The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-05
ERRORS DID 1T.

Costly mistakes py SmUn aua pi"uS WV
wilkes. Barre the Morning Game-Scrnn.
toms Batting and Pitching Was Good
Enough to Win.
when play was called at l0.15 O'clock
over 1000 persons occupied every seat
J on the bleachers and in the grand
stand, and overflowed to the inside
fences and along the rope near the left
field foul line Before the contest was
half ended the number pt 'ent closely
approached 5000.
Scranton lost the game. maybe be-
cause Catcher Smith fell from grace
early in the morning. Whether or not he
ate pie and a Welsh rarebit for break
fast Is not known. but something awful
must have happened to mix him up to
the extent of three errors and brace
of passed balls. all of which permitted
three Alligators to wabble across the
plate. Ere this. he has probably been
advised to spell his name with ''y'
or take some means to change his luck.
Smiths mistakes might be considered
with some allowance, but for his trap
ping Brady into a wild throw in the
last inning. AS Brady had earlier in
the game thrown one at the sun
in an endeavor to stop Diggins
at first. the c-anks positively refused
TO kiss and make up with either Of
them. 1t was forgotten. however, that
H4y's first bad throw did not figure
"a the run-getting, as Diggins was
D;pped at the plate.
ScrautOn's Chances Ruined.
With these facts digested and a
glance at the Scranton error column,
q student Of algebra can very easily fig
ure out the reason for it all. A good
formula would be: If Smith and Brady
lost the game twice as rapidly as 1t was
batted out of Belts, what ghost of a
chance would Scranton finally have to
win?
Luby was in THE box for Scranton un-
I'll the end OF the fifth inning, when the
old split between the fourth and third
fingers of his left hand was again torn
open by a bounder from Griffin's bat.
Luby made a successful assist to
6tearns. retiring the side, but the in
jury forced him to retire In favor Of
Delaney. Each pitched splendldly and
to neither can be charged the loss Of
the game.
Six hits. one for two bases, were made
OF Luby in five innings. Each crack at
the ball figured in the first four runs,
Of which all but one were earned. In
the fifth, Luby's last inning, two Alli-
gators purposely were hit, two others
did the trick on Delaney. which, with
Smiths and Brady's errors, and three
IPcattered hits of Delaney created the
nal slaughter.
Not for minute was Twirler Belts
dangerous; many a crank after watch
Ing his work wondered why there had
been such burning Of frankincense
Ind myrrh In Wilkes-Barre over Belts
escue from centerfeld coffin. He was
(ouched up ten times for a total Of
thirteen bases, while the nine hits off
Iuby and Delaney were for only eleven
ases. He struck out three batsmen,
ut this was more than offset by the
eyen ne walked to first; only four of
lannon's hirelings got a walk on the
Scranton pitching errors.
Visitors We're Greedy.
Wilkes-Barre was greedy at the be-
g1nnfng. Lyttle, the first one up, send
Ing warm one into left field for one
base. After Shannon had fouled out to
Brady, Lezotte singled and scored with
Lytfle on Scissors" Earle's long hit
INTO left center for one base. Griffin
md Diggins were stopped at first. The
Dcore was tied in the Scranton half.
2adford was given four wide ones and
yas advanced bag by Eagan's single.
learns sacrificed, and Ward fouled
ut to c. Smith. The two runners
pred on Huston's single. Bannon was
FpOsely walked to first, and with two
bases Smith forced Bannon.
single by c. Smith and Belts dou-
gave Wilkes-Barre a lead of one in
second. Brady. Luby and Radford
Ing out in order.
rhree flies retired Wilkes Barre in
third, and Scranton was permitted
Belts to make two tallies and lead
one run. With Eagan thrown out at
t, Stearns was given four balls and
vanced a base on Wards infleld sin
=. which was meant for a sacrifice.
base on balls to Huston filled the
ses. Bannon brought in two runs
= btisiness:like drive to left center.
walk to first by Smith again filled
bases. Huston was forced at the
Re, and L,Iby was thrown out at
bt. Scranton. 4; Wilkes-Barre, 3.
IT looked like a slaughter in the
ourth, when Diggins hit a merry one to
Brady, who helded the ball high and
y1oe Diggins reaching third on Nc
fnhen's single. Smiths force hit put
DiGt1ns out at the plate. Mcmahon
te(hed third on Betts out to Bannon.
M Smith was put out for cutting Sec
IN the. Scranton half, Radford,
u and 6teairns went out one-two-
and lex the score q tie.
~ hit W pitcher. a passed bali. a
H. and q force hit gave Wilkes
one h the NTH. Scranton again
ol1t one. two .thre.
Hos OF IN ~ sixth and one at
yllkeo DoaHA mads 100 runs on