The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
DOWN GO THE GRAYS.
Miners Gave Harper Superb Backing,
and Won in the Last
Inning OF Game.

The Miners yesterday made it three
straight from Providence and bagged
the fifth game out of six played since
the return from the mournful trip up
north. Although Egan. the Providence
pitcher. was hit with surprising regu-,
larity after the initial inning, he pre-
vented any punching excepting the
third and up to the ninth andS
and it was not until that inning that
the Miners had the game safe. The
Grays led until the fifth when the
Miners tied the tally. They put one in
velvet in the seventh and in the ninth
batted in four runs on two doubles and
a single, aided and abetted by IL hit
by-pitcher and an error by CoOney.
Harper attended to the pitching end
of the game for the Miners and permit
ted only three hits after the third in
ming, but he was found for seven all
told and presented bases on balls with
nerve-racking generosity at times
when the Grayc were prevented from
scoring by the fastest of fast field work
and good luck
In but few If any games at Athletic
Park this season has a pitcher been
better supported than was Harper yes
terday and in but few games have the
Miners pulled themselves out of tighter
holes. Massey, Beard, Bonner and
O'Brien in his one chance did phenom-
enal work in the field and Bonner
took the bouquets for fast base run
ming and timely hitting.
THE STRUGGLE BEGINS.
The Miners were first at bat and with
O'Brien out Walters aud Beard got on
the circuit on errors by Weigand and
n
vancing the two runners each base.
Bonner was retired at first. For the
Grays Weigand hit lucky one direct
ly in front of the plate and not even an
attempt could be made to assist him
out. He reached second on Bassets
hit and scored on knights triple to left.
Drauby singled Knight home, but was
the starting point of a double play by
Bonner, Beard and Massey on Cooneys
force hit. Score, e-2.
In the second Massey singled, but
was tagged at second. Mcguire put
one down the left line for two bases,
but Gunson and Harper flew out. In
the Providence half, Lyons singled and
Coogan sacrificed. Dixon hit a warm
one which Mcguire juggled and wound
UP with a high throw to first, but Mas
sey jumped In the air and made a one
hand out. Lyons had wandered off
third and toward home and attempted
to score on Masseys return of the ball
to Mcguire, but the latter snapped It in
to Gunson and Lyons was made the
fag end of a neat double play.
With one hand out in the third. sin
giles by Walters and Beard, Eagan's
fly to right and Bonners two-baser
over third brought in two tallies and
tied the score. The Grays made one in
their half and with two out. Harper
gave walks to Bassett and Knight and
Drauby singled. Bassett scored on the
hit which Eagan let go through him
and Knight took leg bail for home on
the error, but Walters had backed
Peter and assited the ball to Beard,
WHO in turn got II to Gunson in time to
nip Knight at the plate. Score, 2-3.
THREE ON BASES.
Mcguire singled In the fourth. At
ter Gunson had sacrificed and Harper
had famed the bases filled on
O'Briens single and walk to Walters,
but the side retired on Boards fly to
knight. The Grays got three on bases
in their half on walk, a sacrifice, an
other walk. Dixon's life and hit by
pitcher. but Wegand had the third
strike called on him.
Eagan's triple to left and Bonner's fly
to centre brought in run and tied the
score in the fifth. A base on balls with
two out was all that the Grays obtain
ed in their half. Score. 3-3.
In the sixth Gunson singled and Har-
per sacrificed, but O'Brien forced Gun.
son at third and Walters fouled to Bas.
sett. The Grays went down one two
three.
Beard lee of with a two-baser in the
seventh, got a base on Eagan's life and
scored on Bonner's single to right
Massey singled Bonner TO third, where
he was thrown out by Eagan, and Ma
guire flew out to knight. An outfelc
fly and two assists to Massey disposed
OF the Champs. Score 4-3.
IL Is hard to understand how tw,
doubles don't make a run but that Il
what happened I'm the eighth. witt
Gunson ont, Harper hit to left centel
for two sacks and O'Brien hit high II,
to short left center. Lyons, Coone,
and Weigand went for II but let II fal
arupng them. Harper going to thirC
and, O'Brien sliding for his second bas,
on the hit. walters forced Harper in
tag between third and the plate ant
aS-ard new out TO Drauby. For Proyi
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