The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
ANOTHER YELLOW GAME.
ecrautou Had Providence Hiploeked
When the Local ErrOrmakers Began
Some Off.Coiored Playing -Luby's Good
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Scranton cranks will turn gray before
@he home club wins II future contests
contain such disastrous errors and toy
plays as did the game OF yesterday,
which was stopped by rain after eight
innings had been played.
Luby pitched a splendid game and
with proper support Scranton would
have won by a wide margin. Two
more hits were made Off hinsthan off
Eagan and I4ovett. but the Providence
pitchers were hit for twelve bases, while
only eleven bases were made of Luby.
Luby sent only two to first on balls and
hit one batsntan, while eight Scranton
players went to first on pitchers err
rors. With these facts considered and
a glance at Scranton's six, large, ripe
errors the cause for defeat may be un-
6erstood. The chief offender was
Stearns, although Ward and Huston
each contributed one error toward the
run-getting; the other three errors were
not made In either OF the two innings
during which Providence scored its
seven runs.
Bannon ard Eagan each played their
outfield positions in clever style, and
Luby was well supported by Rogers.
and II the playing of the infieh had
been less amateurish, another defeat
for Scranton would not have to be re-
corded.
Lovett was substituted for Eagan
from the first Of the fifth and permitted
only one hit in the remaining three INN
ings. The effect OF this good work was
lost, however, by wildness, as he sent
four to first on balls and hit Luby
twice.
Runs from the Start.
Scranton went hrst to bat and scored
the first run of the game on business
like doubles by iMeaney and Eag For
Providence, Lyons sent a short fly over
Radford's head and Bassett flew out to
6tearns. Knight hit grounder which
Huston let go by and Lyons reached
third on the error and scored on
single by ]. Rogers, who made an un-
successful attempt to steal.
Scranton's run In the second was
made on a gift OF first to Huston, who
stole second and scored on Luby's
double.
The real slaughter OF the game came
IN the third, when Providence scored
six runs. only one earned. J. Eagan
was hit by a pitched ball and reached
second on Wards tumble of Lyons
grounder. Then Stearns made the star
error of the game and permitted the
bases to be filed when he should have
at least made a double play and pos
sibly triple. He was eight or nine
feet from the base when Bassett hit a
slow liner. He stopped 1t with his
glove and instead Of getting to the bag,
picked the ball from the ground and
stood still, much like an old-fashioned
pump and allowed Bassett to fill the
bases. He could EARLY have made a
double play. Knight, the next one up,
new out to Bannon. ]. Rogers made a
two-bagger and scored two runs.
Stearns again missed connections by
falling to get under Cooney's slow hit
ny. on which Bassett and ]. Rogers
scored. Pop" Smith drew a base on
balls ana the bases were filled on MUIR
rays infield hit. which was stopped by
Luby, but which was hit too sharply to
be felded. Smith and Cooney scored
on McAuleys double but Murray was
stopped at third on pretty assists by
Bannon and Luby. ]. Eagan flew out
TO Bannon.
Scored on Two Errors.
In the fourth Bannon reached third
on ]. Eagan's wide throw to first and
scored on another wild throw by Nc
Auley. Stearns walked to first and
came In on Huston's triple. Huston
scored on E. Rogers single. The final