The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-20
TIE WITH ALLENTOWN FOR FIRST.
Scranton Won Another Game by Bril-
liant Ball Playing.

liant Ball Playing.
One round more.
Scranton's superb work in defeating
Allentown yesterday placed it on equal
terms with Allentown for the honor Of
Lending the State leagus procession, and
If the boys only keep up their good
work we may actually become the
leader in the race within few days.
It's fine thing, rs well as an entirely
new sensation for the ball crauks in
this city to have a club that can set the
pace,
Yesterdays game was brilliant ex
hibition Of ball playing in which the
home team shone with conspicuous lus.
ter.
S;allz, Hogan and Phelan mad
phenomenal catches and Westlake lhade
II stop of a hot line drive from KeIly's
bat that sent the audience aglow with
enthusiasm. The force of the ball
turned Westlake completely around,
but he recovered himself and sent the
ball to first in time to put out the erst-
while king of the diamoud.
Maybe those brilliant plays didn't
evoke enthusiasm from the 1900 spec
tators.
HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE,
The terrible slugging that marked
the previous days game was noticeable
by its absence from yesterdays con-
test. Allentown had put its best foot
forward and with Baldwin in the box
was prepared to make a desperate eff
fort to win the game and retain undis-
puted possession of first place As an
Offset to Baldwin Manager Swift put
in Hodson, who proved far more effec-
tive than the late prince OF National
league twirlers-Mr. Baldwin
Wetzel promptly at o'clock walked
to the plate and faced Baldwin, going
out from Mulvey to Kelly. Hogan
made low drive close to the second
bag that Short Stop Sweeney brought
to a stand still by supsrhuman effort.
He sent it to first, but not In time to
cut off the hest-footed Hogan, who
went to third on Patchen's single
Massey sent fly to Wise who caught
it and then cut Hogan off at the plate
by throw to Milligan,
After Phelan and Staltz had been re-
tired in the second inning, Rogers
made q single and Westlake double
Both scored on Hodson's double. In
the third and fourth Scranton failed
to add 10 its score.
ALLENTOWN BADLY RATIFIED.
Hodson opened up the fifth inning by
striking out and Wetzel was retired on
a fly 10 Costello. Hogan made three
bagger and Patchen was hit by q
pitched ball. Baldwin purposely gave
Massey his base on balls, filing
the bases. Phelan marched to the
plate like general and after some pre-
liminary sp0rring sent the ball straight
for Baldwin. The latter intsrfered
with but did not stop it and Hogan
scored, Phelan reached first and the
other runners advanced base.
Staltz was the next man TO fondls
the willow and he broke the hearts of
Kelly's men by pushing the sphere out
against the fence between center and
left field. Patchen, Massey and Phelan
scored and the ball was returned so
carelessly to the field by the disgusted
Allentown players that Staltz reached
third and came home on Rogers base
hit. Westlake was retired from Bald-
win to Kelly. There was no further
scoring by Scranton during the re-
main1er OF the game. but there had
been enough, quite enough.
ALLENTowN's ONE RUN.
The solitary run that Allentown
secured WAS made in the fifth inning.
In the third Baldwin secured two
base hit, Wood following with drive
into left field that George Staltz cap
tured with one hand rs it was sailing
over his head. Baldwin succeeded in
reaching second on the hit Then Sam
Wise sent the ball out for the center
field fence but Hogan stopped its ca
reer by sensational one-handed catch.
1t was q remarkable feat and he rein
forced IL bv throwing Baldwin out at
second. The latter thought the hit
was good for three bases and had al.
most reached third when the ball was
caught He was unable to retreat.
The run secured by Allentown was
made by Wood on hits by himself,
Wise and Kelly. Allentown secured
seven hits, six singles and double off
Hodson. He struck ont three men,
gave three bases on balls and hit one
man. Baldwin waS found safely
eleven times. Seven were singles, one
three base hit and three two base
hits. He struck out two men, gave
three bases on balls and hit one with n
.r.tched ball. The scorei