The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-26
WERE NOT in IT.
Tom Cotter and His Braves Wounded
by the Providence Grays.


by the Providence Grays.
In keeping with the color that adorns
Tommy Cotter and his- brave followers
who visited Providence last evening to
scalp the Grays, Infantry hall was painted
red at Mul Smiths expense. This game
cut great figure In the relative standing
of the Fall Rivers, for with the game to
their crecit their chance in the front row
at the end OF the week was good. They
wanted TO win and tried hard, resorting
TO any old thing ia their attempt to stop
the goal getting of the home team. No
regular referee appearing, q local light
officiated, which fact was taken advan-
tage Of on many an occasion. Exssper-
ated beyond despair Cotter tried TO
make showing, playing the game for all
it was worth and when all available
resources had been practiced, substituted
Cornell in the place Of Russell, who was
playing a rattling game. The limit on
goals for the season was rea ched and the
way the. Grays fooled Curley on their |
moves was n caution. In his eagerness to |
stop the drives he met the ball on the |
outside several times and before reaching |
his wigwam, each time the rubber was |
ahead Of him. Sword was practicing the |
same tactics although meeting with bet |
ter success and on one occasion made a
clever stop. followed the ball out and
drove il in the air to his opponent at tho
other end. His work iu front of the
cage was all right. Msnard was OF the
surface and helped out considora bly,,
though not In good enough condition yet
TO play his game. At opportune times he
cared for the sphere in good shape and
contributed three goals to the string
while he played. Pierce held his own
and piled up seven goals to his credit ell
of which were made on Judgment plays.
Canavan covered his man all the time
and made two pretty side goals, each
grazing the end of the cage. Mul Smith
stayed with any of them when they came
In his territory and saved many hot
drive. The game started of at rattling
pace anj after several attempts had been {
made at each OF the goal tenders Pierce
had IL on the side of the rink and scored I
number one for the 6ruys. russell made q
the next goal en- q hound from the side
OF the rink. Menard and Pierce figured in 9
the next one the goal being secured by {
Pierce after Menard had passed the ball n
to Curley's back who was out OF the cir q
Gle. The period ended with Providence &
one the best. The second period opened b
mp with Knockout for Mul Smith who | q
ran up against hot drive from Russell, | u
and Smith bled freely for few minutes. Ia
The first goal was secured by Menard on
! pass from Canavan the length of the Of
ink. Cotter got the next On g. side shot | cl
It close quarters. Pierce took the rubber b
On the sext and carried IL the length of al
he rink and passed 1t to his partner who
put 1t home on straight drive. Dickie
mode the following goal by himself, car
ying the ball down the side ana poking
back OF Curley to the latter's discop. Ia
orture. Wodtke helped Russell take their nj
econd goal OF the period on Juggling III
hot from the side TO CENTRE The next four m
osls Providence took In quick succession ou
m plays by Menard, Cansvan aud Pierce
tho handled the ru bber in polo style pIac- an
ig 1t to advantage and each connecting nj
every turn. The total number of TO-
osls in this period was nine, the Grays
king seven of them. The last period at
as enliveneo by the struggling of Pa
ommy to do something or die and be
orked hard for nsught. Providence In
cured six more goals in this period, at
vo of which hePeck contributes, who act
I'd appeared in Mensrd's place. The str
'disns mansged to place three to their viii
edit, Ccttsr clainiDg them on hard rou
ives from the side of the rink. The Sta
'ief's desire to embrace the hume play cor
8 at different stages OF the game cost the
m two fouls, and finally Everett was bel
ught bare faced at the same trick.
hicn scratched of one goal leaving the
ore Providence Is and Fall Riyer 8. :.
le summary follows:
providence-Pierce, 1r., Mensrd, 2r, lin
,peck, 2r, Cansvsn, C, smith, BIB. min
sord, q. :,
Fsn River-Russell, 1r, ConuelI. Ir. dsv
odtse Pr, Cotter C, Everett, hb, Cur. RsI,
Y, g.
,al, Won by. Made nv T;,, JC