The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-24
HARPER'S WILDNESS.
And Two Scratch Three-Baggers Gave
, the Grays the Game on
Saturday.

Pitcher Harper on saturday present.
ed the Providence champs the only
game they have won from the Miners
this season out of five played. He gave
ten bases on balls, hit two batsmen and
had one wild pitch recorded against
him when on the strength of the hit
ting and fielding Scranton should have
AN hands down and would undoubt
edly have dore so but for Harper's
lack of control.
over 1900 persons were on the
grounds. They got their moneys
worth as far as playing was concerned,
for the Miners In every inning had
runners on the circuit and missed op-
portunities to score so even though the
home club lost there was sufficient un-
certainty to keep Zip interest in the
game. It's only drawbacks We're Har-
pers wildness and the unsatisfactory
work of Umpire Kennedy. Both teams
suffered from his bad judgment on
balls and strikes and his indecisiveness
and leniency with the players was tire
some to the spectators who like to see
snap and absence of delay no matter
which club wins.
SHARP FIELD PLAY.
The game abounded with fast double
plays. There were four of them. OF
the Miners three, two were made at
critical points. In the third inning
with the Grays at bat and after Scran-
ton had made two runs, the bases
filled on force hit, Harpers error in
fielding wide a batted ball to second
and a base on balls. The ball was
batted to Harper who got it to Boyd
in time to block a run at the plate.
Boyd snapped the ball up to Massey in
time to complete a business like double
play.
Again in the ninth a double play sent
the Champs into the field. With one
run in on two singles and a double,
Harper gave a walk and filled the bas-
es. Weigand had a third strike called
on him. Bassett hit a fast grounder
at Mcguire who instead of playing it
safe by cutting off run at the plate
started on a double play according to
instructions received before the ball
was hit The ball was sent to Beard
at second and from him to Massey,
retiring the side when If miss had
been made at least one and probably
two runs would have come in. 1t was
a fine exhibition of fast work that had
been figured out before the ball was
hit.
LUCKY GRAYS.
Scranton's four and the Grays' three
earned runs indicate which team
should have won. In the fourth inning
with the score 2-nothing against them
Drauby got awalk fer the Grays and
scored on Cooney's three baser which
DAILY never should have failed to get
An outfield fly scored Cooney. A hit
by-pitcher, a wild pitch, a base on
balls, Knights triple and an outfield
fly gave the Champs three runs in
the fifth which they didn't deserve.
They were lucky again in the seventh
when single, a base on balls and Mas
sey's tumble filled the bases Lyons
hit liner to right and it seemed a
cinch for Meaney to get it on the
bound and field in time to prevent more
than one runner from scoring but the
ball struck one of the mountains which
abound in right field and went high
in the air above Patrick's head to the
corner Of the fence. Before it could
be recovered the bases were cleared
and Lyons was safe on third. He scor,
ed on a single.
So it will be readily seen how two
scratch triples and Harpers absence
of control gave the Grays a victory
they did not deserve and in which
they were outclassed in fast field worI
and at bat.
MINERS RUNS.
The Miners made two earned run,
in the third on Maguire's single, Boydi
triple and OBrien's two-baser. Witt
two out in the fifth Eagan and O'BrieI
attained third and first on Weigandi
muffs OF their high flies back of sec
ond. Beard hit liner which Basset
was Just able to prevent going to tn
outheld, Eagan hroring and o'Briei
reaching third. Beard then worked tn
old trick to get O'Brien home. The FOR
mer made a bluff to steal and O'Briel
reached the plate long before Bear,
was tagged out on the line. The score
SCRANTON.