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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1897
Page
3
Scranton’s four game road slate yields three losses and one win as managers weigh Meaney versus Daly for right field. The team shows stronger hitting and fewer errors than rivals, with debates over daily lineup and player form continuing amid inconsistent performances.
The piece lists National League batting and fielding leaders with players from Baltimore, Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, and St. Louis. It highlights Hilly Sunday as a fast sprinter, notes Sunday’s baserunning, discusses Toronto prospect Irwin’s view of rival clubs, and mentions misun derstandings about hit by pitch rules and a batter’s obligation to avoid a pitched ball.
Hodgson was benched after a ten dollar plaster by Keefe in the Providence Syracuse game. The Stars drop chances at first place despite two wins as Buffalo falters. Rain halted Miners Canucks and several other pairings. Results list Providence 6 Syracuse Scranton Toronto and other rainouts.
Daily hockey card lists matchups including Scranton at Toronto Wilkes Barre at Buffalo Springfield at Rochester Providence at Syracuse for today’s games with local teams to watch in regional action.
Syracuse made fewer errors than the Clam Diggers but costly mistakes cost them the game as Providence won. Umpire Keefe fined Hodson $10 and benched him in the eighth. Braun substituted and held the Stars to one hit over two innings. Spore: Syracuse.
In Norfolk Virginia the Athletics beat Norfolk in a low key Atlantic League contest. Neither side produced notable highlights as Athletics outfielded and out hit the locals. Key players included Morotivo, Putterice, Clouren, Hayden, Jordan, Fox, Umglie, and Weldman in a quiet matchup.
Reading Pennsylvania defeated Lancaster in a well played contest on June 1. Key moments came from strong batting by Minnehan and McIntyre and sharp fielding by Gallagher. Minnehan produced a notable hit to spark the offense.
The Giants rose to fourth place while the Beaneaters climbed from third to second. The Beaneaters are closing in on first place. the Boston club set a warm heat record since early in the season. Browne’s strong pitching kept the Orioles close, as Brooklyn fell 3 1 to Louisville. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Washington were shut out.
Bt. Louie at Baltimore Pittsburme at Boston Loulevie at Brooklyn Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington
In Paterson morning game reports, Paterson forfeits to Newark in sixth after protest over umpire decision. Separate notes show Pirates held by Beere in Boston, Giants edge Colts, and a well pitched Baltimore win. Attendance 3,445 in Philadelphia event with Nash fumble noted.
Washington June 7 Guse Schmoelts resigned as manager of the Washington baseball club amid a poor season. J Earl Wagner will temporarily assume charge and a new outfielder plus other changes are planned if the team does not improve.
Philadelphia June 7 Dick OBrien recently defeated by Kid McCoy and Dick Moore of College Point Illinois delivered a flat effort in the Quaker City Athletic Club arena. The two fighters appeared to conspire over their blows as the crowd hissed throughout the bout.
The men were hooted and jeered as they entered the ring and neither was in peak condition to fight. The hugging match ended in a draw. In preliminaries Hugh McMahon of Detroit KOed Ed Layon a New York fighter in round two. Charlie Johnson stopped Billy Payne in round three and Frank McGee and Dan Coughlin drew with Crocky Boyle and Danny McMahon.
The New York Sun notes a British consul in Uganda reporting a missionary cycling 600 miles from the Indian Ocean to Victoria Nyanza. Bicycles spread through Menfo and Congo river fronts, hinting at vast road potential and a coming continental craze among Africa's 200 million.
Philadelphia June 7 The Willow Grove track hosting the national league American Wheelmen championships next August drew over 12 000 spectators proving seating must be enlarged. Starbuck won the 26 mile handicap from scratch in 1 08 26 amid a cold northwest wind as officials warn unauthorized souvenir programs flood the market.
P J Quinnan, Harry Dimmick and George Gibbs attended the Young Men's Christian Association field sports in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. They returned with six medals including three firsts and three seconds. Quinnan won the mile and half mile, Dimmick was second in both, Gibbs won pole vault and placed second in high jump. They will compete next at Pittston on June 17.
Philadelphia June 4 Alfred H Allen captain of the Century Wheelmen heads the new tours and routes committee for the Associated Cycling clubs of Philadelphia. John A Mead and other captains serve as assistants shaping scenic routes and road conditions for the national meet.
A read of a historical newspaper fragment lists numerous local cycling clubs and riders including Quaker City wheelmen J Bart Rich Tioga Cycling club William H Mart Wissahickon and Americus wheelmen with names such as Charlen Haag Harry Longbottom A. W. Gunther and James Harrisbekner among others, signaling an active cycling scene with many clubs.
Thousands of riders from across the country will visit Philadelphia for the League of American Wheelmen’s eighteenth annual meet August 4 to 7. They may ride the Lancaster pike built in 1792 the first hard road in the United States and pass the General Wayne hotel on Montgomery avenue once called the old road to Lancaster. Locals praise the hotel and its famous old pump while noting the refreshing brews in cool cellars.
The piece describes a New Zealand milliner who rode along a sea wall, nearly drowning as her skirts and machine entangled. It discusses opinions on athletic sports, bicycle vibration problems, and the impracticality of storing many bikes in office buildings, noting space limits and hallways as issues.
American Robert Gurd challenges William Thorpe of Priceville to a quolts game at George Simpsons Junction hotel Green Ridge Beranton Pa. The wager ranges from twenty five to forty dollars with fifteen starting points offered.
June 7 in Oxford the Philadelphia cricketers faced Oxford University. In the first innings Bailey and Ralston scored 6 and 1 respectively before darkness halted play with Netherman not out. Play to resume tomorrow morning. Baseball scores of the Beranton Club to be received at 414 Spruce Street.
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