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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1896
Page
6
Providence climbs from second to first after Knorr’s pitching helps a win while Scranton drops further with another loss. Wilkes Barre and Rochester also win in tight, error free play as Syracuse and Buffalo slip in the crowded race.
Scranton visits Syracuse and Wilkes-Harge plays Sorchester while Providence hosts Huffito and Springfield meets Toronto in listed games.
Buffalo clinches seventh straight win behind Johnson’s shaky pitching and sloppy Scranton fielding. Mafferty and Pleid produce key hits while Rafferty and Meaney spark production. Early six-run surge cushions Buffalo as Scranton battles back but falls short.
Dineen and the Toronto Torontos blank Wilkes Barre behind strong defense and timely hitting. Cases hits a third inning double, O Fyen and Dowse add triples, Wright adds a single. Freeman triples and Lutenberg singles in the eighth for another run. Attendance 500. Beere pitched.
Rochester defeats Springfield 60 to 89 as Hocheater leads a tight pitching effort and Clark hits a clutch double. Batteries Clinton and Men thrudwr steer the game with strong fielding while Umpires Kelly and Rabtie call the plate action.
Syracuse wins a pitchers duel as Knorr dominates with superior moundsmanship. Errors marred the game while key players Delaney Keck Horn and Dison contributed for Providence in a contest crowded with stray plays and odd moments.
Arie Latham, released by St Louis, will play for Scranton. RB Brooks of Buffalo wired the deal yesterday morning. Latham, once a top NL third baseman, was with Cincinnati last season, ranking fourteenth in third base fielding and trending as a drawing card for fans. It remains to be seen if Maguire or Latham himself will take third base or center field in Syracuse tomorrow.
Yesterday's NL action featured close contests except for a decisive Washington-Chicago bout. Baltimore was shut out as Wattles pitched brilliantly for Louisville. The Senators beat the Colts in Chicago as Medill struggled in the first, delivering four walks and two hits for four runs. Philadelphia rallied but fell short as Cleveland and the Mets hinted at momentum in a rough series start.
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Scranton reports a mix of veteran and new pitchers as six year veterans such as Rodieshae and Tyger Reven are noted alongside fresher arms. Tom Powers is reportedly more seriously injured than first thought while John Brooks works to bolster material. Attendance worries plague Toronto despite Scranton’s home success at Athletic Park.
A chaotic sports column discusses player form and manager interactions. It notes Hamilton leading the league, Long deserving credit for steals, and Herman praised for generalship. Transfers and game plans involve Harper, Luna, Thraokiyn, Scranton, and Cincinnati.
The Tribune reports multiple local teams seeking league play including Slues drs and Rose Stoilers, Morning Glories of Dunmore vs Harmonies of Weet Std on Bull's Heal grounds, and queries from Base Stealers and others.
The Duryea bout between James Judge of this city and John Cadden of Pittston was cancelled after Judge forfeited due to a sprained ankle from a Wednesday night sparring session with trainer Billy Vernon. Judge will remain hospitalized for three weeks, and Cadden’s bankers refused postponement but will arrange a future match when Judge recovers. Prince Lie wins the Oakley Derby and other Derby results are listed.
The fragmentary items mention figures like Vin, Billy Breuly, and Julian planning travel to London to assess potential developments. Notes reference Tom Sharkey and various naval and athletic topics, with scattered phrases about weight, boxing, and a forthcoming death notice for Nightingale in Louisville.
The fragment speaks of Marigold Amuiden and her lover Yee William, a romance thwarted by a harsh father. A coiled web of disguises, medieval attire, and misread signals leads to a crumbling plan to meet at a ruined monastery, ending with a doomed outcome and a nun’s poisoning.
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