The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-01

WHITEWASHED
BY WORCESTER.
Crippled Grsys Made a Poor
Showing Yesterday.
MANY CHANGES N POSITION.
Is ! Result The Providence Men Were
Is ! Result The Providence Men Were
Unable TO Do Effective Work.
SYRACUSE STARS DEFEATED TORONTO
Keltsss Huncasd Hits and Defeated The Rochs''
lsn- SprmgfsIds Won from ih' Harlfofds
InaOns-sdsd Gams---CIpb Standing.

The weather was all that could De
desired yesterday by baseball enthusi-
hsts and goodly number of patrons OF
the game were at Adelaide Park to
witness the game between the Worces-
ter and Providence teams. The Grays
were somewhat broken up at the start
and were more so at the finish. In the
opening inning Parent was on the
bench. Stafford took his place at snort,
and Cassidy was changed from first 10
third. Davis was taken in from left
and placed on first; Walters went from
right to left, and Danny Friend COW
cred right garden. Braun started to DO
the twarling for the Graybacks and mao
pitched one inning when Pete Cassi,
dy was put out of the game py oiih
O'Loughlin for back talk.
Another change was necessary then
and Braun was taken out OF the box
and placed on third while Ed Dunkls
went 10 pitch. With the team made up
sn this manner. the Graybacks played
rhe remainder OF the game, but could
do nothing with their team work proK-
en- up.
Klobedanz was on the rubber for the
Worcester men and pitched elegant
ball. He kept the home batsmen hit
ting the ball in the air the greater part
OF the time and allowed them but five
hits during the entire game. In the
first five innings just sixteen men came
TO bat and only one reached hrst base.
Braun started off finely In the open
1ng inning. striking out Sharrott, tina
first man mp for Worcester. He gave
Rickert base on balls, but Connaugh-
ton and Bransfield were easy and the
gift was not costly. The first three
men up for Providence were easy outs,
the pitcher. second baseman and third
baseman making stops and completing
the play by nice throws to first
Worcester got one run in the second.
Foster. the new man, who was first up.
got a double and Bean singled, scoring
Foster. Bean stole second, Kittredge
flied out TO Friend: Sheehan was passed
TO the initial bag, but KIoby ended the
agony by flying out to Leahy.
Three men came up to bat for the
Graybacks but were easy outs. In the
third Dunkle struck out Rickert and
Connaughton and Bransfield went out
on infield plays. For Providence, Mo-
blit got first on an error by short. but
was forced out moment later when
Leahy hit TO Kloby who threw 10 Sec
ond. Leahy was second gone when he
was called out in attempting to steal
second and Friend was third man gone
when ne hit liner down the first base
line.
In the fourth after one man had al
ready been disposed of. Bean got first
on an error by Davis. Kittredge flied
out to Walters and Bean scored on a
hit by Sheehan. Sheehan attempted To
gain second on the throw in. but was
nailed at second on a magnificent
throw by Leahy. who received the bail
in the middle OF the diamond and threw
TO second.
After Kloby had foul-ded to Dunkle
in the NTH. Sharrott loubled and Rick
ert advanced him to third by nice
single. Rickert was caut< out on an
attempted double steal and sharrott
was held at third. Dunkle struck out
Connaughton and the run was shut out.
In the sixth. Bransfeld got hit and
promptly stole second. He scored later
on single by Foster and a sacrifice by
Bean.
In the eighth. connaughton fled out
to Connor. Bransfield reached first on
an error by Braun. stole second and
third and scored on a passed ball. Fos-
ter flied out 10 Noblit and Bean struck
out. The visitors could do nothing in
the ninth. although Sheehan got a hit
and went to second on a poor throw by
Dunkle to catch him of frst.
Braun got the first hit OF the game
for the Graybacks i'm the NTH but II did
not count as two men were already out.
The sixth and seventh innings were
played without allowing Providence an
other hit and in the eighth Braun got
another hit but was forced at second.
In the ninth Providence made a great
attempt to tie the score. Walters flied
out to centre but Connor got hit. He
was forced a moment later when
Dunkle hit TO the second baseman.
Davis was next up and got two base
hit. advancing Dunkle 10 third. Staf-
ford made hit out OF bunt by fast
running and Braun was at the bat.
He had got single the two precednS
times. but when the hit was needed
MED out TO the first baseman. Score
WORCESTER
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