The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-08
Paytucket Had the Game
Well in Hand Until the
Sixth Inning.
II Was Then That Manager
Finn's Team Kicked Over
Our Apple Wagon.
71R TAILENDRRS DIED HARD
Walnut Effort on Tauntsn's Part to Break the
lee-Brockton Disposed Of Paii River
Notes Of the Game.

~Eard luck" Is an ancient, moss covered
f'sas" that has come down to us through
all kinds of centuries. When Venice was
in ths height OF its glory and follow took
header from the stern of Dalmatian
yondola 1t was "hard lucki" Today, II
you miss train for Providence, it is "hard
iuckl" There is no doubt about it, "hard
luck Is a chestnut with service stripes
and family tree that dates back to the
time when Alexander the Great licked
ever thing In sight, except Bob Fitzsim-
mons, and called IL "hard luck" because
hefpund no other old thing to conquer.
Yesterdays game was one with many
'sifs, . but then ''ifs" do not cut any figure
on score card, and Manager Finn went
home with a smile and game in the in
side pocket OF his spring overcoat. In the
first place, who was responsible for the
loss of the game? Now your "ifs" come in.
II The gentle zephyr that sailed across
the field from about north northeast had
not ran afoul OF an iceberg somewhere
ont a sea and retained enough OF its frigid
chill 10 freeze up Horner at the end of the
fifth inning, or IL Tommy Connolly had
call, d flve balls strikes instead of balls on
Horner, or if Bill Coughlin had gotten
und foul that he ran up the cinder ter
race TO capture, or IL Beaumont had tried
TO ge' in front of q hit down the base line,
ar il Connolly had looked at the base line
inste ad of a misplaced base, and called n
foul instead of a fair ball, or if--well,
''hang II ALL" il an earthquake had turned
up at the close of the fifth inning Paw
tucket might have won the game, but just
the same there was considerable in the
way OF luck that entered into the contest.
Not that it is intended to convey the i'm
preston that Newport did not win the
game on It's merits, as far as merit went
after they got started. They did.
For the first Ave innings the game was
a. pretty contest as one would desire to
to see. Pawtucket made one run in the
drst, and another in the third inning, snd
we're doing this trick Newport was unable
to score. Horner was pitching good ball,
and held the visitors down to four hits
which were a. widely scattered as oysters
In q church festival stew. Horner also
used his head, and watched the bases
closely.
Then came . season of discomfort and
the boys from the city by the sea had
little pound party, going once around the
score, and three over. Horner used swift
straight ball after the fifth, not attempt
ing any curves. The visitors were appar-
emily pleased by the change, and during
the progress of the fatal sixth landed out
six runs. Four men were given their bases
on balls. Three doubles and single,
and errors by Weisbccker and Coughlin,
two Of the most reliable men on the team,
did the rest.
The score In the seventh inning was tied
by Pawtucket, and matters became very
Interesting. The men on the bleachcrs
swoke to life for the first time this season,
and the voice OF the rooter was heard in
the land. II happened In this fashion,
Horner was first man up, and went to
first after waiting for Hawley TO give him
a good one. In an attempt To steal second
he was thrown out by Crisham. Weis-
becker also was given first, went down a
notch on Beaumont's single, and both men
came home ON News two-bsggcr. stouch
flew out TO Gallagher. Whiting knocked
out single, and News came home. Whit
ing going down to second on an attempt
to'put out News.
The visitors didnt intend TO have matters
remain even, however, for in their half of
the inning Crisham the first man at the