The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-10
WE COULDN'T HIT.
Except When the Bases We're Empty
Lovctt Posed and Pitched Good Ball for

Except When the Bases We're Empty
Loyctt Posed and Pitched Good Ball for
Over Two Hours.
Many of the 1000 persons were pres
ent at Saturdays base ball game be-
cause of the announcement that Frank
Knauss, the farmed out New Yorker,
would be in the box for Scranton, ana
that Lovett, the ex-Brldegroom, would
toss the ball for the champions. knauss
could throw faster than the eye could
follow, but there was no telling
whether the leather was aimed for over
the grandstand or onto the ground
mile or more before the plate. Knauss
was not successful drawing card and
has been returned to New York with
thanks.
Knauss didn't lose the game for us,
neither did Round Tommy Johnson.
who replaced him in the fourth inning.
Mr.. Lovett partly did it, and holes as
big as barnyards in our outfield did the
rest. Until the champions twirler got
down to real business it was question
whether he was posing for his photo.
or taking a long-needed rest, or giving
the-ladies a chance to comprehend his
Adonis-like contour. Briefly speaking,
Lovett can pitch he knows 1t, but
there is little excuse for his saying
prayers between throws in order that
everyone may realize that he Is really
Lovett, the man who pitched for
Brooklyn and then sulked a year in
idleness because the Bridegroom man.
agememt wouldn't agree with him that
y to- To-
Knauss Was Ncrvouo.
When Knauss made his appearance
IN the box he was plainly
nervous and as wild as an
untamed broncho. In the first in
ming he sent Knigh. on walk to first,
let ]. Rogers have double and gave
Bassett one to his liking which was
sent out to deep center. where Johnson
gobbled it. In the second inning six
batsmen faced him and he sent an
other to first on balls and two clean hits
were made off him. In the third each
of the three Providence men at bat
found him. but were retired on one as
siSt and flyouts to Radford and john
son. In the fourth Stricken was pre-
sented four balls, MoAuley made a hit
and with run in and one out Lovett
found one to his liking and made
double out of It, This broke the Giants
heart and he retired.
For three innings not a suspicion of
hit was made off Artist Model Lovett
and only three flies were sent to the
outfield. Meanwhile Umpire Hurst had
put in his best licks and
Clark and Knauss had reached
first on balls. Excepting the fourth
and ninth innings Lovett kept
Scranton's hits well scattered.
Throughout the game Clark was the
only batsman to successfully appreci-
ate the great Lovett's fine figure, and
had Big Bill baltted at any other time
than at the beginning or near the
middle of an inning the result might
have been closer. In three innings
Scranton had beautiful opportunities
to stir things up. but we failed to rise
to the emergency and were retired with
either blank Or a lonesome run to our
credit.
Why We Failed to Connect.
Singles by Stearns and Clark and a
double by Whitehead scored two runs
in the fourth. Stupid base running by
Brady retired the side. In the fifth with
only one out Ward went to first on
balls and Radford made single. They
stole together, but Stricken caught
Stearns' liner and doubled Radford.
Clark led off in the sixth with busi-
ness-lil1e hit for three bases and
Rogers reached first ON Murray's er-
ror. Whitehead famed out, and Clark
scored on w. Johnson's out to Murray
Again in the seventh did Scranton fail
to grasp an opportunity. r. Johnson
made single and reached third on