The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-07
BUFFALO WON OUT.
In the Ninth Inning Ilarper's Arm Lost
Part of Its Cunning and the BisOns
Did the Trick.

Fourteen hundred spectators yester-
day saw the Bisons break their tie
with Scranton at the head of the East
tern league race, and when it was all
over very few of the crowd could tell
exactly how it all happened In fact,
the detailed score indicates nothing,
for while Buffalo won by single run,
the particulars of the tally indicates
that the Miners should have captured
the game in a canter.
The general cause of the result was
q trinity three things: Harper's loss
of nerve in the first and ninth innings,
which cost six runs; Maguire's stage
fright and strike-outs with two on
bases in the second, and three on
bases in the third. and last, but aot
least, pole lying at the bottom of the
fence, which was so good a trap for the
ball that the elongated Jim Fields got
a home run. The latter circumstance
ought to be charged against the asso-
citation and not TO the credit of the
Bsons. to whom an undeserved four
base hit was given.
With four Buffalo runs on velvet in
the first inning, Scranton began Uat-
ting out an uphill game, and in the
seventh inning had three runs to the
good. Buffalo failed to score from the
third to the ninth, during which time
Harper was pitching in good form.
In the ninth Catcher UrquhGrt was
put in to lead off and bat in place of
Gregory, and he proved himself equal
TO the occasion by smashing out a
clean hit. That was the straw that
broke Harpers back, and he proceed
ed to give two walks to first and fill
the bases. The two singles and a two
bagger that followed brought in the
four runs that won the game.
MASSEY INJURED.
Massey was hurt in the fourth inn
ing and had to retire after the fifsh,
O'Brien coming In from center to play
first and Meaney replacing O'Brien.
Massey had been forced to lean out
over the base line to catch q ball
thrown wide by Mcguire on a desper-
ate chance on Clymers grounder. ely
mer collided with the big first base
mans left shoulder with such force
that he was carried over Massey s
back without touching the base. II
was an out, but both players were in
jured, Massey so badly that he retired
after weak attempt to bat and one
inning in the field.
FIRST INNING-Things looked to be
coming ScrantoEs way when Ciymer. for
buffalo, started the game with a fly 10
short center. O'Brien got IL only after
a long run and by making toboggau out
of himself The catch was warmly ap-
plauded, and with one Of the enemy dis
posed Of the cranks settled themselves
for home victory. But things happened
otherwise. Gray got a walk and Gilboy
flew out to Eagan. Wise singled GRAY TO
third, and on the formers steal to second
Gray came home, Beard making a poor
return of the ball. Fields was hit by a
pitched ball. Gremminger singled to CEN
ter. O'Brien failed to stop the ball and
before its return to the plate Gremmingcr
ana the two ahead of him came in. SuIli-
van got a walk, but was thrown out at
third in an attempt to take a base tco
many on passed bail,
Score, 0-i.
SINGLES PLENTIFUL.
SECOND INNlNG-Beard and Eagan
singled and were followed by a like Of
fense by Massey, Beard scoring and Mas.
sey reaching second on the play to catch
Eagan at third, Mcguire had a chance
TO distinguish himself bat showed too
great an anxiety to swipe at bad balls.
lie struck out. BOYD singled Eagan and
Massey home, went to third on Harper $
hit TO right field and scored on O'Bricn's
fly To the cutfield. Harper failed in an
attempt to steal.
Two strike outs and a foul fly disposed
Of the Bisons in the last half.
Score, "A.
THIRD lNNING-Bonner reached first
on Gremminser's error and the bases
hlled on Days two-bagger and Gregory's
wild throw to stop Beard at first Eagan
fouled out to Fields. Massey hit q
grounder to Fields and Bonner got homo
on Fields bad throw OF the ball to the
plate. With the bases yet full Mcguire
again failed to do anything with the
Suck except fan at bad balls until nc
was counted out. Boyd hit high hy tc
deep left hell that Gilboy was lust able
10 gather In and the side was retired.
Bunalo, With fewer chances, got three
runs. with one out and two on bases OF
hit-by-pltcher and single. Fields hit
liner which raised the lime dugV> on the
right line, the bali rolling into foul ter.
rltory. The hit seemed good for no more
than two bases but the ball had rolled
beneath a pole lying at the bottom of the
fence and FieSds came in with the bases
cleared ahead Of f,m.
Score, 81.
FOURTH INNING-Gllboy muired Har,