The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
BY j. NJ. SmeltZer.

DOWeu W IHS pIOWSSS VI IhS Iui NSo
of one Benjamin Hessling and were
beaten by Honesdale on the flats Sat-
urday afternoon in the opening game
of the season by a score of 8 to 3.
Hessling, the veteran twirler,
pitched a brilliant game, striking
out thirteen men, and keeping the
visitors hits we'll scattered. He
was especially effective with men on
the bases. Loughren, Scranton's S
importation from the Archibald team,
pitched a good game, but Mack pull
ed off a couple of miscues on the
second station that helped the Homes
dalers along with their victory.
Scranton opened the proceedings
by scoring a run in their half of the
first inning, through the liberality of
Hessling, who handed out three pas
ses to first.
Benny Hessling was unusually
liberal in giving trips to the first
station, no less than seven being
charged up against him. He stead
led down however after the first in
ming, and pitched a splendid game.
Honesdale got away in the first
inning, when Home Run Halter
started operations by a long drive
over right, circling the bases before
the ball could be fielded even. His
hit was most opportune as both
Mangan and Brader had famed.
Sandercock and Polt followed his
grand-stand play with a hit apiece,
Sandercock scoring.
Schilling, the right fielder, was
responsible for three of the runs
scored by the Maple City boys.
Spit BALI Loughren pitched a
brilliant game. His drop was es-
pecially effective. Rocky support
lost the game for him. He had
speed and perfect control. Not a
man got to first on a pass from
him.
Benny was steady at critical points
of the game, moving down the op-
posing players at will.
"Lucky" Thirteen.
Thirteen was lucky number for
Honesdale last Saturday afternoon.
To the tune of the Red, White and
Blue" the blue stocking boys, thir-
teen in number, arrayed in their
new uniforms, and headed by the
Maple City Fife and Drum Corps,
proudly marched down Main street.
The reporter looked twice and count
ed twice and could hardly believe
that Manager Ross would permit
such an ill-omened number of play
ers to traverse Park Row. There
was one saving feature in the pro-
cession, however, and that was
young Master Robert Hessling who
walked down the street with his
father. He wore a uniform too, and
was the mascot of the game, as the
score showed.
The Scranton Semi
ais, C'Semi" is right for only about
half of their players are profession
als) came in on the 3:15 D. & H.
train. They made bee line for
Heumann's, where they donned
their uniforms.
The Maple City Fife and Drum
Corps having safely escorted the
home team to the foot of Main street
came back and treated the Saturday
half-holiday crowd to a second par
ade. The double parade was put on
to save time, the Scranton boys in
tending to return on the 6 p. m.
train.
The temptation was too great,
however, and the miners decided late
in the game, to play it out, hoping
against hope that they might be able
to turn the tables on their oppon-
ents
Great Baseball Weather.
There was large crowd of spec
tators at the grounds to see the
home team win the first game of the
season. The diamond was in good
condition, too. Weather conditions
were of the best 1t was a corking
hot day.
Following preliminary practice, the
game was called by Umpire Ballas at
4:02 p. m. There were plenty of
chances for the fans to root, and they
did root some, too. The crowd
fairly went wild when Halter hit
his terrific home run drive in the
initial inning, losing the ball out in
right field. They are those who say
that the ball landed in the river
Be that as it may, the grand stand
deVotees yelled themselves hoarse as
he circled the bases, tallying the first
run, and putting new life into the
hearts of the rooters of the home
team.
The reporter, by the way, was sur
prised at the Saturday morning pes
simistic comments on the possible
outcome of the game. Everybody
he met was sure our team was 60
ing to be beaten. He found him
self almost alone in predicting that
the home team would win. He was
delighted, though, to have his fore
cast made at the time of the game
with the Taylor Athletics, that the
nine this year would be a winner
verified. What he saw of the play
ers in action, Saturday, convinces
1t aYkaI a
dale team will go down into the
history of Wayne county baseball as
one of the best aggregations that
ever upheld the honor of the coun,
ty seat on the grassy diamond.
The financial end of the game was
well taken care of by Manager Leon