The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-08


which "Chuck, Connors Declares
Won the Bun of All on Duffy's
Field This Year--Carbondale Gets
the Only Earned Run-Good Pitch
ing of McAndrew and Splendid
Fielding on Both sides-The Hit
That Didn't Come When Needed.
In probably the last game of the sea-
son. and the one which had more eX-
citing moments than any of the season.
the simon Long team, of Pittston ana
Wilkes Barre. won out yesterday
against the cresccnts-"Our Pets" as
usually the score OF 3-l
II was truly game in which either
side was tho winner until the last man
was out in the last inning.
"Hully gee!" said "Chuck" Connors.
chow clos we cum { wirnin' dat game.
it wuz Il frito wuH2nt it, he eN-
claimed as he borrowed a chew of Ned
Cordons blue label. "1f de hit dat we
wanted wud only cum when it WuZ
wanted. de Push wuddn't he big 'huf
for me tright Youse kin bet Yer life
on uHt. lItle NuI II tuI'l' ll'i'S WI
dat wuz gon' ter have der Press club
advertize fur Il hit in de want col mns
of de daily papers. DE more ! t'ink %
it dat Mikey Walsh's peach of paste
didn't cum wen dere wuz men on bases.
tie WORSE | get But watts de use?
.''rwuZ de orfulpst goime of de seeson
for excitement; it wua lie bun of dem
. all. an | wuddn't miss't 1t fur twice
der price of admisshun.'
We did come mighty near tieilg tho
score. but Just far enough not to- There
were three times when we had men on
bases. but only once did we get run.
This was Walsh's in the eighth after
he made one of the longest hits ever
made on Durfy'S field. lie walked up
aud pasted the ball away out beyond
the crowd in center field. making three
sacks on the drive. This run by the
way. was the only earned run of the
game and II is Il straw when shows
which way the wind of the game blew.
in these three innings the rooters were
Keyed to the highest pitch, and in the
ninth inning. when there was Il chance
to score. the strain was enough to rack
ones nerves as much as trolley ride
through Mayileld We ought To have
been the victurs: land we would have
had the needed hit, as "thuck' Con-
nors explained. come when wanted so
badly. so very badly. But II WAS Il vic
tory which was not discrcdtab!e to us.
and no one is kicking. az it was a great
contest that will be remembered by
every one present
The first runs We're gotten by the
q l,,,.
they We're not entitled to them. Me
Hugh got his base on balls. but was
thrown out at third by Emmett in try
ing to steal on field play, Weir made
a hit. and got second on the forced
play. Williams drove Il cannon ball
down to George Cuff in left field Cuff
came in To get the ball on the bound.
but he let it hustle by him and before
he sailed it home, Williams and Weir
scored. They got another in the sixth,
after Phillips got first base on a tumble
by Murray. He advanced two bases on
outs. Then q long fly was knocked TO
Monahan, which he caught. Phillips
tried to score Mcnahan threw the ball
for home. where It would have reached
safely enough to put the runner out.
McAndrcw. however. caught i: and.
ttIlllllS. threw ~ u l. fi!NlltiN. WHO WIS
but two feet away. Flannery didn't
hold the ball. and the run was scored
The only run we got was in the
\ eighth. Walsh. the first batter, who up
10 this time had rot landed safely,
picked out u SLOW ore and walking al
most oui of the box. but not beyond
the line, pasted the ball an awful b;fi.
lie raised ii Sky high. landing il be-
yond the CroWG in center field. as long
q hit rs made on puli'y'S field lie Was
putting aHi painting on third haSe when
CsntcriiolGCr Williams, tired aftcl. his
chase. felicd the bail McT,erncy got
his bas" an balls. and Flannory reached
first on WSir's error, EmmC;; knocked
a Ions Ily to center. which was caught
Williams threw to Weir. tn catch Nc
Tf'rney luz Weir dropped the ball.
NrTiorney, however, WAS held there.
and Walsh st0oted home. getting the
credit of Il stolen haze, and making the
only earned run of the game. The next
two men went out. and our high hopes
or scores came down with heavy full.
In the NINTH three bases on balls
hiled the bases. and here Was our
chance. The crowd was almost frantic
with yelling, hut there was nothing
doing. \ foul fly and Il hit to third,
and it was all over but hustlna for the
street cars.
In conclusion. it might he suggested
that II Slanc" at the detailed score will
he intCreS sting. EN ronunrison IT win