The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-05
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Stupid Base Running and Costly Errors
Profited the Troians.


Profited the Trojans.
A wide-awake and level headed coRcher
and disciplinarian, with Gray uniform,
on deck at critical periods in yesterdays
game at Adelaide Park would have made
the hearts of the shivering spectators
throb with great JOY. He was not
in evidence, and real tired feel
ing permeated the systems OF the
partisans of Murray's home guard. Reck-
less base running when the issue was
wavering in the scales, served as a gift
enterprise in which the Trojans held
the lucky coupons. Murray was
sent from first to third base
in the fifth inning on muffed
thrown ball by Breckenridge which he re-
covered ere the runner had reached the
second bag and he was rapidly Aelded out
to Donnelly. The cup of misery was filled
to the brim in the ninth inning
when the Grays made splen-
did squirt to win the race with Stricker
on first anN two hands out. Davis
lined out a rattling hit TO the outfiield
which advanced the "Cub" TO third.
Cooney followed with sharp drive past
second base which sent Stricken home.
Davis shot to second when the ball was
fielded to the plate, started on sprinting
act for third and was caught by
Cahill to Pickett before he
could return. The score was to
3 in favor of Troy, the surest batsmen
were to follow, and just at the critical
moment the enthusiasm of expectant
victory subsided with dull sickening
thud. IL was sure case of suicide for
the coacher was not there. Even the rain
ceased to sprinkle in the gloom OF disap-
pointment.
The ball-tossers from the light weight
city are sturdy, hustling and ambitious
team. They play ball all the time, and
mean business from start to finish. They
L..
last year, and have strengthened their
fielding and batting departments. Leo
Smith, formerly a favorito Providence
player, dances in the short-stop
garden. Meakin was selected
to deceive the home batsmen and only
three of them succeeded in occupying
a space in the hit column. McCauley
lifted the leather over the left field fence
in the second inning and brought in
Murray who had captured first base on
Smiths tumble. There was some tall
shouting at this timely feat and
"Scotty" Sanford was beside himself with
ecstacy. Then Mealkin dug a hole for his
spikes, and until the ninth inning but
one solitary hit rewarded the twenty-three
bat pushers. Some of them managed TO
introduce themselves to the lofty Breck-
inridge by wild pitching, force-outs and
mufied thrown balls at first base, neither
of whom were advanced beyond second,
except Murray, whose desperate ambi-
tion TO get possession OF the
third bag was nipped in the bud as
above explained. The Troy's batsmen
found Rudderham a clever juggler,
and they failed to earn either of their
runs. Stricken and Bassett were mainly
responsible for the loss OF the game in the
fifth inning. Johnson was given first on
Bassett's lazy fumbling and was
advanced TO second on Smiths
sacrifice. Meakin fouled out to
McCauley and Dopnelly was given first
on called balls. Simon gave Stricken a
swift grounder to handle which would |
have retired the side, but il bowled |
scored. Then Shelter spit on his hands, |
caught the curve on the right tangent, |
and it sailed TO left center /
field for two bases and Donnelly and |
Simon scored. This ended the run-get- |
ing for the visitors as In the succeeding |
who threatened to tally, reaching third |
on daisy cutter which Lyons failed to |
pluck, and being left at third by the re- /
tirement of the three succeeding batters. |
The batting OF both teams was compar-
atively light, Troy making a total of Q |
hits to z for the Grays. Lyons was kept |
busy sprinting after several long distance |
air navigators and made some brilliant |
catches, and Shelter covered himself |
with glory in capturing Cooney's long /
drive i'm the seventh inning. The errors |
were about evenly divided, Breckinridge !
and Smith being the rivals OF Bassett and
Strickcr in miss-plays which, however,
failed 10 prove as costly. McCauley's |
splendid work was highly appreciated,
particularly his base throwing, and Dom
nelly's skillful play at third /
was n suitable feature. lie retired
from the game in the seventh inning.
one OF his fingers being split 10 the bone
by pitched ball while at the bat. He
will be laid up for four weeks, and the
team Is thus deprived OF the
service of one of its most reli-
able and accomplished players. In the 9b-
sence OF the regular umpire, Mr.. Jones OF
Ohio officatod, and barring one or two
close decisions whereby the home team
got tho worst OF IL, he iilled the position
The gamc was temporarily
by rain at the close OF the
hfth inning. The score:
TROY.
A.. n. iu 20 A. r.
Donneily, sb...............
simon. D. f........ ......... % q
schefler, y. f...........ssssA o
Pickett. 2b........ 4....s..tf % 90
'uhil. c........s. .s.......s a .
Breckenridge. III. ..... ...... %
IsSsssos. I$,,s. !. ...i::........... 81