The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-19
With a Couple of Heart Disease
Plays By Him the Jig
Was Up.
AND The PAWTUCKETS LOST.
The Dunning Benefit at New Bedford Was a
Grand Success-Bowling at the
Auditorium General Notes.

The Tigers went at the Grays In Dr1sk,
businesslike way at Infantry Hall, and
there was no earthly reason why they
should not have won the game and took
the lead in the National League race for
the pennant. Everything was progress
ing favorably for a victory for Capt.
Writings men when the third period of
the conflict opened, and those who went in
from here were rejecting on what cinch
the Grays are for the wearers OF the striped
jerseys. Sailing was as quiet and peaceful
as on Q mill pond, when suddenly the
Tigers craft was bufYeted about on the
polo seas In q manner that brought dis
aster in its trail. Capt. Whiting lost his
hold on on the wheel and the sturdy little
craft which has braved far more turbulous
seas than those encountered last night
went down In the conflict. When the final
gong sounded the Pawtucket craft was
dragging its anchor and leaking badly on
all sides. Capt. Whiting and his crew
fought bravely to right things, but the
things that happened in the short space Of
five minutes at the opening of the third
period tipped over all calculations and
victory had to be chalked up to Manager
Murray's team.
When the third period opened the score
was TO in favor of the Tigers and IL
there is anything in that old truism that
"Coming events cast their shadows be-
FORE" the Grays were as good as licked.
stated. The first thing on the program
was the declaring of a foul in goal on
Capt. Whiting for doing the split eagle
act in front of Lations, whose citadel was
in danger of falling. That made the score
a tie. About two minutes later Capt.
Canavan lay down in his own goal circle
and the Pawtuckets were given goal.
Pierce flew down to center like a catapult
and juggled the ball down to the Paw
tucket cage and Tipped it into the netting
behind Lations like flash. This was
rubbing it in. Again the little red rubber,
which was a dark brown by this time,
was spotted. And again did Dicky reach
the spot first. He secured control of the
ball and after making a feint at Lations
carried it around the Pawtucket cage and
to the front. With Tigers standing all
around Dicky tangled the rubber in the
netting behind Lations. Score-Provi-
dence 5, Pawtucket A, and so it remained
to the end, although the Tigers made
herculean efforts to tie the score.
Pierce scored both goals, which proved
ers. When he drove the second one in the
large crowd in attendance went up in the
air with rush, and the applause given
Dicky made the big hall ring for minute
or more. 1t was most brilliant feat, for
the Pawtucket boy saved the day for Pro-
vidence in such short order that even the
most enthusiastic crowd could not keep
tabs on what was going on. His perform
ance was the feature of the evenings
work.
In the early stages of the game the Grays
put up stiff argument, but the pace set
out for them was having its effect. Nc
Peck broke the ice by neat drive from in
front after IL minutes play, and minute
and half later he got an open shot, and
by clever stroke put the Grays two to
the good.
The Tigers scored thrice in succession in
the second period and took the lead. Cum
ningham scored the first on beautiful
side shot and then Bone followed with a
lightning corner shot. Just before the
close Bone got another pass to his liking
on the side, and hung the ball up behind
Sword in short order.
What went on in the third period is
described above. The summary:
PAwTUCKET. pRoyrpyxcr
Cunningham, Bone, r......r., Pierce. McPeck |
III. whiting, c...................... g.. Cnnavan
W. Whiting (Leydon) n. b........h b.. Smith |
Lations, .''...............t.... 49,. e., Sword |
Goal. won Dy Gagged by Time. |
1......Providence.... .......McPeck... .12,l5 |
.....Providence....... .McPeck......... 80 |