Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-07-16
THE SCORE WAS 3 TO 2.
TIGERS DEFEAT HAZLETON IN THE
GAME OF THE SEASON.

state League Players Could Not Touch
McGill, and They Get Wrothy-Shenan-
| doah Professionals Also Go Down Be
fore Freeland's Great Amateur Team.
There was weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth in the city of Hazleton
when the sun went down last night.
The pride and glory of that towns State
league club-Sluggers Jordan, Moran
and Fairhurst-had failed to wipe up
Freeland's invincible amateurs, and 200
Hazletonians went home sick and dis
heartened, utterly unable to express
their chagrin and disappointment
because the flowers of their professional
team could not defeat the working bows
of this place.
1t was one of those games which trans
ports the average grand stand rooter
into the seventh heaven of bliss, and
the Freeland rooter was there yesterday
and made the most of the good things
that fate kindly bestowed upon him.
For nearly two hours he forgot all else
but the game that was being played
before him. He shouted when Tigers
played good ball, his heart sank when
Hazeton scored, then it rose again
when McGill made the professionals fan
the atmosphere, he frequently criticised
the umpire's decisions, showed his dis
pleasure at the questionable tactics of
the visiting club and did everything that
is supposed to be rooter's privilege.
Jordan, Moran and Fairhurst, of the
State league, and Keener, of Jeanesvile,
were the four who were expected to
show Freeland how to play the game,
but they made miserable failure of
their contract yesterday and the Tigers
would be long time learning if they
had to depend upon Hazleton players
for their teaching.
Pfrom was in the box for the visitors,
and, as on the Fourth, he had the home
team at his mercy. He was rather wild
at times, but was steadied down very
good by keener, of Jeanesville, and
Moran, who interrupted the game sew
eral times on flimsy pretexts to give the
pitcher rest. McGill pitched the finest
game in his career, and the slugging ag-
gregation which was to knock him out
in four innings did not get that
many hits in the whole game. Jordan,
Hazleton's home lun hitter, could not
touch him any more than the others,
only one clean hit and two scratches
being made off his throwing.
The Tigers scored their winning run
in their eighth inning. Gaffney was on
third and Boner on first. The latter
attempted to steal second, but was
caught between the bases. He kept
keener chasing him up and down the
line while Gaffney went home amid
deafening applause. The Tigers put up
sharp, clean game, and took advan-
tage of every legitimate point that would
assist them in winning the game. They
were very weak at the bat, however,
and if they could have done better with
the stick the rooter's cup of happiness
would have oyerhowed. The double
plays made by the Tigers were the prin-
ciple features of the game, next to the
work of the batteries.
An audience of $50 people were inter-
ested in the game from start to finish,
and the Hazleton delegation were sad
looking lot when the last man was put
out. They had confidently expected to
wipe up the park with our amateurs, but
they found that something better than
Hazleton has yet produced will have to
come here to perform that feat.
Following is the official score: