The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-29
TWO TO ONE.
Cannon. the New syracuse Twirler. Was
Disastrous Mystery to Scranton's
Ili,ters Excepting the First Inning. We
Put tpa Splendid Fielding Game.


After yesterdays Shining argument
with Syracuse. Billy Barnie's turkish
mixtures ought to be- glad they are liv-
ing. After failing to shut Syracuse out
in the fast half of the first inning, III
which the visitors scored without even
the assistance of a hit, Radford and
Stearns We're stricken with stage fright
| N the Scranton half and ingloriously
famed out with Pete Eagan on second.
/ That was one cause for Scranton's de-
feat Another cause was a little round
pebble which jumped the ball over
Huston :; head in the ninth and per-
mitted a scratch two-bagger for Welch.
who scored on Simon's single. Another
peculiar feature of the run-getting is
that c,anton's tally was made on
walk t. first, sacrifice, balk and a
hy-out.
From the beginning of the contest
there WAS great exhibition of pitching
par excellence by Cannon. of Syracuse.
and scranton's git-edged field work
in 1OiIing the enemy down. After
Scranton'S half of the third not a run
nec crossed the plate until the little
pebble jumped the ball over HustOn's
head in the ninth.
Cannon, who was recently secured by
Pittsburg from the Iron and Oil League
of the western part of the state and
then released. was practically invinci-
Bile Scranton hits We're as scarce as
hens teeth, the large number of put
outs by Powers and only four by the
fielders showing that Canon had US
almost at his mercy. An exception
may lie made Of Pete Eagan. who
pushed out a double and single and
sacrificed once. Delaney was without
his usual speed, nor did he have his
wonted control OF the ball: only the
sharp fielding behind him kept the
"a me in doubt.
Bannon's Star Field Playing.
Another prominent factor in Scran-
toms plucky fight was Tommy Bannon
in center field, whose eight put-outs do
not tell the whole story. He was every
where and anywhere, and covered more
ground in a minute than any player
seen in that position on the Scranton
grounds this year. He gave an exhibi-
tion of rapid and sure throwing in the
third, when, with Welch on second and
Sweeney on first Simon sent a red
whiskered grounder into center. Ban
non ran In less than a dozen strides.
when he met the ball and sent it like
shot to Rogers, who stopped Welch
in time to return the ball to Huston at
second, giving Simon close call.
Sweeney reached third on the play. 1t
was pretty work.
After the second and excepting the
G ~ civ al
disposition to get on the bases and then
cavOrt around in fashion calculat ted
to give local cranks the nightmare.
Only in two innings were there as few
as three Of the visitors at bat. Exactly
the opposite Is true of Scranton. In
four innings we were moved down In
One-two-three order. and only in the
second chapter did we have as many as
five men facing the pitcher
Scranton lost It's grip at the start
when, with none out, Radford fumbled
Welch's grounder. Welch reached
second on Sweeneys out to Bannon.
and third on Slmon's out from Brady
to Stearns. Welch scored on Brady's
tumble and poor throw to first of Min
nahan's grounder. Mnnahan was
forced at second.
The score was tied by Scranton In the
third and remained unbroken until the
ninth. Radford walked to first, reached
second on Eagans sacrifice and third
on balk, and scored by narrow mar
gin on Stearns' out to Simon.
That Scratched Two.Baggcr.
In the ninth with one out Welch
sent O medium well-done one toward
Huston. II seemed an easy chance.
but as Huston squatted to receive 1t the
ball bounded foot over his head and
went far enough for Welch to reach
| second. Sweeney flew out to Bannon.
With two gone Simon sent q grounder
into center and Welch scored the win