The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-28
WE WIN THE FIRST.
Wilkes.Barre Was Defeated at The Be.
ginning OF the Six.Game Series
Yesterday Afternoon.
Where's the hoodoo?


The six-game series between Scran-
ton and Wilkes Barre began at Athletic
park yesterday afternoon and the re-
suit was unfavorable to the latter.
Manager Powell brought along a dozen
or more of players to show the Miners
a thing or two about the great national
game but he and his family were
Obliged to return without having ac-
complished their mission. The Miners
eXemplifed the fact in the first two
innings by making enough runs to win,
but the Barons from down the valley
stubbornly contested the Miners rights
in the matter until the finish when the
score was 90. .,.
There were about 1900 persons on the
grounds and of this number perhaps a
hundred were from Wilkes-B Barre. The
hundred entered the city unobserved
and went to the grounds in small
groups to better escape detection.
About fifty of them We're huddled to-
gether in the east end of the grand
stand and were encouraged to cheer for
just one inning, the first, which result
ed in a score of 2-1 in favor of Wilkes
Barre. After that the Scranton major
ity did the roofing.
Lucien Smith, whose given name de-
serves a good deal more consideration
than does his ability to pitch, was put
in to twirl for the Barons. He lasted
just two innings. In the second ten
Miners faced him and selected a lot of
his choicest curves TO the extent of two
doubles and three singles. The hitting
together with a hit-by-pitcher an err
ror, two bases on balls and a steal
gave Scranton six runs. Lucien was
hat, toIy 90 h,nx. 70 l,ox
up on some future occasion.
KEENAN, DID BETTER.
Jack keenan, was thrust in to hold
the Miners down while his Baron col
leagues pulled the game out of the fire,
but the colleagues couldn't do the trick.
Pop" Morse was doing the rubber act
for the Miners and kept the Wilkes
Barreans' hits well scattered through
out the game, particular thanks being
due to Bill Massey, Bonner and Beard.
While keenan, was pitching, the Miners
made but two runs while the Barons
rolled up four, three less than the
number sufficient to win.
1t was a game with some features
among which were the bunts by
Goeckel and his running catch of a
high foul. Gonding's catching, a
scratch home run for each team, Bon
ner's ginger, Massey's base playing,
Meaney's hitting and a snappy double
play by Massey and Beard. The many
chances offered the visitors to score
keyed the enthusiasm up bit
Keefe umpired the game and did it
satisfactorily, unless might be except
ed, the usual misjudgments of balls
and strikes which are always made
more noticeable by the yelling of the
bleachers. Altogether Keefe did well.
He had an unusual number of close
decisions to make, and favored neith-
er team.
Manager Griffin continued the rather
unusual custom Of sending the home
team first into the field Sharrot
singled and was advanced by Goeckels
safe bunt. Belts forced Sharrott al
third and Odwell singled Goeckel home
Belts going to third from where he
scored on the throw to flag Odwell's
steal Mills flew out 10 O'Brlen and
Powell was thrown out at first, thanks
10 Bonners fast play in fielding the
nall after it had bounded from Morse's
glove
O'DRIEN'S HOME CD RUN.
Meaney flew out to Powell ant
O'Brien drove one to rightfield fence
The hit should not have been good fol-
more than two bases but 1t glanced
from Sharrotts outstretched GLOW,
and fell inside the Dashboard at tn,
foot Of the fence from where It wa,
recovered after O'Brien crossed tn,
plate. Beard few out and DAILY wal
retired al first.
Score. 2-L
In the second chapter C. Smith GO
walk and then developed two force
hits. Sharrott scratched a fungo Il
short left, and with two on basei
Goeckel flew out to Meaney.
Then came Pitcher Smiths finish
Massey was an easy out but the base