The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-07
FROM THE ball Field
Scranton Loses lis Fourth Consecutive Game
10 HazetOa,
TEAM Needs SOHE GOOD PITCHERS
And a First Class Second 8aseman
Could Also Be Utilized at Present.
King Kelly and His Allentown Team
to Play Here Today-Strong Team
Organized for the Young Mems
Christian Association.

The Scranton Base Ball club is max
ing a glorious effort to keep its position
Rt tho tail end Of the State league At
Haz'eton on Saturday afternoon Mar
tin Switt'5 club from this city suffered
its fourth successive defeat Tho re-
ports OF the game as telegrsphed 30
This city s.sted that the result OF the
game was due in a great measure 20
the rocky condition OF the Hazleton
grounds. From careful perusal Of
the detailed score II would appear that
the loss Of Saturdays game. At least
was due TO the rocky ball put up by
the ScrantonL With crowd ot men
who are supposed to De good ball play
ers, making ten errors in one
game, it is foolish to make
any excuses for the loss OF
games There nrs some lamentably
weak spots in the Scranton club. not
ably in the pitchers box and Mt second
base. Upon the pay roll appears the
Flannigan and Nolan. With the eI-
ception perhaps OF the first named
twlrler none Of tho quartstts now
drawing salaries is speedy enough for
Scrauton's State League club. II
Manager Swift does some hustling ana
secures couple OF good pitchers the
treasury OF the local club will he en-
Tiched considerably when games are
played at Hogan park Better pitchers
and more ginger in the playing. Mr
Swift mean more money for the stock.
holders
Considerable interest is manifested
in the coming today Of Mike Kelly and
his Allentown team With Kelly will
be such well known National lesgusrs
as Wise. MulVsy. Wood. Pete Brown.
ing. Milligan. Lsrk1n aud Sweeney.
So far Kelly and his men have suffered
but oue defeat After being walloped
by the supposedly weak Hazleious, II
would be much after the fashion Of
ScrantOn's base balhsts to turn around
and defeat Allentown. That would be
n delightful condition OF affairs, 0ut
are the locals capable OF winning
game.
Scranton Is well represented on the
Princeton team. Arthur Gunstsr ia
playing his well known steady and 70.
liable game at third; John Brooks aud
Ward are having a warm race for the
position Of short stop with Brooks q
good ways In the lead, and "Beattie'
Williams is putting up rattling good
game behind the bat.
The prospects are very good for a
Young Mems Christian Association
team this SIMMER. Professor Weston
on Saturday bad a number Of his best
players nc work at Hogan Park against
the Anthracites. and the YOnng Mems
Christian Association team was victo-
rious by score of 12-2 The Young
Mems Christian association Iteam in
cludes such capable players as Owens,
Brooks. Malo,t, BitIenbeuder, Jones,
Davis. McGodrick, White and Allen.
The team will probably be sugmented
during the summer vacation by several
of ths collegians from Scranton who
are playing on their university teams.
The progress of the Scranton tenn
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full but apparent retrogra de move
ment
Saturdays State league gsmes re.
suited "a follows;
At Hazleton--
Hazleton. .....S 0 9 0 0 9 o o.
Scranton....0 0 81 0 0 o. 9
Hits-Ha2leton, o; Scranton, 7. Err
Hazletou, .; Scranton, 10. Batteries
Ely and Moore; Hodson and Patcheu.
Umpire Wagner.
At Harrisburg
Harrisburg. o Q 0 3 0 0 3 LA
Altoona. 0 0 0 2 0 3 O. 6
Hits-Harrisburg Is; Altoona, 10. Er.
rors harrisburg, B; Altoona, 9. Batteries
--B-shan and smink; West and Cote
Umpire
At Reading
Reading. O 0 o 2 %
Pottsville. l 30 1 2 l O-S
Hts--Reading 13; Pottsville, 81. Errors
--ReadiUg, A. Pottsville, 8. Batteries -
Kimball, Lemon aud Goodhart; Black and
Potts. Umpire-Ketriok.
At Allentown
Allentown. ....2 0 o 6 0 0 0 0 0-S
Easton...... ..1 . / 0 0 0 0 o.
Hits-Allentowp, 10; Easton, 6. Errors
Allentown, l; Easton, 6. Batteries-Dono-
hue and Milligan; Wilson and Sharp
The standing OF the eight clubs
compromising the Pennsylvania State
league up to date is Ms follows: Any
one vita perverted vision will OBJ
serve that Scranton leads the league
W. j.. p, @. w. l.. P. c.
H'risburg.4 D Le00l Reading. ~ 2 100
HaZletOm 4 y l0D0ERston.... 3 $50
Alentown.S l .1J0lScranton. % 900
Pottsville. 2 2 .60OlAltoona. % 4 600
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