The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-05
FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN.
Scranton Makes Rochester Victim in a
StubbOrnIy.FOught Contest OF
Unearned Runs.

Scranton always extends the glad
hand to Daniel Genial shannon, man
ager of the Rochester club exponent
of things Chesterheldian, Delsartean
and gentlemanly base ball. He and
his black ccstumed knights of the
diamond We're greeted by 800 spectators
at Athletic park yesterday when there
could have been no objection If
half that number Were present, as the
weather was damp and cold and any
thing but calculated to quicken the
pulse of the CrankS. The RoChesters
came near throwing hospitality to the
four winds of heaven and winning the
game, but their catcher, Patterson, was
a little off in his work and their pitch
cr, YerTiCk. could not equal the SplCn-
did twirlinG of MorSC-and there you
are.
The score was A., the hits IA. the
errors 3-4, all in Scranton's favor. 1t
shows a stubbornlY contested game.
but there is no part Of the detailed
score that shows the real briskness of
the contest. For instance, out of the
nine innings, Scranton scored in but
two and had men on bases but un.
able to score in i've. Rochester scored
in two innings and missed golden op-
portunities in four. Notwithstanding
the few hits the inticlders of both
teams had putouts and assists galore
all of which shows that fast and sharp
work kept the score down as well as
an absence of the festive hit.
UMPIRE KENNEDY IMPROVES.
Players and spectators gave Umpire
Kennedy a chance to ill his position
with credit. Only once was he at fault.
He called foul Niaguires drive down
the right line which sent Eagan to
third and with but one out. But that
was Kennedy's only slip and he gave
evidence of ability to do good work.
Morse was in fine fettle and had the
visitors severely twisted on his south
wing delivery. More than this he made
seven assists, nearly every one of which
required quick, sure work. His arm
and head were jointly as much respon-
sible as any one thing for Scranton's
fourth successive win. OF the four hits
off him, one was in the first inning
and another was FRANKIE Shannon's 8
two-basc drive to left center, but both
the other two hits were smashes thar
went down the infield and were stop
ped but were too warm to be 1ielded
Had YerriCk's support by Patterson
been as good as that given Morse by
Gunson and Boyd. the story might have
been different. The eX-Wilkes- -Barrean
pitched remarkably well. He had un-
usual control and it is to his credit
that DAILY, Beard, Eagan, Massey, ct
al got but seven hits for as many bases.
Bonner, Beard and Maguire We're as
busy as flies around a sugar barrel AMI
70 10 70, 1,
ror though it cost a run. After diff
cult stop he attempted a long throw
to catch the runner but the ball struck
the latt6r's back.
GUNSON INJURED.
GunsOn sprained the thumb of his
right hand in the midst of the seventh
inning and retired, Boyd taking his
place.
In only two innings did Scranton
score. In the first with O'Brien and
Bonner disposed Of, DAILY was given a
walk and advanced a base on Kid
Shannon's pardonable muff of Boards
fungo hack Of third. A passed ball
advanced each OF the two runners a
base and they scored on Eagan's
gTounder to center, Patterson fumblinp
the throw-in from the outfield and per-
mittng Eagan to get to second from
where he scored on Massey's single
Rochester got an unearned run in tho
last half of the first, Shannon walked
and reached third or Eagan's failure
10 stop Lynch's grounder The latter
tried base too many and was put out
by Bonner on Eagans quick return OF
the ball. Dan Shannon pounded one a
Morse and was felded out at first
Shannon, the kid, made a break for the
plate and got IL by a pretty slide
though he escaped by only an eyelasl
from being the fag end of doubl,
play.
The miners scored their final run II
the seventh, Mcguire walked and wa,
singled by GunSon to second. Morst
forced the latter Mcguire reaching
third from where he scored on O'Bri
ems fly to Bottenus.
Rochester's Sc cond and last run wa,
made in the eighth. Mcguire got al
error in his attempt to throw Patterson
out at first, the BAH hitting the runneI
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