The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-06
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1t Is a fact worthy of note that II the
games Of the two Wilkes
ton series. Of which Scranton lost eight
out of ten, were excluded from the per-
centage table each club would nave
twenty-five won games to its credit;
Scranton would have lost only twenty
games, while Wilkes-Barre would have
lost twenty-one. 1t all tends to show
that Scranton has the best club until
we meet the Alligators themselves.
Only with Rochester and Syracuse has
wllkes-Barre made better showing
than Scranton. With Springfield, each
did equally we'll by taking two out OF
SIX; but with the other two strong
teams, Providence and Buffalo, the
Scranton club has lost only eight out OF
fifteen, while Wilkes-Barre has dropped
nine out Of fourteen to the same clubs
and could only split even with the weak
Torontos by taking four out of eight.
From the same club. Scranton won five
out Of seven.
wilkes-Barre Is Scranton's Jonah with
q great big ]. There is no question but
that Scranton can beat the Alligators
out at the end of the present season
II the games between the two clubs are
eliminated from the figuring. but it is
a matter of base ball history that, with
one exception. Scranton never could
win against them when the two cities
were In the same leagues. The excep-
ton Is the season when Dan OLeary's
Indians We're wont 20 mosey down
the river, wipe the Alligators off the
diamond and return to Scranton to be
met at the depot by band. fireworks
and distinguished citizens in car
riages." the jubilee usually being topped
of with banquet at the Wyoming.
But that was eight or nine years ago
and cuts no figure with the present pc
riod when Barnie's ball tossers become
afflicted with paralysis or stage fright
at the bare, mention of anything that
even sounds like "W-B." The only
consolation for the Scranton crank is
TO paste in his hat the fact that with
the two Wilkes-Barre series eliminated.
the Alligator club would now be
marching behind Scranton and in the
tail Of the procession. There are only
six more games to be played between
the two clubs. three in this city and
three in Wilkes-Barre, all consecutive
ly between Aug. IA and Aug. 20 inclu-
sive.
For ten days beginning today the
club will be put to a. severe test in two
games each with Springfield and Prov
ident In the latter cities and two re-
turn games with each OF those clubs
in the order named in Scranton, begin
ming next Friday. On the recent show
ing the club should at least split even
on the four games abroad and may
take three Of the four at home. With
a slight improvement in infeld work,
the hitting and pitching strength of
the club, against even the Grays and
the Ponies, the percentage will proba-
bly, be boosted slightly toward the 500
mark.
In considering the individual work Of
the players, Radford and Brady should
not be overlooked nor judged by any
one game. Their positions are admit
tedly the most difficult to fll OF any
on the diamond, and while their work is
occasionally featured by errors neither
OF them are guilty Of misplays. Be
tween an error and misplay there is
O vast difference and Of the two the
misplay is the most inexcusable; a good
player Ii liable TO be often charged
with the former. but never with the
latter. This observation Is true Of the
work Of the two players mentioned and
was we'll illustrated in the Wilkes
Barre game Thursday when Radford's
experience was put to the test and he
purposely made an error in order to
make a possible double play. 1t was
pretty work attempted at a critical pc
Rod and the opportunity would never
have been srasped by a younger head.
With the score tie. and with Earl on
third and Bonner on first Digglns
knocked an easy fly between first and
second. Had It been caught the bats
man only would have been retired, as
Bonner remained close to the bag. Rad
ford purposely muffed the ball, forcing
Bonner to run for second. Radford
was too far from the line to touch him
and then make double by getting the
ball to FIRST ahead Of DIggins. Moth.
ing was gained by the play nor was
anything lost, as Radford threw to
Huston, who simply walked toward
fs-st and touched Bonner out, Diggins
being on the bag. Meanwhile a watch
was kept on Earl at third: had ne tried
TO score ne could easily have been
caught at the plate. Radford appre.
ciated the opportunity for the play.
90 quickly and did II so we'll that many
thought his error unintentional
DIAMOND DUST
The Fourth Of July morning paid admis.
sions were $40; the afternoon game paid
admissions 1895.
II II reported that the Phiilles will 20 to
England at the end of the present league
championship season. .,D ~.
The foregoing may be true Of the
wllkes-B -Barre,Scranto series, but ,haw
would a comparison Of the games with
other clubs look? t.@f
Yesterdays wilkes-Ba Record: "col- |
colough has accepted terms Of the Wilkes
Barre club and was expected here last
night. - : Smiths bactstop work was
the poorest In the morning game that We
have Nitnssssd az seascn.