The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-08
DOWN GOES SCRANTON.
Miners Bunched Errors and the BisOns'
Bunched Hits Gave the Latter
Deserved Victory.

The Bisons had but little better than
a makeshift team to practice on yes
terday Icy reason of the injury received
by Massey in Thursdays game. O'Bri-
en- played first and Meaney centerfield.
The latter characterized his appear
ance by three errors in quick success
sion in the first inning which, with
four hits and o few other things, gave
the Bisons five runs and the game.
Scissors Fields put one over the CEN
ter fence in the second inning with two
out and runner on third and that
Clnched the game beyond a doubt The
contest wasn't permitted to end, how
ever without an error by Mcguire in
the last inning which gave the visit
ors opportunity to bat in three uLcdTn-
ed runs.
From the second to the last inning
Morse gave only two hits. But with
this advantage the heavy hitting Min
crs We're unable to get more than seven
scattered hits off Gray or to take much
advantage of his frequent bases on
balls. Under these conditions the home
team sustained a deserved defeat.
The game was not without its fea.
lures. Eagan fairly revelled in glory
in the fourth inning on a miraculous
catch with two out and a runner on
third. Sullivan hit a line drive toward
the fence that looked good for at least
three bases but Peter caught it with
one hand while on the run. Grem-
minger made a one hand stop over
third base of Boards grounder with
two on bases and two out and shot the
ball over to Fields and retired the side.
FIELDS HOMER
Fields homer was made i'm the sec
ond with two out and a runner on
third. The ball went over centerfield
fence with rod of space to spart. 1t
is the third time Fields has perform
ed the trick. His two other similar Of
fenses We're made last summer.
OBren opened the game with walk
to first, but Bonner's strike-out and a
double play retired the side. The
Bsons were more fortunate. With
Clymer out on a foul to Boyd, Grey
made a third strike at a wild pitched
BAH and reached second. Gilboy and
Wise singled to center and Meaney let
each hit go through him. The bal
thar Wise hit bounded from Meaney's
hand androlled beneath one of the poles
which are permitted to ornament the
home and the ball Is still missing
Meaney followed his first two error,
by mailing Fields fly. An outfield fly
Sullivan's triple and Urquhart's single
brought in the last three runa. Ma
guire made a wild assist which didn'
prove costly and the nightmare endaC
in Clymer's retirement at first.
The eighth run for the BisOns wa
made in the third on O'Brien's muf
of Boards assist, Urquhart's singh
and Gray's force hit. In the fifth Buf
falo banked another on a base oi
balls, Gray's life ana wild pitch. Tn
Bisons distinguished themselves II
their last time at bat With two ou
and a runner on the circuit through
Maguires tumble. three runs we-
made on an outfield fly, two single
and a double.
SCRANTON'S RUNS.
Gray's wildness made all of Scran
tons runs possible. In the third Boy
got a walk, but was forced by Mors'
who reached second on a passed be
ard scored on O'Briens singl,
O'Brlen was forced by Bonner. DAILY
double sent Bonner to third, but Gren
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