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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1896
Page
6
In a pitchers battle Scranton defeats Toronto 6-4, with costly Toronto errors deciding the outcome. The loss alters the series standings as the schedule closes with Toronto at Scranton and Rochester and Syracuse expected to win today.
A pitching duel saw Harper edged by Morin as Toronto won 6 to 4. Moran kept Scranton’s heavy hitters guesswork with six strikeouts, while Harper yielded nine bases on balls but limited hits. Key plays included Moran's late scoring sequence and Delehanty’s costly error, with Toronto building a three-run edge in the second inning before Scranton answered with four in the third. The crowd enjoyed a brisk, clear afternoon of baseball despite early threatening weather.
Wilkes-Barre and Buffalo fought a pitchers duel with Coakley making his final appearance of the season for Wilkes-Barre and fanning five. Herndon on the mound for Buffalo held the visitors to timely hits as McMahon displayed a remarkable one hand stop at short and Greminger worked at third. Umpire Larry Kettrick from Scranton stood behind the plate as 1,000 fans looked on.
The Providence Grays hammered Delaney’s pitching for a decisive victory over the Syracuse Stars. Hudson and Dixon teamed on the mound with Delaney and Ryan in the battery as Providence built a large lead.
Springfield won today against Rochester by timely hitting with runners on base. Final score shows Springfield with a 9 to 4 margin. Gruber and Leahy, Herman and Boyd starred in the Batteries.
National League brief notes that the Orioles defeated Cleveland but did not topple the leaders. The Phillies raised their percentage with a win over the Pirates, while Cincinnati handed Brooklyn a decisive chastising.
Scores from multiple matches include New York 6 and St Louis 4 at New York St Louis. Brooklyn 12 over Cincinnati 0. Boston 4 over Chicago 1. Baltimore 11 over Cleveland 6. plus Pittsburgh 6 over Leinee ite EUeRS EDRs 2 and Louis 10 over Vine Dineron Waatnatan in a list of results.
In Lancaster RHE and Batterbee Campbell Roth Gray and Smith beat their opponents to 6 13 9 5. Shamokin fell to Haxleton 16 10 3 6 8. Carbondale defeated opponents 6 6 6 6. Pottsville split a 5 run game as Aipletice cocpeerever and others contributed. York game featured RHE and Flanigan with Beam as mates, umpire Conrad.
Local clubs report wins for Railroad YM C A against Washington NJ and Nay Aug Stars over Mulberry Street Stars. Uncle Sam Boys top Madison Avenue Stars. Dashers of Old Forge challenge Olyphant Browns for June 13. Alumni Rise Ball Club defeated by Olyphant Browns in a high scoring game. Additional notes cover Cherry Street Stars vs Sliders Scranton, National Baseball Club of Pine Brook beating Green Ridge and Eureka grounds features including Reagan’s pitching and McDonald’s batting.
The Syracuse papers mock umpire Doescher after roasts of him and the crowd, with critique of Has-Been’s profane language. Frat baseman Outcast arrives for trial, while oblique Buffalo exchange notes Doescher’s fairness and rosters around Roch ester. Pitcher Harper shines for Scranton as Toronto plans a Johnson start.
The Wilkes-Barre News-Dealer denounces a rival paper's take on Manager Chapman as ignorant. It defends his work, notes a directors vote against him, and cites a circulating petition at Helstrand's billiard rooms with over sixty signatures calling for a management change.
The text argues for a changed manager to improve baseball in the city, claiming a capable club warrants immediate leadership change and a manager who is in harmony with the players.
Two Rivers Wisconsin reports a dramatic recovery for Joseph Bunker once deemed a hopeless consumptive after thirty-two years of heavy tobacco use. He credits No-To-Bac from the Sterling Remedy Co with curing his habit and boosting his weight and nerves.
The National League weekly heavy hitters list shows shifts with Dusty Miller leading hitting, Grady rising to third from fifth, and Jennings moving to fourth. McKean drops to thirty-fifth after a poor week. Wilson and O Connor fall in rankings as Burkett climbs.
Special to the Branton Tribune from Elkhart Ind June 7 Harry Swartz of Scranton defeats Dr Carver in a pigeon shooting match by 97 to 4. Swartz kills 97 of 100 birds in his final fifty shots as both men faced 100 birds. The birds proved a fast lot.
Harlo Northrop, keeper of a hyena cage, battled four attacking hyenas during a Bar num Halley show parade in Bridgeport. He delivered decisive blows with a loaded whip, drove the animals back into their cage, and remained calm as the crowd urged him to abandon the animals.
Northrop was knocked down in the cage rush but struck a brute on the head, sending it to the floor. He regained his footing, waded into the fray, and drove the attackers into a corner. Bloodied and torn, his clothes showed the struggle as spectators cheered the subdued hyenas. The animals remained cowed for the rest of the parade.
Reports from St. Paul indicate the storm will cause about $100,000 in damage with at least three known deaths. Large numbers of livestock drowned across southwestern Minnesota and flooding ruined ten thousand acres of grain in neighboring South Dakota. A second item notes the death of Rev. William Keatley at his Kingston home from heart failure.
Commencement week at the University of Pennsylvania began with the baccalaureate sermon delivered by Rev. William Nellson McVicker to the graduating class at Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal church this morning in Philadelphia.
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