The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-07
CAN WIN HERE ALL RIGHT
Scranton Did the Trick on the Home
Grounds with Neatness and
Dispatch.

AS an adjunct to dressing room lee
lures, Manager Sandy Griffin might do
well to ring in a directorate meeting
now and anon They are certainly
helpful. After a disastrous two weeks
trip. unmarried by a single victory, the
Scranton team returned home yester-
day morning and in the afternoon, with
their nerves at Damocletian tension,
played the Providence Grays to a
standstill. Their fielding was nothing
to brag of, and the batting was about
what should be expected of them, which
is saying much for the batting. In
base running, however. they showed
the effects of the directors meeting,
their evident desire to make runs even
at the expense of a little eXertion being
a sort of revelation. There was dash
and a to-the- deuce -with-records gait
about the play, too, that bespoke the
club having awakened to the fact that
they are being paid to play the best
ball they know how.
Harpers work was enough to win the
game in itself but even though he had
pitched only an ordinary game the
team would have won. But be that as
it may, he pitched great ball and if
there was any assurance that he would
continue to do anywhere near as well
it would he loss to part with him.
Beard, who was released last night
put up his best game of the
season. He covered all the territory
staked out for him, helped Mcguire in
two instances to cover the region to
the right of him and assisted in the
run getting very materially, among
other things beating out a bunt and
stealing a base with a heady start and
great slide. Massey, another over
whom the blade hangs, shows a very
commendable desire to do something
for his country, fielding his position
with snap and vim and letting himself
out little on the bases. Eagan didn't
get chance to do any fielding, but he
batted like a man that was getting
sleep enough to keep his eye in condi-
ton Mcguire didn't make the sem
blance of an error or do anything else
that was remarkable, leaving aside his
great throws.
Not little of the ginger of the game
was due to the coaching of our long
lost Tommy Johnson, who, in response
to calls from the bleachers, came out
all his old-time voice and energy.
Providence was sent first to bat.
Lyons got to first on O'Brien's mis-
judgment, and the muff which ensued
in consequence but two flies to Wal
ters made three out.
With two out Beard started the fire.
works for Scranton, driving one down
the left field line Bonner helped him
to third with hard hit grounder over
second,s and Massey drove him in with
a single. @.Eagan sent a single to left
and Massey took a chance on reaching
third. Knight threw wild to catch
him and he. scored. Boyd's easy out
stopped what promised to be a sorry
inning for Braun.
In the second, Scranton got another
on ,Harper's corking single to right
Walters wee one that did not trave
overeight feet altogether and O'Brien's
long drive to center. Walters wa.
caught at third on an attempted
double steal but it was a good at.
tempt, and the fans were satisfied.
In the third Egan hit one to Basset
that IT was simply impossible for hin
to hold He was helped to third by
Boyd's single and his own good run
hllS. expect
atiopS by going out on weak infielC
hit, 'r-.z -"ra
Harper opened up the fourth fo
Scranton with bat-smasher over sec
ond, and receiving no assistance dice
at first.
Providence all this time had been do
ing absolutely nothing. In the fourtl
Drauby made what would be unde
ordipary circumstances a safe hit, bu
Maguife's one-handed stop and Beard
lightning pickup and throw ended II
an out. 1t was a very pretty ant
creditable play, The only score mad
by the Grays came to them in the fifth
oBfien. muffed Cooney's fly and Wal
ters made his first muff of the seasol
on Bassett's hard, low drive. 1t shoul
be said, however, that IL would hav
been a star out had he held It. Coone,
came in from third on Coogan's ou
from. Bonner to Massey.
ns Aft-c