The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-18
Visitors Had a Batting Streak
and Made Eight Runs in
Quick Time.
KNORR TWzRLED FOR RPAWTUCKET
he Was Given Good Support and None Of the
Visitors Reached Home Plate Until the
Eighth Inning Sporting Notes.

Yesterday afternoon the Brockton shoe
makers appeared upon the Dexter street
grounds about 2:45 o'clock and notified
Manager Smith that they had come to win.
The Maroons' manager thought they
were joking, and 1t appeared afterward
that they had been dreaming when they
spoke until the eighth inning, when they
took to Knorr's shoots and curves like
ducks take to water, and before they let up
and after the dust was settled 1t was
learned that the Cobblers had scored five
runs.
Then the joke was found to be no jest
but of stern reality. In the ninth inning
they continued their batting streak and
three more runs were scored easily, making
Q total of eight In two innings, four times
~ many as they needed to win the game.
Pittenger was on the rubber for the Wis
itors and but very few hits were made of
his delivery. He had excellent control of
the ball and clearly demonstrated that he
was indeed s'fnd."
Knorr did the twirling for the home
team and although he was hit oftener than
Pittenger he was given excellent support
and not one of the visitors reached home
plate until the eighth inning. Connolly
umpired the game and his decisions were,
{. one and all impartial.
The game opened with Brockton at the
bat. 6harrot struck out and Sheckard fol-
lowed him with . two-base hit over the
fence. The next two men up were easy
outs and tho side was retired.
Whiting was the frt man up for Paw
tucket and hit an easy grounder and was
thrown out at first. Moss hit the ball hard
but 1t struck In front of the plate. Shea
got the ball and threw wild to first and
Moss went to third on the throw and
scored on Beaumont's ground hit. News
hit for q single to right field and Beaumont
went to third. Stouch drew four balls and
advanced News to second.
weisbecker hit to Pittenger, who threw
to Shea and caught Beaumont on the home
plate, and quick throw to first doubled
up Weisbecker and retired the side. No
more scoring was donRs until the eighth
inning, although both sides had men on
bases many times, but the necessary hit
was not forthcoming.
In the eighth Birmingham was first up
and he promptly struck out. Magoon
singled and Shea followed him with q
two-base hit over rightfield fence. Hans
comb drew four balls. Pittenger hit to
Moss, who let the ball 60 through him,
and Magoon and Shea scored, Hanscomb
being caught on slide to third.
Sharrott hit for single and Pittenger
scored. Sheckard drove the ball over
rightfeld fence for q home run, and
Birmingham, who was running for Shar-
rott, walked In ahead OF him. Henry
went out at first on IN easy ground hit.
In their half OF this inning, the Paw
tuckets went out In one, two and three
order, News out at first, stouch flied out
to right and Weisbecker struck out.
Nadeau opened the ninth inning for
Brockton with single. Birmingham
went out at first. Magoon hit for two
bases scoring Nadeau, and Shea followed
with another two bagger scoring Magoon
Hanscomb hit safely and Shea scored
Pittenger struck out.
At this stage of the game Moss of the
Pawtuckets was ordered to the bench for
some reason best known to the manage
ment. Sharrot placed the ball over right
Aeld fence for two bases and Sheckard
went out at first.
n their half of the ninth inning the
MRoons could do nothing, going out In
one, two and three order; Coughlin out al
Arst, Beaumont out on . line hit to Magoor