The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
TEN INNINGS.
Miners Win 10 the Last Gasp from
WiIkes.Barre-..A Very Fast
Finish.

The Miners were a little off their
feed again yesterday and narrowly
missed defeat by Wilkes Barre. The
result was otherwise but it required
ten innings for Griffin's men to do the
trick and after the Wilkes -Barreans
had missed many a chance to bag the
game. The visitors made a tcklish
brace in the final half.
Gillon was on the rubber for the
Miners and earned every penny of his
salary He was at times poorly sup
ported and occasionally was well sup
ported but the particular credit for the
victory goes to the diminutive pitcher.
keenan, was in the box for the
Wilkes Barreans and though he was
touched twelve times for eighteen
bases he kept the hitting distributed
up to the tenth inning when, with the
score A a double by Bonner and Mas
sey's single developed the winning run.
Mcguire followed with a three baser,
but Massey had been put out at sec
ond in an attempt to take base too
many on his single and in consequence
the Miners won by only the narrow
margin of one tally as Boyd and Gill
lon, the next two up, were easy outs
at first.
Mcmahon, Smith and Goeckel gave
Keenan, the kind of backing one reads
about or the Miners might have accom-
plished their object in nine innings.
CASEY. THE UMPIRE.
There was no umpire present, and
Casey, of the Toronto club, which
reached the city early in the morning,
was agreed upon to adjudicate and
to incidentally earn five dollars. Casey
did his work well. The crowd could
hardly be distinguished as such for
not more than 800 of the faithful were
within the gates. They witnessed, how
ever, an intensely interesting game.
A hit by Walters and a like Of
fense by Shannon was all that devel-
oped for either side in the first in
ming.
In the second Bonner scratched a
single, thanks to Belts misjudgment,
but Massey flew out to Goeckel, Ma
guire forced Bonner and Boyd flew
out to center. Wilkes-Barre made clos
er connections, but no runs. With two
out Smith walked. Mcmahon hit a
grounder that should have forced
Smith, but Bonner fumbled it and the
two runners were safe. Keenan, forced
McMahon.
The Miners drew first blood in the
third on Gillon's single scratched over
second to short right field OBren's
sacrifice and Walters single. Beard
forced Walters and Meaney got pass.
With two on bases Bonner popped an
easy fly for Diggins.
In the Barons' half, with two out, an
unearned run was scored on Boards
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latter on second, from where he scored
on Goeckel's single. Odwell was re-
tired at first. Score, ii.
TWO SCRANTON RUNS.
Massey hit a warm liner to Smith in
the fourth, but was thrown out at first.
Shannon fumbled Maguire's grounder
and then threw wild to first, Mcguire
reaching second and coming home on
Gillon's double to right center after
Boyd had fouled to Goeckel. OBrien
hit a safe one in front of the plate, ad-
vancing 'Gillon to third. O'Brien stole
safely. A fourth wide ball to Walters
was; a passed ball, on which Gilon
scored and O'Brien went to third.
Beard flew out to Belts.
With two out again and in their last
hon's' double and a single by keenan,.
Score, 3-2. go
In the fifth, with Meaney and Bon
ner disposed of on outfield flies, Massey
SLAMMED another at Smith and reached
first before Mcmahon could attempt to
field the ball. 1t had hit Smith in the
chin and had Jared that players an
atomy to quite considerable extent.
Bill stole second, but was forced by
Boyd at third. Shannon opened with
single for Wilkes Barre. He was
forced by Belts and the latter was
tagged in an attempt to steal. Goeckel
few out to Meaney.
Gillon, O'Brien and Walters were con-
secutiyely disposed of in the sixth. The
Barons tied the score in their half. Cd
wen singled, was sacrificed to second
and came in on Smiths two-baser to
right center, Mcmahon was retired al
first on Boards good assist and keenan,
flew out to Walters. Score, 3-3.
TIED AGAIN.
Each side tailed one in she seventh.
After Beard had gone out to Bottenus,
Meaney singled and scored on Bonner's
triple down the right line. Massey was