The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-30
ALL HAIL TO BANNON.
BY One Of the Star Plays Of the Season
He ssVsd Scranton the Game-Syra'
cuse's Errors aud Huston's uustliug

Base. .RuMuing Ended II In the Teuth.
It was Just as well for Scranton that
Heane, the new s.,ortstop. Is laid up
with q lame knee. because the game
with Syracuse was saved In the fourth
inning by Tommy Bannon. who filled
emergency gap at short.
10 crazy, untamed Cossack Of the
PES ever made a will hlfalutin
n the air than did Tommy In that
anne fourth inning. when. with
on bases and only one out. he
I'd hiSh in the air for Moss liner
ent the ball to Ward before Power
touch the bag. and thus retired
|ide. The throw was good. but the
scramble into the atmosphere was
Ter, as the liner was one Of the
m-in-a-hurry kind and would have
esn good for two bases. And last night
all the young ladies on Penn avenue
had lines cut for Tommy.
But even with the acrobatic catch and
double-play. Syracuse might have made
q better showing only for the work OF
the new left-fielder, Lawler. who had as
bad q case Of rattles as ever fell to the
lot OF q ball tosser. His wild throw let
In q run in the first inning. while his
fumble and another throw, following
Captain Powers wild one to double
Huston at second In the tenth. permit
ted Huston and his stomach to bring
in the necessary fnal tally. Lawier
made two other errors which did not
figure In the run-getting.
II Was Warm From the Start.
Il was a game which. from the be-
ginning, gave the cranks their fill OF
pleasure. The contest was always crtti-
cal and was a tie after the "unlucky
seventh, during which Syracuse scored
three runs and had one in the bank
until Scranton made the tie in the last
half.
Delaney, the released Scranton
twirler, made his first appearance in
the box for Syracuse, but was hit for
Q total Of two more bases and gave one
more free gifts Of first than did Luby
for Scranton. With these exceptions,
the pitching honors were even.
Owing to Heine's injury three play
ers were in new positions. Meaney
was transferred from right field to Ban
mons place In center, and Catcher
Smith was sent to right.
Syracuse failed to get runner to
first h the first inning. For Scranton,
with one out, Ward let the ball Craze
his chest and walked to first and
reached second on Eagan's drive to
right. Bannon hit a warm one to
Moss, who let It escape him. and Ward
scored. Lawler felded the ball wild to
third and Eagan scored. =
In the second inning Nltnahan seat a
dewdrop back Of first, which neither
Ward nor Smith could get and came in
after two were out on Moss smashing
drive to left center for two bases. Hess
dew out to Meaney.
In the Scranton half, with two out,
Smiths patience was rewarded by four
wide ones, and after stealing eecond he
scored ON Wards two-bagger. Eagan
was thrown out at first.
During the next four innings no runs
were made, although there were many
haAr-raising escapes for each side.
How Bannon Saved The Game.
Many a local rooter got his moneys
worth In the fourth. when with the
score. 3 to 1 in Scranton's favor, Ban
non spoled Syracuse's opportunity to
make two and possibly three runs.
Lawler and Minai,anin succession went
to first on balls. but the former was
forced at third by Powers bunt. A
gift Of first to Billy Pagan filled the
bases. II was at this juncture that !.
Bannon made his acrobatic play. Moss
was at bat and connected with a hip
high one to. his liking which went like
Q shot towards q point in the atmo-
sphere about three feet above Bannon's
head. Every runner started to mosey
for home. but Bannon quickly got his
springs in motion and met the drive by
. jump and raising both hands above
his head. He squeezed the ball and
sent It to second in time to double Pow
er and retire the side. Tommy had to
raise his hat twice. and "salvos Of ap-
plause" describes the greeting accord
ed him each time he came to the plate
during the rest Of the game.
Rogers had an error charged against
him for missing Moss foul fly after
that player reached first on hit in the
''unlAcky seventh" Ness sent Q slow
bounder to Huston, who threw the ball
over the inner fence, Moss reaching
home and Hess being allowed to walk
In from third because the ball was
thrown into the diamond by q specta-
tor. Delaney aud Ktiroy were retired
- drst and Sweeney. the midget, made
9 double and scored on . single
HlANjsf. Ninahan singled ana Pow.
- Went out ona liner to Ward.
az nsssea sliA for ths plsts.
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