The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-24
IN SIXTH POSITION.
Scranton Puts In Fruitful Off.Day ~
.rrouucing Roshester-playiug Of Ward
aud Ramon Feature.
,ecIal TO the Scranton Tribune.

HOeCl9I 10 tne SCTdutOu
Rochester, July 23.-The Rochesters
had a good deal to contend with in this
afternoons game with Scranton. MOI
only were they IN a measure crippled
at second and third by the lack OF ma
tural defenders for these bags, but they
also had to fight against Umpire
Doescher and his decisions for the bet
ter part of the nine innings. Doescher
was way of color today, and. whether
Intentionally or not. he managed to
favor the visitors to degree that made
the $500 spectators most frantic with
rage.
Manager Sweeney pitted an Infant
phenom" against Meaney in the person
Of Robertson, a young Chnadlan
twfrler, who struck town this morning
looking to Job. Sweeney, after in
epecting a few Of his snakes. gave the
Canuck a uniform and sicced him on
the Scrantons. The lad pitched what
would have been winntng ghme had
the Brownies supported him in propor-
ton as his work In the box merited.
Doescher roasted the stranger unmerci-
fualy on balls and strikes, 50 taking 1t
"
trip for Robertson.
Persistent and Timely Hitting.
Although they lost not only the game
but also their grip on sixth position, the
Brownies gave the Miners hot run for
their money. Twice they tied the score
and twice the Scrantons shook the tie
through persistent and timely hitting.
but even so, 1t was not cinch that the
Rochesters would not make strong
rally on the last lap and win out by a
Garrison finish.
While errors were more numerously
made by the visitors. those perpre-
trated by the Brownies were infinitely
more costly. The fielding Of the locals
was at all times ragged and chance
after chance to retire the Scrantons
was recklessIy throw away by slow
and Indifferent handling Of the ball.
Ward did the most of the hard work
for Scranton In the field, although Ban
non helped put the Brownies in the
hole by pulling down three hard flies,
any Of which looked good for three
bases at least.
The scrantons got their initial run
su oucy AAciiic sIcIiHS Oii a lcui
balls. Wards scratch hit, Rogers sac
rifice and Lus1's tumble OF Bannon's
fly. In the second, Wards single,
double by Eagan, Huston's triple, a
base on balls and wild pitch netted
them four ,tailIes.- t 90
Rochester Began TO Score.
The Brownies began to score In the
fourth, getting two runs on a tumble
by Heine. Robertson's single, a muff
by Bannon and Huston's muff Of
OBrien's groundsr. Meaney gave two
bases on balls in succession in the
fourth to Lush and Hamburg. Sweeney
scored Lush with q single and then
Berger, with the bases full, hit the
ball in the nose, for three bags, driv-
ing In Hamburg and Sweeney and tie
ing the score.
Out Of two singles, a double, an err
ror and wild pitch Scranton ran its
string up to eight In the last of the
fifth. but when the sixth opened the
Rochesters again tied the visitors on
three singles. base on Balls and a
wild pitch. That ended the scoring for
the home team until the eighth, when
Lush opened with rafting triple.
which wiuld have been homer had
he not fell while rounding third. Heine