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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1894
Page
2
Cranton defeated Harrisburg to climb to fifth place in the State League standings. Allentown won again, cutting the gap with leaders Harrisburg, while Hazleton beat Altoona. The article lists team percentages, wins, losses, and current standings.
The Scranton team edged past Harrisburg in an edge of your seat exhibition. Flanagian dominated on the mound as Our Pets staged a brilliant rally with solid defense and timely hits. Wagner details show a late surge with three home runs marking the contest.
Fragmentary OCR notes list towns Hasleton Altoona Allentown Pottsville and Allentown junctions with several names Kilroy Milligan Diggens and others. Mentions Dr Thomas Electric Oil for croup and colds and a contribution by Wm Kay of 670 Plymouth Avenue Buffalo NY.
Brooklyn beat Louisville 5 to 4 in Brooklyn. New York defeated Cincinnati 11 to 6 in New York. Boston edged Pittsburgh 8 to 6 in Boston. Philadelphia topped St Louis 8 to 4 in Philadelphia. Baltimore beat Chicago 8 to 5 in Baltimore. Washington shut out Cleveland 6 to 0 in Washington. Umpires: McQuade Swartwood Stage and others.
Wood's college team defeated St Thomas 28 to 6 in the city league game played yesterday afternoon at the Jimed Dogs' ground. Gibbs, Lechives, Fuller starred for Wood's. Cusick, Lynott, Miller, Hart led St Thomas. Causick gave up nine hits in three innings as Schives held St Thomas to one hit. Next city league game pits High against St Thomas next Tuesday.
Richard K. Fox received a cablogram from James J. Corbett in London stating he declined the National Sporting Club offer of a $15,000 purse for a Jackson bout. Corbett insists America is the only place for a big purse and plans to fight Jackson in this country or not at all.
Scranton faces King Kelly in Allentown while Hazleton signs Catcher Shop from Easton club. Pottsville releases Spanner Carr, and Merritt waivers reach from Boston. Harrisburg pitcher Meaney draws NL interest amid a busy season with two triple plays noted and coaching tensions rise at Rittersville.
Pottsville signs Wilson Hughes Fuller and Wills from the Easton club to bolster a recently uneven team. Jennys Hillis is praised as a strong infielder and hitter slated for third base as the squad aims for a winning season despite bad weather. The Reading Evening World details King Kelly and Wise in a notable six inning baserunning sequence in which Kelly baited Rhoads and charmed the crowd during a key play.
Prizes of £750 offered July 4 by Wayne County Agricultural Society for trotting. Pennsylvania wins three mile straightaway boat race with naval toilets by seven boat lengths. Peter Jackson to start for Kapland in two weeks aiming to force a match with Champion Corbett. P J McDaffor wins ten mile road race at Jamaica Plain, finishes fourth in 27.17, injured at tape. In bicycle races at Troy two riders meet on even terms. Johnson wins by a short yard. In Plainsfield bicycle events a rider named Murphy fouls lead. protest leads to run over. riders refuse to compete. Insurance ad promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Two Lives Saved: case of Junction City woman cured of suspected consumption after Dr King’s New Discovery. San Francisco woman cured of cold with same remedy. Free trial bottles at Matthews Bros. Drug Store. regular size 50 cents to 1 dollar.
A jumble of notices, sales, lost property, and solicitations fills the page. Items include a warning about authority from Morgan Wess, tickets for a transit line, agents wanted, and a strayed animal report. Also appears are public notices for a theatrical association, a sewer project bid, and city clerk bidding details.
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