The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-18
ROYALS WERE
BADLY BEATEN.
They Gould Do Little Against
Danny Friends Pitching.
SECURED ONLY FOUR HITS.
Cross, The Montreal Pitcher, Also Old Very
Effective Work for His Team.
HELD GRAYBAcKs DOWN TO SIX HITS
The Home Team PIsysd . Husiliug Game From
S.alh Finish, and Won Out handsomely 10
he Presence Of Large Crowd.
Cross, The Montreal Pitcher, Also Old Very
Effective Work for His Team.
HELD GRAYBACKs DOWN TO SIX HITS

Danny Friend, with his south-paW
I'm perfect working order gave as great
an exhibition OF twirling at Rocky
Point yesterday, as has been seen in
some time. He had fast ones and slow
ones in abundance and he also did not
fail to use several ins and outs on the
sphere, which did not make the ball
much easier 10 touch. In short. he had
the Dooley crowd on his route at all
stages of the game. allowing them only
four hits. two OF these being rather
slmsy ones at that. only two deal
head passes to the initial corner. and
causing eleven opposing batsmen TO
fracture the cool and bracing sea-
breezes.
Cross, the "phenom," who was looked
upon by many as one who would do
things 10 the Graybacks. pitched good
ball. He allowed the locals only SIX
hits. but that many was sufficient. ne
issued six passes and the Providence
men worked these into good ADVANTAGE,
scoring Ave runs with the aid or nVe
errors by the Royals. Friend should
have had the credit OF shut out and
would have had were il not for MS
lowed Schiebeck 10 get first when ne
might have been easily retired. He stole
second, kept on TO third. when trH
throw TO catch him mapping went wrong
and scored on Odwelrs clean single.
Odwell and Bannon were doubled wnen
"Jud" got Bannon's grounder near
third base. Danny" then began his
rcn,;nucus performance of striking out
batsmen and Lezotte was disposed of
after three Intellectual attempts to con-
meet with the ball. Providence evened
up in their half. Parent was too small
for Cross and four high ones sent him
10 first. Connor banged out a double
and Parent rested on third. Cassidy
put up a foul to Catcher Moran. bur
Parent scored on Braun's fiy-out TO
Bannon beating the throw in. Stafford
was third out in a nice assist and put
ont by Raub and Cross.
Johnson and Moran were troubled
with swift ones in the second and
struck out. Henry put up a fly which
was easily captured by STANFORD and the
side was retired
After one man had been retired in the
locals half. Smith was given first. went
TO second on Friends hit and died there.
as Parent put UP a high fly to Raub.
In the third Raub struck out. Cross
was given a base on balls. but Danny"
disposed of Schiebeck and Odwell on
nings. But three men came up for the
Graybacks. all being easy outs.
Bannon opened the fourth with hit.
but was put out on an attempted steal
OF second. Lezotte and Johnson retired
the side on high flies. In the fourth
inning Providence secured a lead which
was never overcome. Stafford bunted
and beat the ball to'first. Walters sacri-
feed him TO second. he went to tiVrd nn
McAuley's fly out to right. and scored
on a passed ball by Moran.
Tine fifth inning opened again with
single this one by Henry. but Moran,
Raub and Cross all struck out.
Providence could do nothing effective
in their half although Connor and Cas-
sidy got on bases. But three men came
up for the Royals in the sixth. seventh
and eighth innings and they were easy.
Friend placing two more strikeouts 10
his credit. Providence got two in the
sixth on two hits. base on balls, n.y.
out and an error In the seventh they
could do nothing although they got two
men on bases by passes, but I'm the
eighth they got one as clincher. Nc
Auley hit a two-sacker TO right and
went TO third on Cross's attempt to
throw Friend out at first, scoring on
Connor's fly.out TO left.
Odwell led off with a double In the
ninth went to third on Bannon's put
out. but that was his limit. for Lezotte
and Henry were easily sent to the
woods, Attendance $500. Score