Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-07-25

II WIS lONely weather IOr Il game OF
ball Sunday afternoon and two thousand
five hundred people found their way to
the Freeland park, where they saw the
Middle States League team of Hazleton
outbatted and outfielded by the home
club. The Hazleton club came here
with blood in their eye to seek revenge
for the defeats given them last week by
the Cuban Giants, Norristown and Nor
walk. Several of the players knew they
had todefeat Freeland or Manager Foote
would undoubtedly be presenting them
with their release on Monday morning
Under these circumstances Hazleton
went in to win, while the Freeland club
were just as determined that they should
not run away with them, even though
they were professional" ball players.
Shortly after three o'clock Umpire Hugh
Shovlin of Highland called the game,
with Freeland at the bat. Neither side
had any runs to their credit until the
fifth, when Hazleton made their first
safe hit off Welsh, followed shortly by
another, and passed ball by Simmons
let in the run. Freeland never saw any
thing done yet they couldn't try them
selves, and they also proceeded to get a
run. Gillespie reached first on single,
where he stayed until McGeehan came
to bat and electrified the audience by
rapping out a three-bagger to left field,
sending Gillespie home. Owing to the
peculiar formation of this ground three
base hit is something seldom seen and it
was several minutes before the spectators
could recover from their surprise. The
score was tied and the excitement regis
tered 10O0 i'll the shade. Hazleton was
BANKED in their half of that inning and
Freeland came in on their seventh and
continued the good work by bringing
home another run, making the score 2-1.
The hundreds of Hazletonians in the
park seemed to feel extremely nervous
as to the result and the Norwalk club,
also of the Middle States League, rubbed
their eyes in astonishment, stating that
the way Hazleton was held down was
simply phenomenal for an amateur club.
Many felt positive the game was safe
now, but the knowing ones did no crow
ing until the seventh was over, as in that
inning Freeand has been defeated four
out of five times this season. Hazleton
came in on their seventh and when
Freeland concluded they had sufficient
errors, wild throws and passed balls
marked against them Hazleton had
scored six times. This practically set
tied the game, Freeland making another
run in the ninth. Freeland played an
errorless game up to the sixth, when
ball knocked to p Carr at short bounced
into his hands and out again. The next
batter, however, gave the captain q
chance to redeem himself by sending a
hot grounder down that way, which was
tielded quickly to second and first, max
ing a pretty double play Several fine
plays were made throughout the game,
the most conspicuous of which was the
fly catch of Gillespie in left field
Graves, the Indian catcher, picked out
his ball and sent it hurredly over Nc
Garvey's head for safe hit At the
same Gillespie struck in at 210 gait,
and as the ball was about to touch the
ground he threw himself forward, scoop
ed it up, rolled over several times and
rose to receive the tremendous applause
and cheers of the audience. Welsh was
in fine form and up to the seventh but
two hits were made off him. In the
nine innings Hazleton made five singles
and two-bagger, while Carr's sluggers
found the ball safely nine times, besides
doubles by McGarvey and McGeady and
McGeehan's triple. Kelly was a trihe
nervous, but struck out eight men, and
Welsh struck out six. The score by
innings was:
Freeland. .........0 0 0 O1 l 0 1-3
Hazleton. ........0 0 90 x-7