The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-05
BEATEN BY
THE PONIES
Providence GrayS Suf-
fercd Two Defeats.
FIRST GAME oNE-sIDED.
Second Was Close but Luck Was
Against the Home Team.
CALLED ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN.

The Providence Grays met the
Springfield Ponies twice yesterday and
were defeated each time. Luck seemed
visitors had that as well as hard hit
ting and good base running TO help
them on to victory. In the morning
game the Ponies batted almost at will.
and in the first three innings piled up
nine runs, while the Grays during the
whole nine innings were able to Sc
cure onlyr three runs. III ,alIsa
The afternoon game was 9 hotly con-
tested one throughout. The Grays
were the first to score, and they made
two runs I'M che second inning. Drauby
started yit1 with hit. He. was forced
Y out at second. but Weigapd gained
first basei on the play. Coonsy sent
hot one Ito Gilbert. who rba0aly sue
ceeded in stopping the ball. but he was
unable to recover in time to make his
play. Then Weigand drew a throw TO
second base, and when Nichols threw
the bali down there Weigand went
straight ahead for third base. Bannon
made wild throw to head him Off and
Weigand scored. Cooney going to Sec
ond. Murray followed at the bat and
cracked out a hit on which Cooney
scored. Murray stole second base, and
was going to make third on a play that
retired Eagan. but Reilly tripped him
ahd threw him to the ground. and he
was lucky to get back to second base.
He died there.
In the fourth. with two out by
double play on a strike-out, Green sent
a ball to left field which Lynch failed
to head off, and Green gained third
base. After hitting Gilbert, Egan lost
his balance when about to pitch to
Reilly and made an accidental balk.
~ Arf
gained second on the balk. That was
the first show the Ponies had for scor-
ing.
In the fifth Hemming had five strikes
sent up to him, but was given his base
on balls. Pappalau gained first base
on a play that forced Hemming. barely
beating double play. Nichols and
Dolan tapped out hits and filled the
bases. Bannon sent a long fly TO CEN
tire and Pappalau scored. Massey was
hit and filled the bases again. and Green
came up again and batted in two runs.
making the score four to two against
the Grays.
Cooney. Murray and Egan were on
bases and one out in the seventh when
Canavan made his three-base drive
and put Providence one ahead. Lyons
batted a grounder to Bannon, who sent
the ball home. Canavan avoided Mich
OILS and slid over the plate, with Nichols
reaching for him. but not touching
him. Gruber declared him out.
At this time the thunder began to
roll and a wind storm preceding the
rain swept across the park. But the
rain would not come while the Grays
were ahead. 1t waited until after the
Springfields had two men on bases and
Green had another chance to send In
two runs by batting a ball just beyond
the reach OF Canavan.
The eighth inning was started in the
midst OF a gale that raised SO much
sand that the players were obscured
from view. Two Of the Grays were re-
tired with the game proceeding in the
sand storm. Then. as the rain came
the game was called. and 1t could not
be resumed. The Ponies were winners
by a single run. They had taken the
seventh straight game from the Grays.
ocoro fellows.