The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-19
WHITEWASHED
ONCE MORE.
GTays Defeated by Rochestsrs
at Adelaide Park.
BATTERY WORK ABOUT EVEN.
Visitors Made Their Hits, However, Whsn
Hits Were Needed 10 Make Runs.
HELPED BY ERRORS OF THE cHAYBAck
Thres Runs Scored by Rochesiss Alter IhelT
Size Shcud have tssn Relirtd-Oher Wnnirs
Yesterday Sanding Ct Tho Clubs.

Rochester rather rubbed 1t into the
Grays yesterday not only druooins
them. but applied coat of white-wash'
The batting was about even; but SIN
gle error. when The third man should
have been declared out, gave the visit
ors three runs. snappy play prevented
the Rochesters from making their score
much larger.
In the second Householder led OH
with a two-base hit against the lett
fence. He went 10 third when CASSIDY
captured Smlnks grounder ana threw
him our. O'Hagan sent long ny 70
right field and Householder scored the
Iiist run.
In the third inning Donovan, the new
Providence player, led of at Dat, ana
he cracked out the first hit Tor the
Grays. a clean drive down the diamond
TO advance him by bunting, but ON
Evans was struck out and the BAH was
turned on Donovan. who lodged back
and forth on the line. leading merry
chase with the whole Rochester team
punched between first and second bases
To keep him from reaching either base.
Beane retired the side by sensational
catch of a bad high fly in short left
center from Hernons bat.
In the fourth "A drive by Walters was
captured by Burke. and Walters was
thrown out by a close shave. Cassidy
went out on another to O. Hagan. Da-
Wis followed with clean hit, and Nyce
shot another one free. on which Davis
went TO third base. Clancy was next
UP. and he hit the ball hard, but Bare
lay took IL in the air on the jump ana
shut out the runs that were on the way
over the plate. In this inning, with
two out, Householder sent up a fly 20
short center and the new fielder had
his first fielding chance. He sprinted
under the ball. got both hands on 1t,
held IL a second or two. and then IL fell
from his hands. Householder was go
ing like a race horse 10 second base.
and he gained 1t. Evans gave Smink a
base on balls, and hits by O'Hagan and
Burke sent in three runs, every man
of the lot going two bases on single
hit. Leahy blocked The first man In at
the plate, but the ball was knocked out
OF his hands, or he could have shut out
those three runs.
Again In the sixth Providence got two
men on bases. both on drives at Burke
which were too sharp for him TO han
die. They were made oy Walters and
Cassidy. Davis smashed the ball far
out TO right field. 1t was caught, but
both men were advanced on IT, once
more Providence had prospects. NycC
drove the ball far out to center field
but Campau sprinted under IL anC
squeezed the ball. once more shutting
out the Grays.
Householder again led off in the sixth
inning with a terrific drive down th'
first base line. Davis tackled IL, bu
could no more stop that drive than h
could handle cannon ball. Ii went &
the carriage space for three bases. TIL
next man up. Smink, hit a hot on
at Evans. who could not stop the ball
IL bounded half way to first base. Da
Wis went for II. with Cassidy on the rur
10 cover first base. Davis got the ball
landed II in Cassidy's hands as ht
sprang on the bag. and the runner was
cut But a hit by UHagan followed
and the tifth and last Gun was scored
Providence could not get a run. Score:
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