The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-27

combination of errors and base hits had
netted the Providence men three runs.
| Until the seventh inning the Pawtuckets
went out In one, two, three order with
monotonous regularity, and after Horner
had pitched his three innings his place
was taken by Mullen, and but one run was
made while he was In the box. This was
in the fourth inning, when he gave Lyons
his base on balls, who was advanced as
Murray went out at first, and scored on
Coogan's single.
Matters went along very evenly until
the seventh inning when, with two men
out, 1t looked for a short time as though
the visitors might score. Beaumont and
News had both been put out at first, and
Stouch knocked out single, and Whiting
who followed lined out the ball for two
bases, sending Stouch down to third.
Buelow came up, and everyone yelled for
| hit, but before he could find tho ball he
| popped foul In Bassett's hands, and it
| was all over. This was the nearest ap-
proach to scoring that Pawtucket had
made thus far. The next inning was the
opening of long winter of discomfort,
and the wind as il travelled over the bleach
ers seemed to Pawtucket cranks to have
become frost laden. The Providence root
ers did not have the same experience.
Wilder went into the box for Pawtucket
aud Lyons opened up the fireworks by maxi
ing base hit. Was advanced by Murray,
the latter going out. Coogan was hit and
took first, and both men moved up - Rud-
derham took his base on balls. Weigand
also took his base for the same reason a
moment later, forcing In Lyons. Bassett
sent fly to Weisbecker who caught 1t,
and Coogan scored. This finished the
scoring for the time being. After Gilbert
had made base hit there was nothing
more done, as Coughlin flew out to Ly ms,
and Wilder and Weisbecker struck out.
The ninth inning, as far as the Paw
tuckets were concerned, was somewhat on
the style of darkest Russia" The Grays
made eight runs, none of them being
earned. The batters went around the score
card once and one over. Drauby led OF
with a base hit, Cooney followed suit,
Lyons was hit by pitched ball, Murray
drove a fly in Weisbecker's territory,
Coogan made first base on an error by Gill
bert, and in the meantime Drauby had
come in on a passed ball and the others all
moved up base. Rudderham made the
second out by bounding ball TO Stouch
to Beaumont. Wiegand was given a base
on balls, Bassett made a clean hit, Knight
did likewise, and then the man tnst Prov
idence counts on for work at the bat In an
emergency took his turn, and Drauby
took his place in front Of the plate.
There was no emergency, but just the
same Drauby displayed his prowess by
landing the ball over the center field fence
for home run, and this would not have
ceen SO disastrous had he not chased sew
eral others home. The only run scored by
Pawtucket was In the last inning, and was
scored on an error by Weigand. Beaumont
made the run assisted by base hit by
Tommy News.
The game was over, and Pawtucket had
been trounced, the plans, and wishes of
the followers of the visitors had gone
astray, and the Providence players viii SIT
on the fence and make funny faces until
Pawtucket Is given chance to redeem its
somewhat premature reputation to play
ball.
Not that this last remark should be con-
strued to mean that they cannot play q
fast art Gle of the gamo, for they can, but
there you have 1t again, and the fact Is
self-evident that 1t is the most uncertain
OF sports.
McAuley, who ofiiciated as umpire OF
the game, developed the fact that he Is a
far better ball player than he is an umpire,
and some OF his work was of the variety
called yellow. The Pawtucket pitchers
received decidedly the worst of the sltua-
this his decisions were as the school boy
says as fair for one as for the other.
Whiting led the batting for Pawtucket
with a single and double, and Mullen
made the best showing OF the pitchers.
Horner, owing to the cold weather, did not
try his speed to any account. The fact was
apparent, however, that he is all right, and
1t is rather a peculiar situation that he
finds himself in. For the last two seasons
he has had perfect control OF the ball, but
no great speed. Now he has the speed, but
II will require little more practice to give
him the control.
Buelow, the late arrival, was put In to
catch, and although not in shape after his
long ride, made a very favorable impress
sion, and will prove all right. The fly In
the second inning for which Lyons re-
ceived credit for a base hit should have
been an out. The wind was strong, and
talking the ball toward wcisbecker, Whit
ing let IL go to him. "weis" heard the
call for Whiting to take the ball, and both
stopped with the ball between them.
Wilder occupicd the l,ox for pawtucket