The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
WHITEWASH
FOR WILLIAMS.
Browns Showed Up In Fine
Form Against Visitors.
wASHBURN WAS A PUZZLER.
Allowed Williams College Men Only Two
Safe Hits In Nine Innings
NONE GOT BEYOND SECOND BASE.
IMs'vs sflhs vsIiing Batsmsn We're Struck Out.
Fine Exhibition Of Passban on Andrews
Fold YESTERDAY AfismosM
Allowed Williams College Men Only Two
Safe Hits In Nine Innings
NONE GOT BEYOND SECOND BASE.

The strong Williams team was blank
ed on Andrews Field yesteI day after
noon by the Brown team through the
magnificent pitching OF washburn. who
gave one OF the best exhibitions OF
pitching ever given by Brown ball
tosser. He allowed the opposing team
out bWo hits and these scattered
through the nine innings: he struck out
twelve men and did not give a single
free pass TO first Risley and Heffernan
were the lucky men 10 get the hits. but
neither one got beyond second base
Washburn had strike outs 10 his cred /.
IL every inning but two aud Williams
was retired in one, two. three order In
seven out or the nine innings. Wash
burn held the Williams men completely
at his mercy, and seemed To be pitch
ing better ball In each succeeding m
ming. He had a particularly deceptive
drop ball which he used TO good adyan-
tage.
The entire Brown team accorded him
grand support which was in marked
contrast to that furnished bv the visit
ors.
Crane at third. aud Saunders. who
was taking Tobey's place at short made
several snappy plays on their side OF
the diamond. Bacon AMI Detmers on
'n' tVfDtI were dlFO X.
Whittemore caught great game for
the Varsity, having IL put outs and 2
assists To his credit without an error.
Clarke, Barry and WashDurn were
high men at the bat, i'm the order
named
Williams at times fielded well. and az
others she was lamentably weak.
Henernan at short. easily played the
best game for his team. accepting six
chances without n miss a nd fallxfnp on
of the two hits scored by his team. Ed
wards pitched innings and was found
for IL hits, with "A total OF II. in that
time. Bent pitched the last inning and
struck out two men, banking the
Brown boys.
In the first Williams was retired in
one. two. three order. Bacon opened for
Brown with a bunt, stole second and
went 10 third on Rangers wild throw to
head him off at the second bag. Det-
mers was next up and hit 10 Lydecker
who juggled the ball, giving the big
first baseman his base and allowing
Bacon TO score from third.
Detmers was first out on an attempt
ed steal To second: Clarke singled: Bar
ry also singled. sending Clarke to
third; Barry stole second and Wheeler
was given base on balls. With three
men on bases. Whittemore came To bat
and it looked like a sure score for
Brown hut Edwards struck out White
more and Clarke went out. Edwards TO
Ranger.
In the second again but three men
came To bat for Williams. For Brown.
Washburn singled and reached third
on an error and an infield play but died
there.
Three more men came up for Will
1iams In the third. Clarke opened Tor
Brown with single, stole second and
then Barry received pass to first.
Wheeler sacrificed, advancing both
men one base. Whittemore then drop
ped hit I'm the out field and Clarke
scored Barry going to third. Saunders
was second out on fly and Crane re-
tired the side by hit to Edwards. VIII
lfams failed TO score in the remaining
innings and Brown. by combination
of hits on their part and errors on the
other side. added 5 10 their score In the
sixfh and as many more in the seventh.
Bent pitched the last inning ana
Brown could not score.