The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-10
CRANES POOR SUPPORT.
Scranton Won. but the Game Might Have
Been Closer II the Torontos Had Played
Better Behind Their Pitcher.

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A Toronto paper recently published
a startling statement to the effect that
Ed. Crane, the big ex-New York
twirler was not being supported by the
Toronto players; in fact, the article
broadly stated that the players had it
in for Crane" and purposely played
poor ball when the ex-giant was in the
box.
OF course, this seems too foolish to
be- believed. yet the playing of the team
yesterday against Scranton seems to
explain why the report originated. The
Scrantons won as they pleased to the
tune of II to 4. Had the Torontos
played even ordinarily we'll the result
would have been closer. To be sure,
Scranton made n total of fifteen hits,
including two doubles and a triple, but
until the fifth inning Crane had held
them down to four hits. To the shrewd
base-ballist during the following in
ming it was apparent that Crane lost
heart. He is not to be blamed, either;
the playing behind him was very, very
ragged.
7. Johnson pitched for Scranton until
near the close Of the fifth, when his
fourth finger was painfully split by
bounder from Sippi's bat. johnson re-
tired him at first however, but had to
leave the box. He was substituted by
Brown. Up to that time only three hits
had been secured off him; he had
struck out one, and sent one player to
first on balls.
w. Johnson made a star, grandstand
catch in the seventh. Luterberg hit a
long drive to left center which both
Brady and johnson started for. John
son brought it down by jump and a
one-handed catch that ELECTED round
upon round of justified applause.
Toronto scratched an earned run in
the first inning. Meara made a hit and
reached second on Sippis sacrifice
Luterberg went out from T. johnson to
Clark. Meara stole second and came
in on a hit which Smith batted to the
ground and which rebounded so high
that Meara had plenty of time to score.
In the Scranton half of the first Rad
ford flew out to short, and Ward was
given first on balls and came in on
Brady's double. Brady scored on
Clark's hit, but Clark was put out by
trying base too many. Whitehead
struck out.
With two out and the bases full, Rog-
ers flew out to first in the fourth inn
ing. In the fifth Crane became dis
gusted and plainly pitched easy ball,
and Scranton piled up three runs on
two hits, an error and two bases on
balls. With one out Radford went to
first on balls and to second on Wards
sacrifice Brady was given four balls
and Radford scored on passed ball,
Brady reaching second. Clark's hit
filed the bases. On Dement'S error
Whitehead reached first, and Brady
and Clark scored. w. Johnson made
hit and Winkleman went out from
pitcher to first.
For Toronto in the seventh Meara
made double and reached third and
home on Browns two wild pitches.
With two out Scranton scored twice
in the eighth. Winkleman had reached
first on a force hit, made second on
Casey's poor throw and crossed the
rubber on Rogers liner to right center.
Rogers scored on Browns double;
Radford flew out to short.
An error and hit put Ward and
Brady on the bases in the eighth.
Clark flew out to left field. Ward and
Brady scored on Whitehead's triple.
w. Johnson made a successful bunt
Winkleman struck out. Whitehead
and Johnson came in on Smiths error
in letting Rogers hit go by.
Toronto scored two In the ninth
Gray reat first on Whitehead's
throw and red on Meara's two-bag-
ger, Meara reaching third on w. John
sons error, and scoring on a wild
pitch.
The score: