The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-16
OH, WHAT A GAME !
Scranton Made Only Fourteen Errors
in tho Toronto Game. and Herr Lopped
Them Over Again.

Them Over Again.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Toronto. Ont, May lt-The Torontos
had regular iield-day this AFTERNOON
with the collection Of ball players that
follow Piggy" Wards lead The visit
urs were never in the hunt. The slow
delivery Of the redthatchet pitcher
Herr was hammered all over the lot
and IL was .yith fervid exclamation
of thankfulness that he hailed the clos
ing innings of a game which was tire
some ana tedious, both to the players
ana spectators.
The visitors played game In the
field that would take the heart out OF
any pitcher but Mr.. Herr stuck 10 his
guns manfuiiy despite the barbarOus
way in which his curves We're treated.
Great things had been expected Of the
Scrantons and II was sore disappotnt-
ment to the 500 spectators that they
proved such easy prey.
Mcguire at third was the only man
who did not contribute an error Eagan
at left having no less than four. His
weakness seemed to be- on ground balls
as they Invariably got away from him.
Flack. in center woefully misjudged a
line fly to center.
This mistake was responsible for q
run. Piggy" Ward worked up several
paroXySms of kicking. besides deliber-
ateiy cutting a new ball with the spikes
in his shoes so as to cause an old ball
TO be put into play. He shirked couple
of hot ones that went his way. besides
mutfing an easy liner which would have
permitted double. He fell foul Of the
crowd and was guyed from start to
finish.
Moran was liberal with his bases on
balls, giving no less than eleven. hit
ting two men, but as he did not evince
this trait until the game had been vir-
tually won, no damage resulted. He
was not hit to any great extent.
In the second the TorontOs got trio
of runs. not one being earned, after
two men were out: Hess fumbled Stu
arcs grounder and the latter was safe.
Flack missed O'Brien's fly, while Eagan
made a mess of Dowses long hit to
second and as Moran worked in a hit
and Flack contributed an error three
men were scored. -Four runs come in
the next by virtue of three hits and
costly errors Of Ward and Hutchinson.
Another was scored in the next on a
base on balls and hit, while In the
fifth half dozen tallies were evolved.
A dry rot seemed to affect the Scran-
tons, as they went all to pieces. Smith
started Off with hit, then Herr
fumbled Stuart's grounder and O'Brien,
Dowse and Moran followed with singles,
two of which went through Eagan's
legs. giving the batters an extra base.
Four runs came in and Moran was re-
tired at second on Wright's grounder
double being averted. A single and a
two-bagger netted two more runs, MAX
ing six In all.
Three runs were earned in the eighth
on three two-baggers and a single.
Scranton tailed their first in the sixth
when after two men were out. Moran
gave four bases on balls. Meaney's
two-bagger and Maguire's single gave
them another In the seventh. A base
on balls. an error and hit scored one
more In the eighth. In the ninth
Scranton got three on two hits, hi
by pitcher and base on balls.
Manager Buckenberger is confident
that he will make 1t three straight from
Scranton, and judging from today's ex.
hibition he ought to do so.