The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-02
NOW IT'S OUR TURN.
Eight Scranton Players aud u Ringer
C0uIdu.t Win nt Wilkes. Barre.

Eight Scranton players and Beatty"
Williams, gent, were led down to
Wilkes Barre yesterday afternoon to
he slaughtered. The slaughter took
place. as advertised in the Wilkes
barre papers, and the eight players
and the one gent were led back to
Scranton again. The leading was done
by Tom Brooks in the absence of Man
ager McDermott, who was hundreds OF
miles away trying to make dicker for
National farmers.
The game had its features. One was
the absence of Pat Meaney. who was
said to be i'll. Another was the patch
work arrangement of the men on the
field. Williams being on first, Horner
In right and Ward in center. while the
Wilkes Barre directorate in the early
part of the game, when Scranton was
ahead, furnished no little amusement
from their seats In the directors box
by their varied advice to the players
of each team, the umpire an, the re-
porters. When game lars In Wilkes
Barre the chewing of tie directors will
furnish more fun t. the square inch
than was ever furnished by the Scran-
ton directors Ci long ago-and that's
saving good deal.
Wilkes Barre had in the box the
elongated Boston youth named YER
rick, who seems too nice for his busi-
ness. Mr.. Yerrick has beautiful
form and takes life easy. He has the
right to enjoy each Of these II his facul-
ty OF pulling out Of tight places is any
criterion. Yesterday he seemed to de-
light in allowing hits and sending men
to first at critical periods and then re-
posing his trust in the alacrity of his
supporters to retire the side. The
elongated Yerrick's nerve in that re-
spect was commendable, but he can
thank his fellow Alligators for their
alacrity and Scranton's infelders for
their errors, as these two things ex-
plain the result of the game
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
johnson was hit quite freely from the
beginning. but a fit Of fast fielding in
the diamond and in the outfield kent
the score tied at III for three innings
In the fourth. two pitching errors and
a single gave the Wilkes Barreans two
runs velvet. but Scranton made three
runs In the fifth on four singles and
McMahons tumble and held the lead
for a half inning. After that we were
never in the hunt. The Alligators hit
out two earned runs in the sixth, got
three in the seventh on pitching errors,
field errors. misp!ays and a lonesome
hunt and scored their final and unde-
served tally In the eighth.
Rafferty,. Ward and Latham won the
bouquets that were nit for field work,
and Mcguire and Eagan did some time
ly hitting. For Wilkes Barre, Bonner
distinguished himself at second and
Diggins caught good, steady game.
In the first inning Latham scored
run after getting base on balls and
making a clean steal of second. Hutch
inson grounded out to Earl and Arlie
scored on Williams single. Ward
singled and Eagan and Rafferty, went
out on infield flies. Three singles by
lyttlc, Lezotte and Bonner tied the
score.
Second inning-Horner reached third
on base on balls, Maguire's sacrifice
and JohnsOn's out at first. Latham got
four wide ones but Hutch was nailed
at first. With one out Wilkes Barre
got three on bases on a base on balls
to Mcmahon. Diggins' single and Il base
on balls to Yerrick. That was the cue
for the rooters to go crazy but Latham
made a splendid running catch of Lyt-
ties foul fly and Lezotte famed.
Third inniNE-With two out Eagan
pot a base on balls and went tn second
on Rafferty's single but the latter was
forced at second. Belts singled but
was forced by Bonner and Earl flew out
to Eagan. Smith singled Bonner to
third, and Mcmahon famed
RAN OUT OF LINE.
Fourth inning-With Mcguire dis
posed of on left field fly. Johnson
reached first on Belts muff but ran out