a heavily backed late race.
The article argues that light bikes are not always fastest and stresses rigidity as a key factor. It notes very light machines need top makers and skilled riders, warns against over-light bikes on rough ground, and says safe minimum weight depends on road conditions and rider weight, with heavier bikes lasting longer.
Baseball men agree Nichols of Boston is the greatest pitcher living. The Missouri bred star from Kansas City has pitched winning ball for six or seven seasons with perfect health. He brings great speed his famed jump ball and precise control to the mound this year.
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