The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-01
WERE NOT IN THE CAME
WilkeS-BaTe Club Falls an Easy Victim 10
The PTOTeSS Of Scranton.
they COULDN'T HIT The ball
Scranton Started the Run Getting in
the First Inning and Kept It Up All
During the Game--WiIkes- Barre
Only Succeeded in Getting Men
Across the Plate in Two Innings.
Gould Not Touch Hodson.

The pride OF Wilkes Barre was hum
bled yesterday at Hogan park, wnere
its pet ball tossers met disastrous de-
feat at the hands Of Manager Mart
Swifps men.
Scores OF Wilkes-Barre enthusiasts
came up to witness the game. confident
and heppy, but returned to Wilkes
Barre moross and disappointed. Their
players could do nothing with Hodson' 5
delivery, aud TO add to their sorrow
plays were III de by few Of the men
who filled Wl,kes-Barre uniforms
which were, putting It mildly, trlte
STRAW colored.
We forgive them readily, however,
even though the Wilk-s Barre stock
holders viii not
Yesterdays game but emphasizes d.
growing conviction iu tuls ci y 10 til.
effect bat the state lsugua tu.s SEASON
Is much stronger Organization than
th- Eastern.
II VISA superb day Tor base ball
Tie sun sHour brightly aud there Wa
not enough Of wind 90 ri ,uslv inter
isre with the judgment Of balls by tue
hgllers.
Tne crowd began to gather at the
park early auf al 1 O'Clock there VIZ
> 800 persons present, including man
ladies.
Promptly At 4o'cloek Umpire Larry
K-irlck stepped 10 the plate aud
called the game, tut The Wik-7 Barr
players rrfu.ei 10 l.aY, the inch.
OBJECTED To KETRlCK
The management o, tue NIikrs-Barre
club averrrd that they had contract
signed by President St. John. Of the
Scranton club, to the eject tnat tn
game WAS to be umpired by person
not resident Of either city and IN tn
event Of failure to secure such person
ana have him se!ecte by the Wilkes
Barre management then one player was
10 be selected from eacI C.uD.
That contract should DO lived up 10
or there would be no gam said d,
rector McTammany, Of Wilkes Barre,
aud his say went.
Then there were consultations be-
tween Managers Swift sud Shannon,
while President ST john fl tied tnlther
and yol. the decorations on mis- brea,i
jing,ing musieIiiy, wulle fu-i,iyr
breezvs toyeI gracefully with his raven
locks
The assemblago became impstien
and cries OF PLAY Ball" schosd from
grand stand and Olrichers. but still the
consulters consulted.
At 10 it was decided to accept q
player from each club TO adjulicate,
ana Shannon led his braves out upou
the field. Pitcher D)ran was to act
for Scranton and Pitcher Keenan, for
Wilkes B rrs.
Then the procession began to move
George Stdltz, tue OLD Wilkes BARR
player, was the first man to step to thv
plate TOR Scranton. OuJ OF cousidsra-
tion for the feelings of his old asso
ciates Staltz fsnnsd ths air and re
turned 10 his seat on the bench.
THE FIRST RUNS
Hogan made an artistic bunt OF
which he reached first, going to second
Oh Patchsn's hit, Then Massey made
hit to short aud Patchsn was thrown
out at second, Massey reaoUing frs.
through Shannon's error. which pre-
vented double play WHIle these
events were occurring Hog scored,
Wetzsl went to first on Gllsn's er-
ror aud came home with Massey o.
Westlakr's two-btse drive.
Loud aud long was the cbeerin tn 9
followed.
Rsrse struck ont ,nG the Luz,r1r
boys came IL to tax urn At t.o Wiz
low. Hess, Of last years Scruul..
cIub, heaisd the batting H.. au w.
given hearty csp.lon wuen B. stsI-
ped to the plate. Hs popp"i up Il
which Higgins intercepted, Shannon
and West going out from Higgins 10
Massey.
In tue second Higgins was given .
base on balls and scored on Hodson's
sacrifice aud Staltz's base hit. Wilkes
Barre again went out in one, two three
order.
More cheers
Massey opened the third with drive
for one base, and Wstzsl was made "A
present Of the initial bag. Wsstlaks
sacrificed and Reese walked to first be
cause Campfeld had four times failed
to properly gauge the siZs Of the hom
plate. Veteran Higgins got in nn op-
perfume base hit that brought Massey
and Wetzel trooping across the marble.
Hodson struck out. and Higgins wae
retired on second after Staltz's hit
Renewed cheering
COULDN'T HIT THE BALL
For the third time the visitors were
retired in one, two, tire" order, an
Frease Bogert and Charlie McTam-
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