The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-05
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Miigan and Toft.
Big La Chance, formerly with Wilkes.B Barre, in
Saturdays game between Cleveland and Milwau-
kee made a triple and three singles
Bill Clark's injured ankle still keeps him out
of the game, at Milwaukee, and in his absence
his place at first is being filled by big AnGer-
son, the hard hitting ex.Brooklynte
Maybe Joe Dclehanty wasn't in evidence in
those two games Allcntowa played yesterday
nine hits, including two Of his usual threa-hag
gers and one double were his days glcaninl;s.
Ferguson, who started the season in the Scran-
ton left field, played third base yesterday for
Harrisburg lie did lot do any wonderful field
ing, Judging from the score, hut showed up fair
ly with tile bat and ran the bases well.
Donlin, the young st. Louis center fielder.
made the batting record Of the season, so far,
saturday when at Boston in five times up he
made five hits for ten bases. His drives were
three singles, thrce-baggcr and a home run.
Allcntown's hard luck continues in the way
ot having valuable players crippled. McManus,
Sharsgs splendid baCkstop, was yesterday in.
jured in the frat game and First Baseman News
had to go behind the bat for the rost OF tho day.
Pitcher Fcrtsch, who pitched for Reading
all this season has been signed by Dan Shannon
for his Buffalo American league team, Fertsch
played at Buffalo part Of last season, and is
expected to add strength to the Bison twirlilg
StatT.
Pitcher Flaherty, of Pittsburg, has been pur.
| chased from the Pirates by Connie Mack for his
Milwaukee American league team and has been
| ordered to Join the Brewers at once. Faherty
last season pitched for Richmond and Paterson
in the Atlantic league and was one of the win.
ming pitchers M the circuit.
Since Scrarton's return from the trip, not a
| game has been lost on the home grounds. -Four
| games were taken from Allentown and Clyner',
Barons were easy in three conFsts oil the
| Scranton grounds and one in Wilkcs.Barre while
! our defeat in Wilkes Barre in the morning OF
| Memorial Day is the one spot on our record.
Dick Cooley is still a prime fayoritc in Phil
adelphia When the eX-Quaker stepped to bat in
| his Pittsburg uniform Saturday afternoon for the
| first time the spectators yelled themselves al
most hoarsc, and floral tribute was sent out
| on the field which was large that it re-
quired four small boys TO carry it. Instead o
| tanning out, as is usual after an ovation Cooley
| lined out fine two.baSe hit In his next time
| up he was presented with a diamond pin.
| There a small sized riot at Washington
! Park, Brooklyn, saturday afternoon In the hftl
| inning of the game between Brooklyn and Chi
| cago, the rain suddenly began to come down il
| torrents. The occupants of the bleachers sough
shelter under the seats, under the shed, all over
but it was comparatively few of Ihe big Grove
who escaped a drenchng. The majority wcr
| soaked to the skin. Straw hats were ruined
| collars spoiled, and after a while the crowd be
gan to yell "Open up the grand stand. Let II
| get in out of the rain. The ground by this tim
| was a small sized lake and play was impossible
| The wise management, however, imagined tina
| the game might nevertheless be continued, an,
mat in case they let the crowd into the gran,
| stand, the bleachCrtes would thus be allowed tn
privileges Of the grand stand free, declined TO ad
init them. The crowd stood it awhile and ther
some hot head yelled "SmaSh the gate!" In
moment the swaying of people surgcd M
| against the gate "One, two, three" shoutp
a selfappOinted leader and bang went the val
Of the crowd against the big wooden gate Tn
order was repeated and this time the timber
actually cracked The management now took
hand, and two big policemen showed portion
Of their anatomy over the top of the gate and
swinging their clubs drove back the crowd. Thi
partially stopped the enraged rootcrS and afte
bit of pareying the embryo riot passed ava
with accompaniment Of growls and uncon
plimentary remarks about the rrooRlyn ball pee
pie. IL was a foolish move on the part Of thos
in charge and will do a good deal in drawin
from the attendance and transferring it to Pol
park when the New York Giants are home.