The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-15
FOURTEEN INNINGS.
Scranton Wins a Remarkable Game.
keister, Moss, Mcguire, Eagan,
Massey and TRULY the Heroes.

Scranton DEBATED Toronto in q most
remarkable thinning argument that was
full to the brim with the kind of fast
hard playing that brings gladness to the
heart of the most detected crank 1t
was game which offered 124 fielding
chances, out of which only four errors
were made by both teams and none of
the errors had anything to do with the
run-getting. If that kind of base ball
isn't worth seeing then the men who are
backing il with their good money ought
to get out of the business. About 700
spectators were present.
'Scranton's two runs in the first were
tied by the Canadians in the fifth. In
the thirteenth Toronto Tailed one and
SCranton did likewise. The Canadians
failed to score in the fourteenth. though
they got Il runner ON second with only
one out.
It was in the last half that Big Bill
Massey did the trick with two out He
pushed one against centpriield fence for
Two sacks, scoring Eagan, who had
reached first on a force hit. Bill had
for ten days been disappointing a host
oi admirers who had been expecting him
to knock the covers off most of the balls
i'm the league. He got his lamps at work
yesterday just in time to win the game
and bring back big hunk of POPULAR
ity he had lost
NOT THE ONLY ONE.
But Bill wasn't the only hero. Keis-
ter, Moss, Mcguire and Eagan. for
Scranton, and TRULY, for the enemy,
played all kinds Of good ball. while Gill
lon and Staley. the two twirlers would
he pardonable for throwing bouquets ut
themselves.
'iaffney, too, comes in for his share Of
credit, his umpiring not causing u kick
from either team. excepting once i'm the
fourteenth when Jack O'Brien blocked
double play after being forced at sec
"nd. Truby protested in vigorous Ian
guage and Gaffney would have been
justified in calling two out if TRULY had
tried TO make the last half of the double.
He had NOT done so and there was no
rule nor reason why Gafney should
have called more than one out, nor did
he do so.
No four infelders and no outfielde,
ever played better ball at Athletic park
than did TRULY, keister, Moss and Ma
suire and Eagan. TRULY had the mar
velous record Of sixteen accepted
chances. something very unusual in
second base territory. One was what
seemed to be an impossible running one
hand stop and assist. Keister's. Ma
guire's and Moss splendid work was
much of the same nature. Each had
three put-outs and five assists, very few
oh holm
AIAGUIRE'S HARD WORK.
Mcguire would have been almost ex-
cused for missing several balls that
came down at him with cannon-ball
speed, but nothing he touched his hands
to escaped him. Moss and Keister COW
cred acres of territory, and it would be
hard to imagine better work by the
pick of the big league. Keister made a
marvellous stop of Berger's bad throw
in the fourteenth to prevent Trubys
steal. The ball went at least five feet
away from the bag toward third, but
the nimble little baseman halted it,
His triple tied the score in the thir-
teenth.
Only three of Eagan's eight accepted
chances could be termed easy. The
other five We're corralled while the
fielder was on the run. The one he
missed was due to his anxiety to field
the ball quickly and hold a runner on
second.
A base on balls to Meaney. Jack
O'Brien's triple and Eagans single
gave Scranton two runs in the first.
Toronto tied it in the fifth on Wright
triple, a hit-by-p pitcher, Truby's single
and Staley's sacrifice.
When nine innings had been Played
Scranton had made five hits and one
error, and Toronto two hits and two
errors. Scranton had gone down one.
two-three in all but three innings and
Toronto in all but four innings. None
of the errors had had anything to dc
with the runs.
THE TENTH INNING.
Tenth Inning-With two out Dele
hanty made double and Freeman
flew out to Meaney. Massey, Moss