The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-16
LOST BY ONE RUN.
The Barons Defeated by Roche ster in q
Game That Was Fought to
q Finish.

If Daniel Shannon and his team Of
Blackbirds can win two games from
Provds nee in one afternoon, trounce the
Cincinnati Reds, of the National league
In 1O-inning argument. travel hun
dreds Of miles in order to meet engage
ments and then fight to finish with the
freshened Scrantons with Harper in the
box-if Shannon and his antediluvians
can do all this and then win by one run
In as hard fight as that of yesterday
there will be trouble up at Providence
They won by one run in their last half at
bat and in a game that was a battle
royal from the call Of play.
Every blackbird came to town with a
chip on his shoulder and his chest stick
ing out They all wore pinks in their
coat lapels. hope in their hearts and
"youmonkey with the -buzz-saw
on their faces. Sandy Griffin and his
little army We're no less hopeful and as
events proved each team had reason to
hope to win. While the Blackbirds
were the victors, they can attribute the
result to good fortune and not to the
Barons' inferior playing. 1t was a game
very evenly pitched, evenly batted and
evenly fielded.
Rochester began the scoring in the
third when they tailed three. They
were tied by two runs by the Barons in
the sixth and another in the seventh.
The winnig run was made by Rochester
In the last of the eighth and Scranton
missed an opportunity in the ninth to
tie
=, SOME OLD-TIMERS.
What with Shannon at second
"Sleepy" johnson at center, DAILY in
right, Ollie Beard at short and Mulvey
on third, the Blackbirds presented a
pretty lot Of old-timers. But they
played the game. Shannon and
SLEEPY" We're accorded a great deal Of
applause when they first came to the
plate.
Dan Stearns, who played first base
for Scranton last year and who has been
made a regular Eastern league umpire.
presided over the game. He made no
more mistakes Of judgment than usually
fall to the lot of any good umpire, and
can be criticized for only one weakness,
the players. An umpire who makes as
few mistakes as did Stearns yesterday
is good one, as far as judgment Is con-
cerned. However, 1t was close and
hard-fought game and on this account
was given roastings which he did not
deserve
Undoubtedly his one error Of judg-
ment in the sixth cost the Barons run
and might have changed the final re-
suit to their favor. There were two
runs in, one out and Eagan on second.
Berger was declared out at first on
Shannon's fly to center, hut, In view OF
Berger being declared out. the fly re-
tired the side.
For two innings neither side scored.
In the last Of the third Bottenus pushed
himself in front of slow one and am
bled to first and stole second. Shan
non drove liner to left, the ball bound
ing over Eagan's head Bottenus
scored and Daniel reached third. Daily
walked to first. Shannon scored and
DAILY reached second on Boards hit. the
ball being driven at Harpers legs.
Mulvey drove another one at Harper,
who fielded the ball to Latham to stop
Daily. Latham let the leather &c
through him and DAILY scored. Mulvey
going to second on the error A strike.
out and high foul flies to Ward and La.
than ended the inning.
During the next four innings only
fourteen batsmen faced Harper Mean.
while the Barons had tied the score.
BARoNs TIE THE SCORE.
In the sixth Ward pounded one dowr
the left line for two bases and Griffin
got a walk. Eagan's single to right
scored the senator and sent Griffir
around to third. On Maguire's fiy-ou
to left and Boyd's error Griffin scored
Eagan went to third on Berger's out
at first and Harper flew out to center
In the seventh with one out Hutch
inson's triple was followed by Meaney',
out at first. Ward bunted safely be
tween second and first and Hutci
brought In the tally that tied the score
+ Griffin flew out to left. The Baron,
went down one. two, three in the eighth
Rochester pushed In the winning rui
In the last Of the eighth. After tw'
were out johnson bunted safely ant
came In on Boyd's triple to right.
The Barons missed O golden oppor