The morning call., 1893-12-12
SHUT THEM OUT.
Boston Wins in a Close
Game.
Pitcher PARROTS Wheels Were All
Right, but the COIonels Failed
to Hit Nichols.

II was a great game yesterday and Boston
won. Notwithstanding the fact that Tom Par
rott's wheels worked TO perfection. and the
machinery which he is supposed TO carry con-
cealed under his cap moved along as quietly as
a bigbbinder on the warpath. still the fact must
go down in history that the Colonels were shut
out.
Perhaps 1t may not have occurred to the
Champions, and doubtless simple mention OF
tile fact will be sufficient, but they are getting
so In the habit OF winning every game that 1t Is
really becoming dlscourteous on their part. all
OF which Is unbecoming In aD aggregation hall
ing from the center of the universe.
About 800 people shivered In the grand
stand while the young men strove TO get man
across the plate. but the nearest that most of
them gOt was the starting point and the hopes
Of she Cconels were badly frostbitten, while
taey chafed their fngers to keep Them warm.
The Oakland team was on the bills TO be
strengthened by the substituting OF Irwin Tor
Cantlillon at second. but IL was not the Col
onels' day. with all their additional strength.
Irwin formerly played with the California
League, until that organization struck "strln-
ished the season with Chicago.
ParrOtt played good game IN every way.
Aside from holding the Champions down 10
three hits he had five putouts to his credit, and
he fielded everything in sight. In the FIFTH
Long Oatted high foul, which looked as IL il
would sti Ike the edge of the grand stand In
coming DOWN, out IHc WeDIOOteQ dtDlete 1Or-
stalled any such possibility by jumping UP to
meet the ball ana pulling IL in. aud incidentally
leaping clear over Kid Spier, who was waiting
tor il on the bounce.
The ColoDels went out one, two, three In the
first, but in their hall Boston scored run. Hoy
batted TO Brown, but Parrott covered first and
the mute was out. Long sent single to left
and took second on passed ball. Duffy went
out and McCarty batted 10 Van Haltren, who
let the bail Til ough aud Long scored. Buck
ley was given base and Davis retired the side
at first.
In the fourth, after Beckley and Davis were
both out on flies. Nash lined cut swift one 10
leftfeld fence, but quick work by Treadway
gave him only TWO bases on what looked
home run hit. kittridge followed with a single
ana Nash scored.
That is the story so far as run getting is con-
cerned. In the fifth Treadway came TO bat
Dagger, which Treadway at once responded TO
by sending one down past third. He was ad-
Vanced by ParrOtrs fly out but died at third
when Irwin fouled to kittTldge.
But all the excitement in the game was CEN
tered IN The COlOnels half OF the sixth. Speer
was hrst at bat and lined out a clean single TO
center. HerDon walled It out, sending Speer to
second. Hines sent an easy one down between
first and the pitchers box, which Buckley
felded. but threw wild 10 second. Nine men in
the Boston team at once MADE a big kick.
claiming that Hines had bunted, but Mcdonald
shook his head and the bases were full with no.
body out.
Then comes tile s0rrOwful part of the story
Van HaltTen fouled out 10 Nash. and Denny
batied TO Nichols, who threw 10 Kittridge,
catching Speer at the Ilae. and then doubled
Colonies didn't get another chance TO score.
Ile details of The ia a : follaws.