The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09

VI Il receipt IN. l'ltitii. tItTs Was iio
need for grandstaiid posing or for a
player throwing bouquets at himself;
the audience did all that.
Hutchinson, the newest Scranton
player, made a hit. not a base hit but
favorable impression. 1t was his mis-
fortune to make q costly error, though
the game was won later anyhow, but
his heavy. fast field playing and brisk.
clean style of hitting was sufficient to
introduce him as a player, a good play
er. Mcguire. too, considering his Grip
pied leg was put down as player who
is bound to be fast and popular. These
two. with Senator Ward, gave ample
evidence that their section of the in
field is all right. Chiles on first did as
well as could be expected of one who
is doing emergency duty i'm a position
as foreign to him as is a strange garret
to a cat.
Red" Mcdonald. the Sprinfield cap
tain and second baseman. strained his
side early in the week and will not be
able to play for q week, and his Gus
tomary place was occupied by Coogan.
the eX-University of Pennsylvania
catcher. The swift and sure shortstop
work of VIII Shannon. brother of
Frank. the '95 Spriniield shortstop, who
was sold to Louisville. was feature of
the game. So was Gunson's catching,
which had much to do with Easton's
steadiness.
FIRST AT THE BAT.
Scranton was first at bat. and Sem
ator Ward got an ovation and the same
recognition was bestowed on Meaney,
who followed. The applause was con-
tinued until the batting order was COM
pleted in the third inning, and at fire.
quent intervals thereafter.
Ward and MaaOpv flew ont and (hilpS
raped hot liner to left. 1t was but
a single hit but Lynch let 1t go through
his legs. the ball rolling to the corner
of the field and Chiles scoring with
several feet to spare. Eagan flew out.
For Springfield Leahy drew four wide
ones and got third on Lynchs out at
first and Coogan's fly to center, but
Gilbert was thrown out at first. Score,
10.
Flack in the second. flew out to CEN
ter; Mcguire had the third strike called
on him and Rafferty, was nailed at first.
1t was only by sharp fielding that the
Ponies scored but one run. with one
out. Shannon singled and went to third
on hit by Gruber Gunson pushed a
fast one down to Hutchinson, which
that player did well to stop. Easton
forced Gunson, and Gruber made a
break for home, but was headed by
short period of see-sawing on the line
put Gruber out. Score, IL.
Horner started the third with single
to right, but was too greedy and was
put out by Scheffler's good throw to
second Ward and Mearey fouled out.
With two Springfielders out COOgan hit
to left and Gilbert flew out to Flack.
Chiles and Hutchinson We're out on
flies in the fourth, but Eagan lined
one over Shannon's head. Flack was
thrown out at first.
THE WINNING RUN.
Then Springfield scored the winning
| run. Schefi'er opened with triple to
right-center but couldn't get in on
Shannon's out at first. Gruber hit one
down to Hutchinson and Schefller mos
led for home. Hutchinson had him a
| mile but threw too low for Rafferty, to
| handle the ball. The next two up were
easy outs at first. Score, IL.
| Mcguire, Rafferty, and HOrner went
out one two three in the fifth. The same
fate awaited Springfield, though Lynch
| might have had a chance to score II he
| had not run out of line and been de-
clared out.
With two out Chles singled in the
| sixth and Hutchinson grounded out to
| first. Good sharp fielding again kept
| the visitors down. Gilbert led off with
| a two-bagger and Schetiler singled to
short. Chiles muffed the throw, Gill
| bert getting third. Scheif stole second.
| Shannon raped q siZzler to Hutchinson
and was retired. Scheflier was In a
| trance between second and third. and
Gilbert started home when Chiles threw
| the ball to Ward. Gilbert was nailed
at the plate. Gruber flew out.
Eagan drew four balls in the seventh
| but was forced by Flack. Mcguire hit
one which resulted in a double play.
| 1t was also one-twO-t three with Spring.
| field.
In the eighth with two. out Ward
| made a double and reached second by
an eyelash. Meaney flew out to Leahy.
THE FINAL RUN.
Springfield profted a run by Scran-
| tons misfortune. Ward made a fine stop
of Lynch's single but had no chance to
field the ball. Coogan sacrificed. Gill
| bert hit a cannon ball down to Mcguire
who blocked it but the ball shot up into
| the air and came down too late to stop
| Lynch at third or Gilbert at first. This
| speedy hit would never have been made
| but for the collision between Chiles and
Rafferty, in chasing after high foul
from Gilbert's bat. Tho result was that
| Lynch scored on SChetiler's out at first.
Shannon flew out to Ward. Score 1-3.
| With one out in the ninth Scranton
missed a chance to score After Hutch
inson went to first on balls Eagan
flew out and Flack was retired at first.
| Scorp.