The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-22
DIAMOND DUST.
It's a great struggle for third place.
Morse and Boyd will be today's battery

It's a great struggle for third place.
Morse and Boyd will be today's battery.
Three sacrifices in one game is pretty
good record.
Wellner pitched three winning games
out Of seven and Harper four out of ten.
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre here an Fri
day and at Wilkes-Bare Thursday and
Saturday.
1t was the first time this season, on the
Scranton grounds, that Beard has hit to-
ward right center for mcrc than one base
"Bill" Coughlin is showing much i'm
provement at the bat and he is hitting
the ball with lots of strength.-Paw-
tucket Post.
Wellner's batting average is $40 prob
ably better than that of any pitcher in
the league who has pitched as many as
seven games.
DAILY improved his batting percentage
on Friday and Saturday. He quits Scran-
ton with a batting and fielding percent
age of 1902 and .9S6 respectively.
Gillon had batting average of 1000.
Beard and OBrien, Eagan and Bonner
were next best. Gunson, Massey and
Meaney were the only ones to hit below
1888 per cent.
While watching ball game Sunday on
the James Boys brounds. George Ash,
OF Mica street, thrust out his right hand
to protect two girls from a ball batted
among the spectators. The ball broke
two OF Ash's fingers. He went to the
Lackawarna Hospital for repairs.
Bonner batted in hard luck at that.
With even his three hits he went out on
liner to Bassett, sent another liner at
Weigand who knocked it down and made
a third out on it and nit a grounder that
look good for right field but was blocked
by Weigand In one of the two star plays
Of the game.
Hanley, tie new Springfield catcher,
was once at bat in the second game. He
made hit and went to first with his cap
rlutched in his hand, as Goeckel used to
do when he first came into the league.
| Why an amateur or college player can
run faster with a cap in his hand is a
problem unexplained.
Tne Big Three have signed Catcher Nc
Aulley, late Of Brooklyn, and according
to Corning more recently of that team.
He is due today Saturday, He is said
to be good catcher and good batter.
Zahner has been released. It was re-
ported last night that a member of the
Big Three had said that Frarey was due
to be released. If this Is so, 1t would
have been an act which would have soured
| the cranks most thoroughly Bottenus'
release has not yet been forgiyen.-Ro-
chester Democrat and Chronicle.
O'Brien in the third inning was run
ming between second and third and be-
| grounder. 1t made the third out, but
Bassett couldn't resist the temptation
| TO stretch leg behind him and send
O'Brien TO the turf. Jack had a thing OF
| two to Remark to the veteran third base
man and the latter may be able, after the
present series is over, to compare notes
with Jud Smith end Billy Goeckel on how
II feels TO get paid back again. Bassett
did the trick on the wrong colt yesterday.
OF Dick Brown. tho ex-ScTanton pitcher
the Pittsburg News says: "'Stub' Brown
meets the Bostons: Red Ehret lasted -four
innings, and then Buck Ewing let him sit
on the bench and throw bouquets at him.
I self, while Mr., Brown, late of Baltimore
was sent in TO make the running. The
Boston men were real glad to see Mr.
| Brown, who Ia a tall, athletic-looking gen.
tleman, who pitches a base ball from the
port side MIR. Stivetts, late of the New
England league, slammed a harder liner
out into right field. and Mr.. Lowe-just
TO show Mr.. Brown that he was welcome
dropped a neat home run over the left
field fence. That put Mr. Brown perfect
ly al ease, and he showed II by giving Mr.
Collins base on balls. Hamilton got d
hit that scored Collins, and only Corcor-
ans splendid left hand stop or Tenney
stopped the reception Boston was tender
| Ing Mr.. Brown, ate of Baltimore"