The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-03
POOR WILKES-BARRE.
Scranton Won Because GillOn Was
Steadler Than the Other Teams
Colt Pitchers.

the rest of the Wilkes Barre aggrega-
tion of tailend candidates came to
town yesterday afternoon. They went
home last night. They went home at
ter losing the game with Sandy Grif-
fins Scranton base ball team. The
score was u to 3. 1t was not u mice
game. 1t would have been nicer If
the two boys, Yerrick and Luckey, who
are Wilkes-Barre'S pitchers. had put
the ball over the plate often enough to
be hit more than Is times. As it was
Yerrick was SO wild that he was taken
out Of the game at the end of the fourth
inning and Luckey wasn't any i'm
provement.
While the two Wilkes Barre boys
We're making all kinds of pitching er-
rors and throwing wild to bases and
letting in unearned runs a young man
named Gillon was pitching the kind
Of balls the Will;es-B Barre company
couldn't hit, and was being ably as
sisted in his work by fat fellow
called Senator Ward. Outcalt. q catch
er; Captain Hutchinson and young
man named Mcguire. That is, Gillon
was ably assisted by those persons dur
ing the latter part of the game; earlier
Gillon himself was disposed to be too
generous with his wide balls but he
kept improving and from the second
to the seventh innings earned a little
more than his salary, and during this
interval received good backing by his
playmates.
THE king OF UMPIRES."
The "unreasonableness" of a home
crowd was shown during the first three
innings during which Umpire Gatfney
was called upon to make several close
base decisions. In each case the deci-
sons was in Wilkes Barre's favor and
10 the impartial eye the king of UNI
pires" was correct. but he received
more criticism and roastings in that
short space of time than he ever before
received in Scranton. Gaffney Is al
ways just and he was especially SO yes
terday Apparently the crowd of fans
did not appreciate the fact that the
best umpire in the country had been
sent to umpire the present series be-
cause the strife between the two clubs
is great and it was particularly neces-
sury to. have the games conducted by
an umpire who knows his business.
Gaffney knows his.
When the game began about 100
spectators were present a pretty large
number to welcome the return home of
d tail-end team, but none too many
when is considered the real good kind
Of ball the team has recently been play
Ing. The fact that the score was az
one-sided as II to g. did not detract from
the interest in the game, as the Wilkes
Barreans. through their own good luck
and the Barons' misfortune got lead
Of one run in the first inning and kept
the lead until the fourth, when. with
two out and none on bases, the Barons
got four runs, and proceeded to cinch
things by scoring in all the remaining
innings except the seventh.
Meanwhile there was any number of
individual plays and features Of the
rare and star kind. Ward made a home
run with three ON bases and accom-
plished the fastest and prettiest stop
and assist seen OH the grounds this
year. Mcguire was reelng off singles
and two-baggers nearly every time at
bat; Outcalt was scooping in difficult
foul flies and Smith, Bonner and Nc
MahOn, Of the enemy, were doing the
kind Of good. fast work that you some
times read about.
BEGINNING WAS BAD.
The outlook was not bright in the
first three innings. The Barons were
first at bat and scored two runs on as
many bases on balls, Meaney's sacri- |
flee and Maguire's fungo over second. |
Wilkes Barre got three runs on Ma
guire's poor throw. base Oh balls.
three steals. fly to the outfield. two
bagger and single. That gave the
visitors a lead of one.
Neither side scored in the next two
innings.
With two out lin the fourth, Outcalt |
hit to right center for two stations and |
Gillon walked. Yerrick should have |
thrown Ward, the next one up. out at |
first, but the throw was bad one and
two runs came in and Ward went to |
third. Four bases on balls forced in |
two runs before Q force hit ended the