The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-25
LOST BY A RUN.
Costly Errors and Wild Pitching by
WelIuer Give WiIkes.Bar.
re Game.
snecial to the scranton Tribune.

Wilkes Barre, June 24.--It was a
hard game for the Miners to lose. If
Wellner had not given two bases on
balls in the first inning; If Beard
hadn't made bad throw to first in the
fourth; If Massey had not likewise
offended in the same chapter; If Eagan
had not got tied up on Diggins' drive
with a runner on third in the ninth
if any one of these things hadn't hap
pened the Miners might have won.
They earned runs and Wilkes-B
earned /, but errors at decisive mo-
ments and Wellner's costly wildness
presented the Barons with the game.
The Barons pulled themselves to-
gether after a long losing streak and
gave good, though not by any means
brilliant support to Keenan,, who pitch
ed only an ordinary kind of ball. Less
than 400 persons saw the game and
they did not appear particularly anxi-
Gus for the home team to win.
Not sensational play was made in
the whole contest, the only redeeming
feature of which was the closeness of
the tally up to the finish. Mcguire
and Bonner performed the bulk of the
Miners field work while Bottenus and
Sholta were likewise conspicuous in the
playing or the BarOns.
RUNS AT THE START.
Two bases on balls, with one out,
and Odwelps triple to right center
gave Wilkes-Barre two runs In the first
inning. Odwell tried to make a home
run out of the hit but was out at the
plate on good assists by Matters and
Bonner to Boyd. Neither teams scored
in the second but in the last of the
third BOYD and Wellner singled and
were advanced a base on O'Brien's 5
sacrifice and came home on Boards S
single after Walters flew out to Bot
tenus. Score 2-2.
Boards poor throw to first a passed
ball, Smiths single, Gonding's single
and Massey's error netted two Wilkes
Barre runs in the fourth and gave the
Barons a lead of two. The Miners saw
the two and went one better in the
last half on Eagan's two-baser, Bon
ner's single and Massey's home run
over Belts head. Mcguire, Boyd and
Wellner went out in succession. The
score was then AS In the Miners favor.
Wellner's pitching errors proved
costly in the fifth. The bases filled on
'-Goeckers hit-by-pitcber, Sholta's bunt
and a walk to Bottenus. Odwell singled
the first two in, Belts forced Bottenus
at third and Odwell scored on Diggins'
single. A double play disposed of Dig
gins and Smith and retired the side
The Miners pegged a couple and tied
the score in the last half. Bonner was
hit by pitched ball, Massey walked
and Mcguire sacrificed. Boyd forced
Bonner at the plate and the bases fill
ed on walk to Wellner. O'Brien sin
gled Massey and Boyd home and Wal.
ters flew out to Bottenus. Score, TT.
THE WINNING RUN.
Neither side tailed in the seventh
and eighth.
In the Wilkes Barre half of the ninth
Odwell singled, reached second OF
Belts hit and came home on Eagan'!
miss of what should have been an easy
out of Diggins' drive Dlggins reached
second. Smith went out to Eagan, whc
got the ball back to Bonner in time t
make a double play.
For the Miners O'Brien opened will
a single, but was forced by Walters
who, with Beard, formed material fo
good double play by Odwell, Sholt.
and Goeckel that ended the game.
by, Associated Press. ....
Wilkes-Barre, June 24.-Scranton an,
Wilkes-Barre played close game today
The home team WoI by perfect neldiny
and timely batting, Score;
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