The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-22
FREE HITTING GAME.
Miners Pounded HOdsOu TO the Bench
and Were Killing Braun When
the Game Ended.

They treated Hodson shamefully, the
Miners did. Hodson, or "Hoddy," as
we familiarly called him when he drew
one forty per and was glad to get it
in the Pennsylvania State league, was
touched for singles and doubles with
such alarming frequency in the third
inning that he was thankful to escape
from the box and give way to Braun.
Braun, too, had reason to be sorry he
was living and was hit eight times
before the game ended with the score
1873 in the Miners favor.
Trouble for "Hoddy" was indicated
in the second when the Miners earned
a run on Massey's twO-bagger and Bon
ner's single. But there was no mistake
about it in the third when O'Brien
drew four wide ones and, after Beard
went out at first, scored on Daly's
double sockdolager to right center.
please take me out" looked Hoddy
as he directed bis gaze toward Manag-
er Murray on the visitors bench.
But Murray's head and face were
concealed by his coat collar and he
didn't see the appeal. Bang! went
Massey's stick against the ball and
away it sailed, only to stop when it
knocked a two-by-eight plank out of
the fence at left center.
POOR HODDY.
80, please take me out-please do
moaned Hoddy as Daily sauntered
home. Murray either wouldn't or
In, Il;
guish.
Fang! bang! bang. Bonner, Ma
grire. Boyd-three more runs-errors
by Lyons and Drauby accompanying
the artillery fire.
900, oh, Mr.. Murray, MR.. MUIR
RAY, have you no mercyP For the
sake of my family, friends and reputa
tion PLEASE take me OUT" begged
IICddy.
Murray yielded. Coogan had been
coaXirg and coddling the unfortunate
pitcher until his own eyes began 20
water. He looked toward the bench
and, receiving a sign from Murray,
nodded TO Hoddy to get hence. Hoddy
staggered oft the diamond and was re-
placed by Braun, young man whose
distinctive characteristic is a shock of
thy to travel in company with the
champions but four of the five runs on
him in the last five innings were earn
ed.
1t was the most unfavorable kind of
weather. The air was cold and a stiff
north wind was blowing making it de-
cidedly uncomfortable for the eight
hundred spectators present.
Harper was due to pitch for the
Miners, but Wellner was put in at the
last moment. For five innings only
three hits were made off him, but they
produced no runs. One hit was a three
baser in the second by Drauby, which
Eagan misjudged and let go over his
head, but the smash was not costly as
Drauby was the fag end OF a fast
double play at the plate by Mcguire,
Massey and Boyd after one was out.
The two Providence hits in the fourth
put runners on first and third with
one out, and the eide was retired on
Wellner's striking out of Drauhy and
Cooney's fly 10 C'Brien.
GRAYS BEGIN TO SCORE.
The Grays began to score in the sixth
by batting in three runs with two out
after Beard had muffed knights fly
back of third. The error was made on
a desperate chance, and after a long
run.
A base on balls, passed ball and
three singles gave the Grays two in
the seventh. They tailed three in the
ninth on Boards error, a single, a walk
and two singles.
After sending Hodson to cover and
giving Braun lively reception In the
third, the Miners kept steadily at their
stick work, and at the finish had piled
Up thirteen runs, nine Of which were
earned.
Excepting fine running catch by
O'Brien the field playing was without
special feature. Bonner made four
singles OIL. Of FIVE times at bat, Mas