The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-04
lIORNER'S MIGHTY ARM.
IL Allowed scranton 10 Win Saturdays S
Game nj springfield.

Special from u staff Correspondent.
Springfield, Mass. May Little
Jack Horner did II. and ne almost '&u
II all By his lonesome yesterday, even
though Scranton did knock Gruber out
of the box in the fifth inning: even alter
Springfield had made six runs IN the
third 'on only two hits. three Ee!ioW
fieldins errors and his own three pitch
ing errors Horner pulled himself To-
gether. During the last six innings ne
permitted but two hits. gave one base
ou balls and hit Lynch The pitching
error should, however, be wiped from
the score. as 1t was plainly deliberate
attempt 10 get In front of a slow pall
But with all the credit due Hornef,
he got great encouragelnent by the gooa
backstop work of VignauS and the
really brilliant fielding Of Easan. Brad
ley and Meaney.
The patched up infield. too, took
heart after the nearly fatal third and
excepting a ridiculous error by ward
in the eighth, which was not costly
properly performed the easy chances
for assists and put outs. Twelve hun
dren persons saw the game, NisnauX
lives at Holyoke. nine miles from here.
and was put in because OF Rafterty's
bad arm He played last season with
the Amsterdam team of the New YORK
State league, but win stay with Scran-
ton only until Mahoney reports. He is
a steady backstop. but weak hitter
and poor thrower. 1t was rather dis
couraging to McDermott's men to make
three clean singles In the third and get
only one run. when in the first half OF
the same inning two hits and bunch
Of errors had netted the Ponies six tai
lies. none OF which were earned. But
1T ,.l1, Al aff Oh or
such remarkable nerve in the two inn
ings that followed and in the fifth
Gruber the jollier, was knocked out of
the box and off the diamond on seven
hits for eight bases. which secured SIX
runs. five OF which were earned.
FULL OF EXCITEMENT
After the fifth inning. with Scranton
one run ahead, the game was full Of
excitement There were several close
decisions on the bases and many ques-
tionable balls and strikes. all of which
gave Umpire Doescher a chance to
demonstrate that his Judgment was
keen. AS on the opening day. the
Holyoke and Chicopee knockers We're
there, and did much toward evening up
the applause. The impartiality was
also accounted for by the fact that
Eorner was with Springfield two years
ago as farmed Oriole.
The entertainment opened with
Springfield AT bat. Things looked
bright for Scranton when Leahy and
Schefiler We're thrown out at first. and
brighter yet after Lynch and Gilbert
four balls but died on Eagan's catch
of McDpnald's iiy. Ward cracked out
single hit 10 center, Meaney flew out
TO Leahy, Chiles reached first on Shan
mons tumble. Eagan flew out to Shan
non and Flack was nailed at first.
Spring field went out one. two, three
order IN the second. thanks IT, Eagan's
line running catch near the foul line
Scranton in this inning suffered the
same penalty. Then came the heart
breaking third during which Hornei
was faced eleven times. Gruber got
four wide ones and went to second OF
Flackis tumble Of I.eahy's easy one
Scheiiler put his back in front of q
slow one and the bases We're full and
none cut. Lynch sent a warm onC
along the ground to center. scoring
two runs. Gilbert sacrificed and Nc
Donald fouIed out to DIETRICH.
CHANCE WAS LOST.
With two runs in and two out 6
&haIce to retire the side was lost anc
Springfield was presented with two
runs on Flack's poor throw to Chile.
Of Shannon's grounder. Two NOR,
runs came in. Even then troubl,
t didn't cease. COogan lobbed slow on,
towards Chiles. Horner covered tn,
has and Chiles fell over himself in hi.
anxiety to make an easy out. Inks wa.
hit by pitcher and the bases We're full
Two got in OH Gruber's single to left
l.eahy was thrown out at first. In tn,
Scranton half run was earned Hor
ner singled but was forced by Ward a
second AIeaney singled and Ware
went to third. Chiles popped up one 70
Gilbert, Eagan singled to center ant
Ward scored, but he had to slide to d,
il and got in by only an eyelash
Fiack famed.
1t was one. two, three with Spring