The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
GRAYS WIN
CLOSE GAME.
Defeat Springfield Ponies In
Interesting Contest.
HAS BIG LEAD FOR 5 INNINGS.
Then Friend Became EnatIc and The Visitors
Piled Up Seven Runs.
sTEAOIER IN THE FINAL INNING.
Har'iods Win From Worcester Through ihs Fine
Pitching Of Hsmns- Syracuse Sas an Easy
Marx for TorOn'o Rochester VIGOROUS.


x A small crowd was in attendance at
Adelaide Park yesterday afternoon.
probably on account of the losing
streak, which the Graybacks have de-
veloped within the past few days, but
the few hundred who were in attend
ance witnessed great game; game
which was lost and won in the ninth
inning and a game Which consisted of
the various situations which an excit-
ing game furnishes. In the first few in
nings il looked like regular walk
over for the local team for Friend
pitched great, ball, allowing the Ponies
only two hits i'm the first five innings.
On the other. hand. Woods was easy
for the Graybacks, being touched up
for two triples, three doubles and seven
singles in the same number of innings.
The result OF the bombardment on the
one hand and good pitching on the
other. was that the Graybacks led by
a score of to / at the end OF the fifth
inning. After that the Ponies got seven
runs while the locals failed to tally.
Friend gave no less than seven bases
on balls and some were costly
He opened the initial inning by pass
ing Shannon TO first. curley was put
out, Connor to Cassidy, but advanced
Shannon to third. Dolan hit a grounder
70 Danny" and Shannon was caught
going home. Campbell was third out
when Friend captured his grounder
M f...u 4. L.. H.. g.. n
For Providence, Parent met the first
bail pitched and smashed 1t out for
two bases. Capt. Connor sacrificed him
to third and Cassidy brought him
home on a nice single, going 10 second
himself when the ball was thrown In
to head off Parent.
He scored when Harry Davis got his
double and Davis scored on Stafford's
single moment later. Walters was
second gone, flying out TO Woods and
Smith ended the scoring by hitting an
easy one TO Woods, who passed 1t over
to Tucker at first.
After two were out in the second
Friend passed Gleason. but Wall could
not place hit and the gift was not
costly. Providence got two and made
their score in their half OF the in
ming. McAuley and Friend each placed
gingles in safe places and scored on
Parents second double of the sgame.
Connor. Cassidy and Davis each put
up flies, which were easily captured
and the kid" was left on bases.
In the third inning the Ponies broke
the ice and scored their first run.
Woods fly was captured by Cassidy
and Shannon was given his base on
balls for the second time, being forced
out at second moment later. however.
on Curley's grounder to Connor. Dolan
was next up and drove high one 10
the carriage space in right scoring
Curley from first and resting on third
himself. He could not score because
Smith got Campbelfs grouhder and
threw 10 first ahead of the runner.
Smith got hit for the Graybacks in
their half after two were out but
could get no farther than first.
Both teams went out one. two. three
I'm the fourth and in the firth the Po-
nies were again blanked, Wall and Cur
ley striking out and Shannon 1yed out
TO Walters. Thu Grays added four more
runs TO their total in the fifth on a
single by Cassidy, triple by Stafford
enother by Walters and singles by Jud
Smith and McAuley. The Ponies batted
clear around in the sixth inning and
scored five runs on bases on balls,
coupled with opportu~r hitting. Dolan
gained first on muiT of his fly by
Walters, on great attempt Connor,
Davis and Walters all trying for the
ball. Campbell was given his base on
balls and went 10 second when Tucker
hit TO Jud Smith. Dolan was forced
at third however. and was first out
Buckley was then given a base on balls
and Walls got a hit filling the bases.
Woods was at the bat and. picking out
q nice one OF Friends henders banged
the BAH over the left field fence, clear
ing the bases and making the score 3
10 6. Shannon was again given n base
on balls and went 10 second on Curley's
single. He was put out later by being
caught off second.
Woods allowed Providence only two
hits after the sixth inning and conse-
quentjy the locals did not score.
The Ponies added one TO their score
IN the seventh. Dolan and Campbell
each placed single. bus Doan was
forced out at third when Smith captur-
ed fuckers grounder down the third
base line. Buckley followed with a hit
scoring Campbell and Gleason was
third out--Connor 60 Cassidy. They
got another in the eighth on a SINGLE a
sacrifice and a base on balls, coupled
with an infield out.
They made their characteristic fight
ing finish In the ninth inning and Z,
looked as n they might tie the score In
that last inning. Campbell. the first
man up put up fly which was easily
corralled by Connor. but Tucker got a
single. He was forced at second wher
Buckley hit 20 Connor. Gleason got a
single. but Buckley was keld az third
and Gleason was allowed 10 steal sec.
ond. rather than-risl the throw 10 sec.
ond. Wall was at bat He hit a slow
grounder down the third base line
Friend ran up 90 the ball, grasped u