The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-29
SCRANTON WON THE CANE
Played All Around the Cubans in
Yesterdays Contest.
SOME GOOD EARLY PITCHING
Herr and Brown Show Up We'll in the
Rox-"porkcy' Brooks Put
Cpa Fine Game at
Short.

Whether or not IL was because
"I'orkey" Brooks played shortstop. OF
that the Cuban Giants made twelve
luscious errors or that Herr and Brown
pitched a good game. Scranton won the
contest by the score of IL to D. ANY one
of the three reasons might be assigneu
for Scranton's victory. If was added TO
the telling the few timely h'ts 'ha'
were made.
"porkey'' brooks, one of the club
owners, for four years played shortstop
for the Princeton varsity team anu was
its '9o captain. He went In the game as
All emergency player yesterday, which
permitted sending Pete Eagan 10 iett
and Hess behind the plate. The chahge
served to make conspicuous py thelr
absence the rank errors of the vintage
If 1850 which were made by the meh
out of position in Mondays game.
There were n few errors, SIX OF tneh'
two were wild throws by Herr. which
we're meant for first base and which
took more of a Decline for the top OF the
fence and which accounted for four OF
the visitors runs; another was ny
Ward. which permitted one run. The
other three errors were on hard cnances
ana didn't affect the result scranton
would have won anyhow on timely NIT
ting and the good pitching by Herr ana
Brown. hut the finish would nave neen
closer If the Cubans had been possessed
of more ammunition and had more
carefully protected their base OF sup
plies, the error column.
HERR AND BROWN.
Herr pitched five innings and per-
m!tted five hits for six bases ana struck
out one batsman. Brown. in the re-
naming four innings, struck out 1our
men, gave four hits for six bases, mt a
batsman and gave one base on Dails.
Hers twirling indicated that he ls
strong enough for Eastern league COM
pany. He is very speedy ana mas
plenty of curves. More can be said or
him after his arm limbers little He
is still muscle bound and has not the
control that he seems destined to snow
later Brown proved himself to be mt
to go in championship game at
moments notice. His speed was ter
rifle and he varied to all manner or
twists and things that kept the Cubans
tanning.
Hess proved a good waiter in the first
and was given walk. He advanced
two bases on Chiles out at first ana
patterson's tumble of a frisky one by
Eagan and scored on Whites attack OF
stage fright while graphing with
Meaneys hot one.
Brooks was hit by pitched ball In
the second. Herr sacrificed. BROOKS
scored on Wards out and Hess single
Three more tallies were rung up in the
third on a single by Eagan, base on
balls, Horner's single and an error.
The Giants in the last of the third
after two were out on a business like
double play by Brooks. Ward and
Chiles. scored three times. Frye haG
singled, but got to third on Hers wild
throw to catch him off first. White
singled, Patterson made two-baggel
and got In on Brooks low throw attel
ne had stopped a sizzler from Jackson's
bat.
SEVEN IN THE FOURTH.
With two runs velvet Scranton
pushed seven more across the rubber
in the fourth, and with one out Chile:
cracked out a double and scored OF
Pattersons tumble of Eagan's fas
grounder. Meaney made a two-baggel
and Horner got to first on an error
Meaney reaching third. Flack wa:
thrown out at first and Brooks got 6
base on balls. Herr singled and filled
the bases. All scored on a three-baggel
by Hess. Chiles was thrown out al
rirst.
Scranton's. last run was in the fiftl
on base on balls to Eagan, Meaney':
single and Grants error.
Ia the eighth, with one out, jackson
mad, Il triple and Grant flew out t
iHagan. Jordan singled and Js2ksOi
scored Trusty was hit by pitched
hall. advancing Jordan, who cam
home on Wards miss of Brown
throw Miller singled and Howar,
famed.
Score: