The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-27
CRAYS BEATEN
BY ROCHESTER
Home Team Lost the Opening
Game Of Baseball Season.
Big CROWD SAW THE CONTEST.
In First Six Innings Rochester Scored II
While Grays Were BIinksd.
LATTER MADE A FIGHTING FINISH.
Piled Up Eleven Russ In Tho Three lasl Innings.
Two Men on Bases When The Side Was
Retired Ia the Ninth.
LATTER MADE A FIGHTING FINISH.

Before a crowd OF over 5000 pedple
yesterday afternoon, the championship
series OF the Eastern league of base
bali clubs was opened. While the
Grays were defeated. IL was only after
a fighting finish. and the large crowd
started for home with the knowledge
that the Providence team will not re-
sign itself TO defeat, but will play until
the very last man is out.
There was a parade OF the players
and a serenade by the American band
previous to the game. and Secretary of
state Charles p. Bennett pitched the
first BAH. Providence was first at bat
and they went out in one, two, three
order. Lush started of for Rochester
with a hit and stole second a moment
later. Smith hit to Stafford. who made
a high throw to first, Smith keeping
ON to second and Lush going TO third.
With two on bases. Campau got two
bagger, and two runs were tailed for
Rochester. Parent made an excusable
error on Smiths hit. but the side was
retired on an attempt Of Smink to pur-
loln second and two easy outs or the
next two men up.
In the second Providence sent three
men 20 bat. all being easy outs. A
base on balls to O'Hagan, and two sim
giles added TO a couple Of stolen bases
added two TO the Rochester score.
In the third. Parent got a hit. the
first one OF the game for Providence.
Leahy hit to Bonner. who threw 10
third TO head off Parent. On close
decision aient was declared out, but
n Pol
burt Walters advanced Leahy by hit
TO centre. Walters went TO second, but
on another very close decision he was
declared out and the side retired.
Rochester in their half got three hits
and one iun, and Evans was taken out.
Braun held them in the next inning,
although he was a trifie wild, but In
the fifth, with three on bases. Gremir%
ger got homer and the score was
10 TO 0.
Two singles and two doubles made
the score IL to I'm the sixth, and the
Grays stii seemed unable TO solve
Murphy's delivery.
In the seventh. after the first man had
been retired, Connor got hit. Parent
got a nice single and Connor went to
third Leahy got a single and Connor
scored. Parent going 10 third and Lea
by reaching second on the throw home.
Braun batted on through Bonner and
TWO more were scored TOT fTONlucuC0.
With two men on bases and one out
in the next Stafford captured a liner
on the fly. jumped on third and the
side was retired.
Cassidy got hit for Providence and
Davis followed with another. Noblit
hit to the outfield and Cassidy scored.
Cunnor smashed out another but was
forced out a minute later when Parent
hit TO the shortstop. Davis scored On
the play. Leahy hit for two bases and
Braun did the same trick, two more
runs resulting. Tn the last inning for
Rochester, Ronner got a hit and stole
second Later he scored on O'Hagan's
hit. making a total of IL for the Wis
itors. A double play held them at this
number of runs.
In the ninth. Cassidy singled. Davis
tripled Nobht singled and Connor
doubled. Parent was first out. but bat
ted in a run. Leahy got a single and
another runner came home With two
ON bases. Braun got single and Wal
ter came to bat. He hit a fly to Cam
pau. who clutched the ball, and the
Grays were retired. two runs behind.
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