The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16
THE GRAYS NEARLY WON.
EikoSbarfe Batted Out the Game In
Eighth and Ninth.
THE BROWN HARVARD TIE GAME
Troy and Springfield Also Defeated
Providence Tied for First Piace-Na-
tioual and New England Leagues
Yale Defeats Amherst, Q 10 l.

The Grays were defeated yesterday
by n run after they had the game
apparently well in hand. Sullivan
pitched, and for seven innings was In
his old form allowing but four safe hits
and giving but three bases on balls In
the eighth. however, he was touched up
for two singles. q double and a home
run. which tied the score. and the
Wilkesbarres again batted the ball hard
In the ninth and won the game.
Both teams want out In order In the
first innings. In the second, hits by Bias
sett. Swartwooi and Campion Int a sac
riice by Hornung earned two runs for
caught nspping Off second while the
shortstop held the ball. Petit thinking
that the pitcher had 1t. He moved Oft
the base and was Immediately put out
after he had reached second on two errors
of Shinnick. lie was the third out. In
ter field and when the ball got past
Staltz he took third. Hornung and
Campion singled and McKeough sacri-
iced, scoring two more runs Sullivan
was out at first and Frlel struck out.
Up to the fifth the visitors had not got
twelve men to bat in four innings. but In
the fifth. Irwin and Sales got first on
balls. Irwin, however, was caught nap
ping of second aud run down between
the bases, Sales landing at second. Lake
sent Sales I'm with a clean single and
stole third n when La Chance hit o
Martin attempted to reach the plate but
WAS out. Mclaughlin struck out.
In the sixth Swartwood singled, Hor-
nung hit one over Staltz's head that
looked SO good for three bases that
Swartwood started for second. Staltz
made a wonderful catch and Swartw o
had a hard time getting back to first. ice
thought it was hard to be robbed that
way. Campion hit for I'VE bases, Swart-
wood going to third and McKeough hit
to Shin nick who was SO anxious TO make
a put u at the plate that the ball got
away from him aud Swartwood scored,
Camp going to third aud McKeough to
first. Sully sacrificed ana Camp scored.
Friel went out at first.
In the same inning Staltz was hit by a
pitched ball, got second on Shinnick's
sacrifice and came home on TWINS three
Dagger which should have been called a
foul, as II was ten feet 10 the right OF the
right foul post. Irwin was left as
Sayles few out to Hornung.
In the eighth after Horlung had got
his base, CamDion got his fourth hit If
the game, and Joe was thrown out at
third by La Chance. Camp on stole
boCOuu, NCub W tuitu Ou Mt heOugnS
hit and scored oil Bowers muff OF Sulli-
vans pop fly. Friel few cut to Bonner
and Martin to Shinnick.
The Wilkesbarre to I'm was apparently
leading a forlorn hope, the score being z to
3 against them. but Sullivan had about
pitched himself out and IL this inning
the balls came up over the plate as big
as footballs. Staltv linei IL out for two
buses, Shinnick sacrificed, Slattrry hit
safe n one run was scored. Irwin
singled and Eddie Sales came to the bat
looking mean. He hit the ball with one
Of those vicious lunges Of his and 1t
sailed over the left field fence on "A line,
just. clearing the top rail and also tie
bases. Lake fouled out and Bonner
struck out.
The score was now a tie at seven runs
each, and Providence tried hard to score.
Swartwood hit safely when two were
out, but was retired at second when he
tried to make IL a two-bsgger.
Lachance started the music in the
ninth, with his first hit of the game, and
stole second just as Mclaughlin struck
out. Staltz hit a clean single, and La
chance scored from second, whining the
game with only II ont. The score: