The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-08
DROPPED TWO GAMES.
iIcrr's Easy Pitching Resulted in the Big
Score in the First Game and Umpire
Kelly Assisted In the second slaughter.
from a STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Special from a Staff Correspondent.
Providence, II. l.. May 7.-Providence
won the two games this afternoon. the
first was TO the clam diggers like find
ing aSsoft, easy victory without look
ing for it. as shown by the score OF -
to 8: the second was anybody's meat
Ny to the eighth inning, when with
Providence one run ahead, two on
bases and one out, Chiles INJURED
Wards assist and let in the runs that
really won the game.
Kelly, the man who aspireS to be an
umpire, but has long way to travel,
presided over the games. He broke
Scrantons heart In the beginning OF the
first session by outrageous decisions ON
batted balls and balls and strikes. He
continued his cross-eyed work In the
second game. Scranton nearly always
got the short end of 1t.
The air was raw and penetrated to
the marrow Of the 1,500 spectators, al
though the sun shOne brightly. The
weather, in fact, had much to do with
Herr's easy pitching. His arm was not
a particle sore. but he was MUSCLE
bound because Of the cold weather. Af-
ter being hit So freely in the first two
Innings. Aduring which Providence
scored niN times, he simply lobbed the
ball over and let it he hit at will. The
game was very much OF farce.
DIETRICH INJURED.
DIETRICH was injured In the second
Inning q: the first game by a hot boun-
Ger Of tassetts which struck him in the
groin, he 1ielded 1t successfully to
Chiles and then toDpled over on the
field His gameness In making the as
sist before giving into the eXcruciating
pain he must have suffered. won loud
applause when after several minutes
delay he was assisted from the field,
Mcclure taking his place. Mcclure by
the way was playing with a leg and
half to stand on but made some phe-
nomenal stops and field plays. His one
error was wild throw and was not
costly. Hutchinson made a good i'm
preston. 1t Is unfortunate three errors
have to be set opposite his name as
each error was on desperate chance
which Occasioned discussion among the
scorers as to hit or error. Altogether
he showed himself fast worker, a
quick sure throw, a clean hitter and a
man who doesn't hesitate to travel about
the diamond in quest of employment.
His playing created a very favorable
impression with the audience. Each
OF the many three baggers and four
home runs during the afternoon, ex-
cepting the second of the two four bas-
ers by Chiles. is attributable to the
score or more of carriages in right
field.
Chiles' final home run was hit that
cleared the center field fence.
HERR NOT ANXIOUS.
Herr was not anxious to pitch but
McDermott thought 1t best as hitting
more than pitching or fielding was ex-
pected to win out at least one of the
games for Scranton and johnson and
HOrner We're wanted for the opening
games at home. SO Herr went in with
sound but muscle bound wing and In
the first inning Providence scored five
times with none out on four hits for
five bases, a sacrifice. a base on balls,
Herr's wild throw to first and wild
pitch. In the Scranton half Ward got
four wide ones and was advanced q
base on Meaney's single. Chiles
cracked out a single to right which
went through Murray and permitted
earned runs, Chiles reaching third.
Eagan got base on balls and then Oc-
Cured a peculiar play which netted
Scranton two runs. Hutchinson hit
.he ball down to Canavan who should
have assisted in a double play but
Chiles beat the ball home. Eagan
reached third and Hutchinson first, the
latter ran over the bag purposely and
before half the Providence team could
see saw him out. Eagan got home With
two out Providence scored four runs
and made the tally Q to 4 in the second
on three singles and errors by Meaney
and Chiles. For seven innings Scran-
ton drew blanks. Rudderham moved
the Scrantonians over like nine pins
and when the ball was hit it was al.
ways handled in sharp and proper
style by the strong Providence infield
Cooney doing some brilliant work in
accepting all Of his twelve chances
Meanwhile Herr with the knowledge
that the game was lost was lObbine
them over and generously giving the
clam diggers chance to fatten theii