The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-09
In THE FIRST INNING.
Springfield Secured q Lead and Couldn't
Be headed...But Scranton
Made Game Fight.

In the first inning Of yesterdays
game Springfield was presented with
nine runs chiefly through Corbett's
wildness. though COrbett pitched under
the disadvantage Of being caught by so
small man as Rafferty,. Rafferty,
was replaced by Outcalt toward the
last Of the inning, and thereafter Cor
bett pitched a good game, barring his
wildness, and batted in three Of Scran-
toms runs.
Ordinarily when a visiting club has
eight runs on velvet In the first inning,
as had Springfield yesterday. interest
begins to lag and the cranks pull for
home. But in this case there was BUSH
els Of incidental excitement and incl
dents while Scranton was pushing in
nine runs to Springfield's four and al
most winning the game Senator"
Ward and quaker Reilly, who has
been given--not unwisely- the sobri-
quet of Dirty by the blsachers. were
Kicking from the call Of play and they
were Joined in the music by their play
mates. When in the seventh Smith slid
spikes first for the plate, tearing two
holes in Outca!ts leg and straining his
knee so that he had TO be carried to the
bench. A couple of physicians rubbed
the limb back into workable shape hut
the injury put the big fellow out of the
game.
BURNS OBJECTED.
Berger was in the dressing-room and
in uniform and was the only available
candidate for backstop, as Rafferty,
could not be put back in the game
Manager Burns objected TO the move
aud would not yield to the circum-
stances Of the case. So Captain Hutch
inson had to don the protector and his
place at first was taken by Johnson.
Meanwhile the wranglng Of the play
ers, and Scrarton's slow-play for rain
early in the contest had been dragging
the thing along, and when the nine and
q half innings We're over two hours and
thirty minutes had been consumed.
But Scranton had been plugging away
at an uphill argument and pushing in
the runs with such regularity that
there was a reasonable hope that
Springfield would be beaten--and they
would have been. by handsome ma
jority- but for the catastrophe In the
first inning.
Umpire Gaffney had his troubles from
the start. and with the kicking, delays
ana close decisions grew gray before
the agony was over
The mistake of selecting SO light a
man as Rafferty, to catch as speedy
one as Corbett was apparent before
the game had fairly started, two passed
balls and dropped third strike in less
than one full inning showing the Raj
ferty was in part responsible for Cor
belts poor work. But after Outcalt
put on the mask, Corbett's work show
ed a sudden improvement and he fur
ther redeemed himself by batting in
three runs.
TWO PROMISING PLAYERS.
Springfield's work was at no time Of
the kind that deserved victory. Har-
ley in center and Callopy on second
being the only two who put up the kind
of game that will win In the Eastern
league. They are both new players.
Callopy played his first game yester-
day. He lives in Holyoke, Mass, and
was with Columbus last season. 1t is
Harley's first professional engagement.
He q product Of the Georgetown coll
lege team. His was the only star play
In yesterdays game, a catch of Cor
belts high fly near the fence. His one
error was for footing" the ball.
Scranton scored one in the first on
Gillon's single, Harley's tumble and
single by Mcguire.
Springfield got nine runs on four bas-
. on balls, q bunt, two singles,
double, Corbett's wild throw over
Lethams head. Rafferty's two passed
balls and dropped third strike and Eag-
ans excuseable muff after a long run.
In the second another was scored on
Lathams tumble, a stolen base and
Gunsons homer which was msjudged
by Gillon and rolled under the fence.
In the fifth run was earned on two
singles.
Outcalt was hurt in the seventh.
Gunson singled and went to second on
passed ball. Milligan got q walk and
Harley fouled out. Smith singled and
filled the bases. Scheffler was hit by q
pitched ball and forced in a run. Cal
1opy hit one to shoot right field which
sSored Milligan. Smith came tearing
down the line from third. O'Brien had
made flne throw in and Outcalt, who
wa standing In the line. received the