The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-02
SCRANTON TAKES ANOTHER
Local Players Yesterday Defeated
Elmira by Score of 13-4-Kervin
Pitched a Good Game.

Before about 1000 people the Scran-
ton base ball team yesterday took its
second game from the Elmira nine, the
score at the end of the ninth inning
being 1874. The game was not marked
by any particular features, but was
snappily contested and up to the sew
enth inning was close.
Kervin, Manager Burnham's south
paw find, officiated in the box for
Scranton and pitched a good game,
keeping the hits well scattered, with
the exception of the second inning,
when the New Workers punched three
bingos and scored two runs, and strik
ing out six men. Jimmy Dean, the
Scranton boy. playing second base for
Elmira, again carried off the honors
for that team. In his four times at
bat he cracked out three clean, safe
hits, batting in two runs and scoring
once himself. In the field he accepted
his six chances.
Scranton scored one run in the Sec
ond inning, on Knox's being hit by
pitcher, big McIntyre's sacrifice and
Second Baseman OBrien's cleverly
placed hit to short right field. In the
third. Ferguson's two baser to left and
Shortstop O'Brien'S single earned a
run. In this inning O'Brien's single. a
base on balls to Knox and SHELTERS
single filled the bases.
Mcintyre stepped to the plate, and
the crowd, remembering his batting
performance Monday, requested him to
put the ball over the fence. The big
first baseman swung hard at the ball
and drove it to Shortstop Smith. The
latter picked the sphere up neatly, and
throwing IL to second base retired
Dick" Knox. Dean raised his arm to
throw to first and complete double
play, but the willy Richard interfered
with the throw and the ball went wild.
O'Brien and Shelter scampered across
the plate, but alas! though KnoX's in
tentions were good, he executed the
p trick clumsily and Umpire Harkins
called Mcintyre out at first and de-
clared both runs null.
Elmira scored two runs in the third
when Grant and Haggerty singled and
came home on Deans drive to center
field, which Knox fumbled In the
fifth, Thompson drew base on balls
and was forced at second by Shelters
quick throw in of Grants hit to right
Grant went to third on Haggerty's
center field hit, which got away from
Knox, and scored on Millerick's throw
to second to catch Haggerty, who at
tempted to steal. Elmira's last run
was made in the eighth by Dean, who
lined the bal to center, went to third
on Knox's juggling it, and scored on
Bottenus' hit to Doherty.
Scranton unmasked her heavy bat
terles on Mr.. Thompson in the seventh
when errors by Smith, Johnson and
Haggerty, a single by Mcintyre and
smashing doubles by Doherty and
Shelter scored five runs. In the eighth
singles by Shortstop O'Brien, Mcintyre
and Doherty and Knox's two bagge.
scored four more runs.
Elmira played a much more gingery
game yesterday than Monday, the out.
fielders moving around in a faster
manner, and the infielders playing a
more spirited game. The team seems
weak at the bat, however, and viii
have to be strengthened before it will
be able to successfully cope with teams
like Allentown, Reading or the Ath-
letics, whose chief strength lies in the
batting power of the men. Today
Scranton plays at Allentown, and will
have to put up strong game to gel
away with the heavy-hitting Pennsyl.
vania Dutchmen. Miller and Toft will
probably be in the points for Scranton
Yesterdays summary follows: