The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-28
OUR PETS BEAT The
SCRANTON TEAM

Win Their Ninth Straight Victory
Before Crowd of 4,000--McAndrew
Pitches Well and Fields Remark
ably-Cuff and Emmett Slam the
Ball-Errors on Both Sides.
The Sunsets of South Scranton, which
Is perhaps the strongest team in the
Electric City, went down before the
Crescents in the presence Of about 4,0OC
persons who lined Duffy's field. The
score was close enough-6-4.
1t was not a fast game; on the con-
trary it was slow most Of the time.
There were two plays, however. which
were some "shucks" as "Chuck" Con-
nors remarked after the game, as he
sailed his cud over by Ned Gordon,
when the latter came UP for his bats
after the game. These plays were the
doubles, one made by McHale to CAL
laghy to Cuff; the other by Murray to
Gallaghy to Cuff. They were sharp,
snappy plays; no breathing room be-
tween moves; the kind of work that
Is rightly called that's ball playing
for YOU" Both plays demonstrated one
exceedingly strong point of the Cres-
ing arms that are not loaded with
kinks.
We crow not because we didn't make
any errors, for we exceeded the Sunsets
by three. The victory was due to Nc
Andrew pitching the better ball, sus-
tanning the reputation he holds for re-
markable amateur pitching. He gave
the Sunsets only six hits and struck
out five. Our Pets got off Harding,
and only two struck out. Our batting
was timely and was perhaps the chief
factor in the run getting. Emmett and
Cuff slammed the ball in manner
that made the Scrantonians think their
sun was really setting. Emmett bat
ted as he can bat; he had a three
bagger and two-bagger, which with
a less heavy man would mean another
base in each instance. Cuff smashed
a ball that shot over the diamond into
deep left center with the speed Of Il
cannon ball. Gallaghy, besides assist
ing ir two double plays, had the bat
ting honors of the day; he made three
clean hits out of four times at bat, and
got his base on balls.
Our Owney McAndrew is a buck, o.
X. Besides getting the better of the
pitching he had a remarkable fielding
game; he had seven chances, all Of
which We're taken without an error.
Two balls he picked up in front of the
home plate and fielded to Cuff with
lightning-like speed and with an Ow-
ney McAndrew accuracy. Either ball
would have been lost by most pitchers
The victory was earned by Carbon
dale, as the only earned runs, two in
number, were gotten by the Crescents.
Errors on either side allowed all the
others.
There's a good deal of satisfaction in
this victory, for it is only the second
that the Sunsets have lost this season.
They have beaten the best teams in
Scranton and last week they defeated
the team with Fox, Ferris and Franey,
putting them out of business" the
Sunsets say. The latter want another
game and will arrange for one this
week.
The detailed score
CrcscentS .........0 9 0 9 0 X-6
Sunsets .............O 0 0 O. 0 0 2 04
Struck out-By Harding. 2; by Mean
drew, 5. Base on balls-Off McAndrew.
2; off Harding, /. Hit by pitcher-Hard-
Ing, /. Stolen bases-Crescents, l. Two
base hts-Tropp and Emmett. Three
base hits-Cuff and Emmett Double
to Gallaghy to Cuff, Nc
Hale to Gallaghy to Cuff.