The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
JOHN L. UMPIRED.
But II Was Fortunate He Had Keefe
with Hin TO Settle Disputed
Plays.

There were two star features of yes
terday's game between the Miners and
Burns Springfield Ponies. One was
yours truly John l.. Sullivan who was
assisted by Keefe in umpiring the
game, but the real attraction was the
game itself which was replete with
fireworks and oratory from the call of
time and which saw both teams scor-
ing four runs each at the wind-up, the
Miners winning out by one run.
While many errors were made they
We're overlooked in the bitterness of
the struggle, the-at times-good pitch
ing and somer OF the best 'base-running
ever seen on any grounds. John l..
was anchored back of the rubber to
adjudiCate balls and strikes and it was
fortunate that his services We're con-
fined to that department of an umpire's
work and that Keefe was there to un-
tangle the trouble on the bases or John
l.. would still he trying to solve a few
problems in base ball. However, he per-
formed his part with unusual accuracy
and neither team profitted or was
roasted by him. Twenty-Five hundred
persons saw the game.
The big cross-fring Mains did the
turn on the rubber for the Ponies and
excepting the first inning, kept the
Miners hits scattered up to the eighth
when three hits for five bases, a walk
and Breuther's error developed four
runs, one more than enough to offset
the four tallies by the Ponies in their
last two innings. Gillon pitched at
about the same gait as did Mains up
to the eighth when the Scrantonian's
arm-work became poor and he made the
biggest fool error on record and nearly
lost the game.
IT WAS LIVELY.
An idea of the livliness of the contest
may be CLEANED from the fact that
only in two innings was the game de-
void of Miners on the bases and in
only one inning was there an absence
of Ponies on the circuit. With two out
in the opening half Bannon walked,
stole second and third and was thrown
out at the plate by Mcguire after the
latter had mutfied Gunson's throw. In
the Scranton half Walters single Bar
ry's safe bunt a passed ball and a
double steal netted a run and with two
out another was made on Massey's s
walk and Eagan's two-base drive.
The Ponies scored one in the sixth on
Green's single and steal and Rogers
single after two had gone out
Three more fell to the Ponies por-
ton in the first of the eighth and gave
them lead of two. Barry's tumble
and Bannon's steal, a balk and Rog-
ers' two-baser with one out tailed
one and Gilbert's single another. The
bases filled on a walk to Smith and
Duncan's hit-by-pitcher.
Then Gillon made dopey play by
tossing the ball to Rogers, who had
asked to examine it and Rogers didn't
do thing but let the ball pass him
and yell for all hands to tear gravel
Gilbert scored from third and the 9TH
er two each advanced a bag and the
whole two-team outfit took a recess
for five minutes to argue it out with
Keefe, John l.. having with alacrity
declined to monkey with such q fine
point. Keefe said the play was all
right. Mains then fouled out and
Fuller went out on a grounder to Ma
guire.
THE WINNING RUNS.
The Miners much-needed four runs
in the last half were made on Bon,
ner's single, Masseys walk, Eagan'.
triple, Grifin's single, Brouther's mufi
of Mains asst and two infeld plays.
Green hit for two bases in the ninth
went to third on Bannons single, ant
scored on Gunson's muff of Walters
throw after the latter had caught