Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-16
AN AUsPIcIoUs OPENING

AN SUSPICIOUS OPEN1NG. A Well-Played Game-Gruber weak. eued in the Seventh and Let In SIX Runs-Gruber, Fourn1er, shannon and Wells Playing Great Ball-Mur. phy and Morrissey Will Arrive To. day-Three Thousand Were Present | Baseball Notes. | A very pretty exhibition game, every thing considered, was played on Howard avenue grounds yesterday, New Haven has little cause for chagrin and Providence none for rejoicing. For the home team, 6 catcher was played at short, an amateur at first and two pitchers in the field. The game would have probably ended to 9 in favor of New Haven if Fourier had gone into the box one inning earlier. This is tho first game Gruber has played this year and that with the damp weather played him out in the fatal seventh. Morrissey and Murphy will probably be here this af ternoon and the result of yesterdays game will be changed.
 After all, the principal interest in the game was to see how the men showed up. One thing is evident, that Dams men can find the ball. All the indications are that he will have lot of sluggers. To judge from one game, Shannon, Wells. Gruber and Fournier are playing great ball. The game to-day is going to be an exciting one: Both teams have had the advantage of team work, and New Haven will be strengthened with new players.
 The following is the game in detail: First inning-New Haven went to the bat first Donnelly was greeted with great applause as he stepped up to the plate. He responded with an Mack and Murphy took care of Shannon. Beecher made rattling single and the crowd went wild He stole second, but was run down between third runs for New: Haven: For Providence, FEiel Mack The latter went to third on 2 wild pitch sacrificed and Petit was put out at second, Blansfeld to Shannon. Leighton went to third out Smith flew out to Gruber, leaving Hornung and Leighton on second and third. Score, to 0 sscond Ur as n,t ont from, short nier. Blansfieid reached first on tumble by sian's fly and New Haven took the field without any runs to her credit In Proyidenees half the side was retired on fine double play by shannon, Blansfield and Theisen: The score still
 Third inning-Gruber struck out. Donnelly was retired by Mack and Murphy. Hornung g
 New aayens half Py o circus eate struck out Petit was put out from Gruber to Theisen Leighton was given his base on balls. home on Wells throw to Shannon to catch Hor- nung, but was put out putt at the plate by shannon's 1f the ball No in this sacrifice, advancing Beecher to second. The lat | ter went to third on an attempted put out error by Pettit Then Biansfieid picked up the he rae @ for Ne | great cheering When the tumult had ceased base @ Cassan then came up and t5 rapped e s out a | high fly to Leighton, which the latter very and cenvenient asG mued to reach third. Gruber then made a two base hit, on which Blansaeld and Cassian scored. Don Gruber on third base, but Shannon ended the n-getting and closed the inning by hitting ar
 
 was found to be to in favor of the local team How the crowd did cheer! Providence's half did care of Ryan. Smith reached first on tumble | by Theisen. Murphy flew out to Cassian, an6 Kilroy ended the inning by giving Beecher 2 Fifth inning-Beecher flew out to Friel. snitf out For Providence, Friei reached frst on an moment later by Wells. Mack got to the initia II dy'' met the same fate as Friel by going to sleer and Gruber threw him out before he awoke ! Petit ended the inning by being thrown out al | first. Score, to in our favor.
 Tn the sixth inning Providence changed her changing with Ryan FouFnier reached first o1 | balls second on Blansfelds sacrifice and third first on four bad ones He stole second, but Don n ! nelly was put out from Pettitt to Ryan, retiring the side. Leighton started Providence's half by hitting grounder to Theisen. Hornung reached first on another safe hit. Ryan flew out tc Beecher. Smith ended the inning by knocking 6 high one to Fournier Score, tos.
 one to Leo Smith: Leo caught it and ther nursed his fingers: He was on hand though te out at rss The last half of the % seventh @ wa' " to the bat and hit tho ball two feet above the base. but as Wells was away back near the base hit T by Friel filled the bases. @ No on' on, out. Mack struck at vacancy twice. He hat struck out twice ds before, but the third time h
 he usually covers, and two run sFy-scrsper sky % away down to the the ropes, u but Four nier was there and he lined the ball home s' knocked the bail to the fence and two more Leighton came in. Ryan brought Hornung in Ryan and Smith were fielded. out retiring tn. side. The score ow stood, New Haven 4; Prov | idence s.
 The ubiquitous Smith retired the first two mel that came to the bat. Blansfield flied out tt | Leighton. Fournier went into the box in tn, eighth He sent O'Connell to first on balls ) ! Wells got on Friels weak point and signalled I Fournier how to strike him out. Fournier thel struck out Mack on his own hook. He sen | Petit to first on balls and Shannon clawet | down Leighton's fly.
 In New Haven's half of the ninth Cassa, ! fouled out, Gruber got his base on balle, Donnel | Iy struck out-in the estimation of the umpire : | shannon knocked foul across the railroad tracl and then sent a grounder to Leo Smith and wa |, l 1elded out.
 |, THE SCORE.