The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-13
IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.
Johnsou's Steady Pitching and Real Live
Fielding Wins from tho Ponies One OF
the Most Exciting and Evenly Contested
E,vpaa nP tho Sens0u,

fieldlNs WiuS lTom tHS Eo"'~' O -
the Most Exciting and Evenly Contested
Games Of the Season.
Round Thomas Johnson Is earning
mis- salary and making hay to counter
balance his recent three weeks lay
off with a split hand. 1t may also be
observed that Round Thomas Is not
like eggs-he improves with age and
eggs do not. Yesterday he received eX-
cellent support by all the Scranton
players, five of whom were playing IN
comparatively new positions owing to
whitehead's release and Ward
sprained ankle. Recently Johnson has
pitched when the playing behind him
was bad enough to turn a saint green,
or he has been put in the box after
the battle$was lost.
Yesterdays game was not won until
nine innings had been played. Scran-
ton led by one run after the fifth and
cllnched the argument by another tally
in the ninth; but during the interim the
Ponies from Springfield showed a hair
raising disposition to get on tho circuit
Ind only for Round Tommys steady
work and sure plays at critical mo-
nerts the. visiting gladiators might
lave made 1t three straight. For In
Jtance, the excitement was too intense
lor an apoleptic bleacher in the fourth
when, with two out and three on bases,
Schiffler. one Of the heaviest Of buck
ing Ponies, walked to the plate, spat
upon his hands and prepared to split
h< han tyr no IL
bleacher staved off his fit until Schif-
fler was struck out, then he rolled
down the tier Of seats. But he felt so
good that he saw the game out. Round
Thomas was obliged to raise his hat.
T1rst Redccms Himself.
Mary crank had a sinking spell and
raV to the refreshment stand for COL
Sred Ice water when he saw Umpire
Hurst saunter onto the field and call
out play ball" Hurst had been very
much roasted during all the preced-
ing games and the old standbys We're
looking for scrap yesterday. but there
was no need of It. Hurst was behind
the plate throughout the game and did
his duty with an eagle eye and a clear
Judgment which did not cause more
yells than a good umpire expects to
have thrown in with his salary. The
only Gaffney was in the field and but
for one decision. in calling Rogers out
at first on a double play, satisfied the
crowd. Gaff was between second and
first when the play was made and
under the circumstances the decision
was probably correct.
or the Ponies three errors, that of
Donnelly contributed toward a run as
did Garry's muff Of Johnson's easy fly
In the first, but that player was a mo-
ment later caught trying to steal sec
ond. The other Springfield error, by
Mcdonald. was made in the sixth when
no runs were scored. One of Rogers
two passed balls in the first was re-
spons1ble for a run, while of the three
sent ON a walk to first by johnson none
scored, and in only one instance, in the
hrst, did a gift of first aid in the run
getting.
scranton was first at bat and with
TWO out Clark sent a smashing two.
base driveto right center Rogers got
a lease Of life and Clark scored on Don.
nelly's error. Sweeney was hit bv n
pitched ball and Rogers scored on
Garry's muf of Johnson's fly. Score.
20.
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