The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-06
BARONS WERE GAY.
They Won on the Miners Grounds, but
We're Lambasted 10 the
Afternoon.

to Wilkes-Ba because they deserved
to lose and the enemy deserved to win.
The visitors had placed only three
men on the circuit up TO the seventh
inning and nary a'one of them got as
far as third. The score was 10 in the
Miners favor and the Barons had got
but three scattered hits off Wellner
who had been given fine support. In
the seventh and eighth, however, the
men from down the valley bunched
five of their eight hits. and made one
run more than was necessary to win.
Massey made an error during the hit
ting but the result had already been
determined.
About 5000 persons, typical holiday
crowd, were within the gates and for
seven innings they had their fill of en-
tertainment in watching the efforts of
both teams to make the score some
thing besides one-nothing. The Miners
We're hitting Odwell quite regularly.
but not consecutively and the fans had
the disappointment Of witnessing a
Scranton runner or runners on the
bases in seven innings without being
abe to score Foolish base-running
and the absence of the festive hit when
needed kept the Miners early score
down and gave the Barons an accept
ed chance to win out at the finish.
Wesley Curry, an old player an ex-
Eastern league umpire, and at present
an employe of the City Gas depart
ment OF Philadelphia, held the indica-
tor. He did 1t well. Curry obtained a
vacation of a few days and devoted
yesterday to his old vocation. He re-
turned to Philadelphia last night.
The Miners one run was made in the
second on Meaney's single, Bonner's
sacrifice and Massey's line single to
left centre. That was the only glimpse
Scranton had of the pan. With two out
and Meaney on second in the sixth.
O'Brien foolishly coached Meaney to
try for the plate on Bonner's single
which Mcmahon stopped in some mir
aculous fashion and fielded the ball to
the pate in time to put Meaney out by
two yards.
THE SCORE TIED.
The Barons scratched one and tied
the tally in the seventh. DigginS hit
a high -and-easy to left centre and
Meaney, Beard and Walters ran for 1t.
It belonged to the latter but some of
the images in the diamond let all hands
go uncoached. Walters yelled Take it
Ollie" but collie" wasn't near enough
and the result was safe hit that
would have been eaten IL there had
been any coaching. Bottenus forced
Diggins and came in on McMahon's
double to right-centre. The next two
fouled out to Mcguire.
Walters was first up for the Miners
in the eighth and walked Beard s
double would have scored Walters II
the latter had been on the bases, but
he wasn't; he had been coached to
steal and was tagged by a yard. The
result was that Beard could only
prance around second while Meaney
and Bonner went out on a foul and a
fly.
In the Wilkes-Barre half Odwell
singled and was forced by Goeckel
The latter scored on Belts two-baser
Shannon flew out to Meaney and Belts
went to third on Diggins' single. Beard
stopped the latter by a great effort
and threw to Massey to draw Belts
home. Big Bill was unequal to the
emergency and failed to either catch
on bound or stop the throw and Belts
came In on the error. Mcmahon flew
out to Walters.
The Miners had the chance but failed
20 win out In the ninth. Massey, the
first up, got a pass to first, went tc
second on Maguire's life and to third
on Boyd's single, but Wellner flew out
to Shannon and O'Brien to Bottenus.
The agony