The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02
FIRST FOR SPRINGFIELD.
Number of Causes Contributed to Scrnn-
tons Defeat brown Was in the Box md
Was Wiid-Inficld Was Weak.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.

Spctlul " tHc ScTautOu
Springfield Mass. May l.-Spring-
feld should have been an easy mark
for Scranton today and the only reason
this wasn't SO was Browns wildness.
u weak inneld, Hess slow catching and
cases of stage fright by Scranton's
heaviest hitters when u little punching
would have meant runs. 1t was an
IDEAL warm day. the sun was bright
and the twenty-five hundred spectators
easy to please and impartial. Doesch-
Ell wa3 fair and didn't have many close
decisions. so outside conditions cannot
be blamed for Scranton's defeat.
II waS simply a case of poor club
being victorious over another poor club.
Deitrlcks incapacity and Chiles'
strangeness at frs: made infield team
work I'M: ossible. Seven bases on balls
and two hit by pitcher don't look well
for Brown. bu: little else could be eX
pected of him with Hess asleep behind
the plate and pop flies dropping like
rain over the crippled Mcguire and
Deitrick. who had severe attack of
the iiutters. All the latters outs and
assists We're easy. Wards work was
fast and brilliant
Meaney made the only star play of
the game. 1t was In the fourth when.
with three runs in, one out and Mac
Donald on second, Shannon pushed u
long driver out near the foul line.
Meaney chased 1t head down and
Jumped in air to get it. recovered him
self in time to field it to Ward and keep
Macdonald at third.
OPENING THE SEASON.
Mayer Winter. from the plate. tossed
a new ball 20 Brown. and the season
opened wish hurrah. Springfield was
first at bat. Leahy and Schetiler walked
to first and stole together on Hess poor
throw. Lynch famed. Gilbert popped
an easy Texas Lacquer. which Deitrick
should have eaten up. but he acted
like horse with blind staggers and
two runs came in. Gilbert stole, Nc
Donald made two bagger and Gilbert
scored. Shannon singled and McDon-
aid scored. Shannon going to second on
the throw In.
Cunson was put out at first. Eagan
mufed Inks fly and Shannon scored.
Coughlin was thrown out at first.
Scranton scored in their next term on
Wards corking triple. Hess out to first
and Meaney's single.
One Scranton runner was left on
bases in the second inning and another
In the third because Of the inability to
make q timely hit. IL the fourth. with
one out, Scheffler made triple and
scored on Wards tumble Of Lynch's 5
hot one, Lynch going to second on a
passed bah and to third on Gilbert 3
single Gilbert stole second and two
runs were then scored on McDonald's s
single.
Two Scranton men were left on bases
in the fourth inning. In Springfield's 8
fifth, with one out. Leahey got a base
on balls. reached third on Schefiler's
single, scoring on Lynch's out at first,
Schcfier going to third and scoring
on Gilbert's single. Gilbert was caught
trying to steal second.
After this the Springfields could not
touch Brown, 1t being a case Of one,
two, three. until the game was over.
With the score 10 to l Scranton scored
three in the fifth on bases on balls to
Ward and Hess, Lynch's mutf of
Meaney's fly and errors by Gilbert and
Mcdonald. With two out and two on
bases in the sixth Meaney unfortunate
~ popped an easy one to Mcdonald.
The run In the seventh was Chiles'
homer, q terrific long. high left-center
drive, which won for the ARIZONA
Sticker" a hearty round Of applause.
The tabulated score follows:
A. T. r.