The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-16
SPORTING NEWS.
The Brown Team Defeats
Exeter "a to |.
The Providence Team Prac-
ticed at Adelaide Park.
National Circuit of the League OF
American Wheelmen.

1t was an ideal day yesterday tor the
ushering in OF the collegiate baseball
season. just warm enough to Timber up
the players and yet cool and pleasant in
the grand stand. While the teams were
going through the preliminary practice
and sending the ball across the diamond
from base to base the Brown University
Symphony Orchestra, stationed on the
gymnasium veran da, played several selec-
tions that we're fully appreciated by the
600 or more spectators.
At $3.50 O'Clock Umpire Cogg'ns called
the game, with Brown in tue Held and
Exeter at the bat. Only four men OF the
visitors went to the bat ia the first in
ming. Scannell striking out, Gibbons
and Lydecker dying at first and smith,
who made a single and stole second, teing
left there.
There is no need Of attempting 10 tech
nically describe the second half OF the
first inning as 1t would be as tiresome TO
the reader as IL was TO the spectators. liz
Il enough TO say that the home team
found Plunkett's delivery to be decided
ly easy and consequently hammered the
visitor from one end OF the field to the
other for T. otal of ~ runs. IL was APP
parent to all that the Exeter men We're
ratified; they played loose and without
any attempt at team work, and II was a
relief to all hands when the Browns
again took the field. But throughout the
game the visitors were never In Ii for
minute; they were totally outclassed as
Was shown by the final score OF "a runs
to l. In the second inning they substi-
tuted Robertson for Plunkett and succeed
ed In taking brace and holding Brown
down bit.
Tho game dragged along until the sixth
inning In an uniDteresting, one-sioed
way, when the only real excitement OF
the day occurred. Brown had taken the
nsId, after making several changes in
the makeup, namely, Sedgwick. who was
playing left field, came in to pitch; Dunn
took Lacey's place behind the bat, and
Rodman relieved .asey at first. Sedg-
wick was q trifie wild at first and IL was
only Que to his excellent support that
Gibbons and Norton's hits were helded in
time to retire the players. Smith was
then sent to first on balls and was ad-
vanced to second by Scanneil being sup
piled with a similar number OF the spher-
oids. Scannell lay pretty well OF first and
Dunn, thinking to catch him mapping,
drove the ball to Rodman. Away he
started, streak1ng it for second with little
Smith sprfnting for third. Here Rodman
made fatal erorr. Instead OF sending
the ball TO third to catch Smith he threw
wildly to second. Fultz, who was not
looking for the ball, came nesr missing
IL entirety, Dut IS IL WAS ne nhu not re-
covered 1t In time TO stop Smith as he
few over the home plate, making the
solitary run for the visitors and saving
them the disgrace of being whitewashed.
J. b. Gibbons sent up foul fly which
was gathered in by Lauder, thus retiring
the side.
The tear, work of the Brown men was
excellent, though their ability at the bat
can hardly be judged yet, as neither
Plunkett nor Robertson were pitchers OF
any marked degree, so that II is hard TO
predict just what the collegiaus will do
when they cross bats with a tisrt-class
nine. Following is the score by innings: