Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-15
STARTED Off we'll.
But the Rain Spoiled the
Game Saturday.
MARO0NS HAD BIG LEAD.
Rain Also Interrupted the Sunday
Game at Crescen Park,

The severe storm that struck this city
Saturday afternoon saved the Augustus
from an cverw hclming defeat, cheated the
Pawtuckets out OF game and disap'
pointed over 900 people that had assem-
bled to witness the contest. The weather
was very dubious all day but 1t cleared up
some about noon and IL was hoped the
game could be played, but at the begin
ming OF the second inning the storm broke
and rain and hail came down in a bin d.
ing sheet, forcing the players to leave the
field and drenching the people on the
bleachers before they could get under
cover. After half an hours wait the rain
was still falling and as there was about
three inches OF water on the diamond IT
was impossible TO renew the game.
The home team had Jimmy Meakin In
the box and he was as strong as a lion
while the boys took very kindly to Dill.
worth's delivery, getting six hits, three OF
which were two baggers, In the inuing
plsyed and scored six rQns.
The Kennebecs were retired without q
run or hit and 1t Is very likely the game
would have been ue-sided. Waldron
was the 6rst on the Pawtucket's batting
order and csme up smiling. HE raped
out double and the smile In
creased to broad grin. The ball landed
on top OF the big tenement block on Dex.
ter street and would have been q home
run only for the ground rules. "Hobe"
Whiting got single and "Wally" scored.
Hannivan hit for two bases and "Hobe"
crossed the plate. Harry Davis took the
starch out of Dilworth by smashing out
another double and Hanniyan scored.
Daley singled, scoring Davis. Yeager fol.
lowed suit and Daley went to third on an
error. Daley stole home and Yeager
second and third and got home on Bar
toms fly out to Dextroze. Connor got
Lang's fly and Meakin struck out.
Bean led OF for the Kennebecs and went
out from Daley to Davis. Hannivan
failed to get Johnson's grounder, Doherty
hit to short and Johnson was forced out
at second. Waldron captured Bakers fly
In the right garden and the side was re.
tired with goose egg.
Waldron had Just braced himself for
another hat when the rain arrived and the
game was called.
National League.
At Observation-Disclosures, 8; Washing
ton, 3.
At ot. Louis-fhlladelpnla, y; St. Louis,
f.
At Pittsburg Brooklyn, 4; Pittsburx, !.
At Cleveland-Cleveland, 8; New York, e.
At Louisville-Boston, Is; Louisville, Q.
At Chicago-Baltimore, 8; Chicago, 1,
Other Games. 80
New England League Fall River 3,
Lewiston /; New Bedford 8, Portland 3.
Eastern League--Providence 8, Wilkes
barre 8; Springfield Is, Scranton 8; Buffalo
9, Syracuse 6; Rochester 8, Toronto 6.
Score Tie.
Abot 1000 people assembled on the
grounds at Crescent Park Yesterday to
see the game between Lewiston and
Augusta iof the New Englsnd League.
The contest was interrupted a couple Of
times by the rain and after the fourth
inning 1t was deemed useless to try and
play any longer. The score was a tie,
each team having scored three runs.
There were three Eastern League games
yssterdayland the results were as follows:
Toronto 15.11, Rochester II; Syracuse z,
Buffalo g.