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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1896
Page
6
Scranton defeats Springfield as Eastern League results leave Buffalo and Rochester as winners. Multiple games set for today with Scranton, Rochester, and Syracuse in action as the chase for second place tightens and standings shift.
The Scranton team defeated their opponent at Athletic Park in a low scoring contest. Errors and cautious baserunning shaped the game as key plays drove Scranton to a harder win than expected.
Rochester and Syracuse traded hard hits as the teams slugged to a high scoring affair. Rochester pressed early while Syracuse earned the big credit for three home runs in a tense matchup.
Fragmentary report details a skating or hockey sequence with players Whitehill Mason Catlin Boyd and McParland from Rochester referenced. Mentions a victory and names unclear teams or venues. Text is garbled with OCR errors and lacks clear dates or scores.
Wilkes-Barre edged Grays 4 3 in a pitchers duel as Keen held the box for the home team and Betts delivered key hits. Laxotties and Soulth supplied timely defense and offense while Rudderham and Boone supported the effort in poor weather conditions.
Fragmentary hockey style report from Toronto mentions an unclear winner and references players, umpire Swart, and scattered team notes. The legible details are minimal and do not establish a clear game result or full names.
In a rugged National League report, Pittsburg fights through a close game as key players Hawley and Merritt shine. Umpire Sheridan oversees play with several disputed calls as fans witness a tense showdown.
The final league action of the afternoon features Tugatas facing Springfield. Early in the game Brown and Berger join Soratin Battery as the five-man unit, with Lavett and Merger subbing in for the early stages as Clunson and Polen dene continue their roles.
An unclear report describes Tim Henfe in Wilkes Barre area with mentions of fielding and outfield throws. The fragment mentions Keefe, Harte, Providence, Spring, and a misread play, but details are inconsistent and uncertain.
At Sterling on Saturday KOE reports action as the Minookas challenge the Olyphant Browns with umpire rite. The Minookas cannot play the Haydor Tteds Friday and will meet the Tittelcon Teds on September 20 in a Minooka protindts setup.
The Serwnten Business College football squad lists candidates including Sehell Foster Kiple Levi Haag Con nery Allen McCoddrick Hockwell Cummings Kingsbury Harnes Hrooks Thompson Crago and Jones. Practice starts next week with games in about two weeks. A. K. Whitmore can provide dates at the college office.
A New Bevel gear chainless bicycle promises radical power transmission improvements over traditional chain and sprocket systems. The design replaces the rear sprocket with a bevel gear and uses ball bearing shafts for quick wear adjustments, with tests reporting minimal wear after thousands of miles. Geared to reduce friction and eliminate chain breakage, the innovation has stirred industry anticipation and European attention, including testing in prominent races.
Ex champion Jake Kilrain weighed 210 pounds but fought about 15 pounds lighter versus Frank Slavin at Eureka club. The match was a rough, friendly exhibition with Kilrain repeatedly struck in the face and Slavin exploiting Kilrain’s weak spot. After two minutes of fierce blows Kilrain fell, hitting his head on a doorway as Referee Montz counted him out.
The text lists riders with earnings such as A Gardner 1425 and Tom Cooper 886, mentions a 1897 world championship likely in Glasgow Scotland, notes Scotland lacks a first class track but hopes for one, cites James Cordon Bennett's 20 promotion contribution, and reports League of American Wheelmen applicant totals led by Opal in Pennsylvania with New York close behind, while Massachusetts trails. discussion on membership growth and costs follows.
Major Everett Warren presented a petition in court seeking the incorporation of Pyne in Lake Walton Township. The document lists local properties and residents and sets the outline for clerk duties and future proceedings with resident input at a town meeting.
The notice advertises meals and cold lunches served at Lohmann's on Spruce Street with regular dinners priced at 40 cents. It also mentions imported and domestic wines cigars and Triors.
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