The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-20
HELD tho Royal Baismsn Down 10 Nine Hits
That Were Well Scattered
EVANS EFFECTIVE IN SECOND GAME.
or His Delivery Only Six His Were Made Other
Wnns.s n Ysssrdays Esssan League Con-
issa Standing Of The Clubs.

BY hustling team work at bat. in the
field and on the bases. the graybacks
won two games from the Royals at
Adelaide park yesterday afternoon and
thereby landed themselves in first posi-
zion. Rochester losing quit claim
upon the position by losing the con-
test at Hartford. The game was the
<ifth straight from the Montreals and
the nintn straight in all. which shows
what kind OF baseball the locals are
playing. Braun followed in the steps or
his three predecessors by holding the
visitors we'll In hand In all except she
FIRST two innings. He had good control
of the ball in all except these innings
and kept the hits well scattered. lie
had only one strikeout 10 his credit. but
kept his opponents hitting the ball la
the ar or straight at the infielders.
McFarlan wah on the rubber for
the Royals and was touched up Tor ls
hits with a total of Is bases. He also
gave few passes which were worked
in TO good advantage by hustling base
running and opportune hitting.
Schiebeck opened for Montreal with
a clean double. was advanced to third
on clever sacrifice by Odwell and
scored on single by Tommy Bannon.
A double play by.Jud Smith. Connor
ana 1dhS ny tntChtu tntili III tLto IN
ming. Parent and Cassidy flied out TO
centre in the locals turn at bat and
Connor struck out.
The Royals added two runs to their
score in the second chapter. johnson
was first out on an inf1eld play when
Henry got hit, on which he went 10
second when Davis fumbled the ball.
Moran hit to Braun and Henry was
caught between second and third. Mo-
Wonf fn CQcOnd the nlav and
scored with Raub when he hit the ball
over the fence for a homer. This ended
the scoring for the Royals. Providence
got two in the second inning Davis
hit a hot one to third base which Henry
could not get TO first in time. Davis
went to second on Staffords' out and
then Walters was given base on balls.
Both men advanced one base on Smiths
1nfeld out and both scored on McAu-
1ey's hit. McAuley was third out in
attempting to steal second. They got
three runs in the third Braun was
passed to first and advanced to second
on Parents single. Both men moved
up one peg on Connor's sacrifice and
Braun scored on Cassidy's fly out to
left. Parent tallied a moment later on
Davis single and he went TO second.
third and home on two bad throws
which were introduced at this point by
the Royals. Stafford and Walters got
hits but Smith ended the scoring by
flying out TO Sch'ebeck. Providence add
ed one in the sixth one in the seventh
and another In the eighth by consecu-
tive,hitting. The final score was to 8.
Souders and Evans were the oppos-
Ing pitchers In the second game which
was won in the ninth inning by three
consecutive singles In one OF the best
hpishss seen here this season. Mont
real was unable to do anything effect
I've until the fifth inning when Moran
singled and went to second when Raub
was given base on balls. A sacrifice
advanced both men and Moran scored
when Schiebeck drove hot one
through Jud Smith. Parent made a
nice stop of the ball. however, and got
It. to third in time to retire Raub who
was fast nearing the base. Schebeck
rested on second on this last play and
scored on single by Odwel'. Bannon
was third. Parent to Cassidy
Providence got two in the first and
one In the second which ended their
scoring until the eighth. Parent fled
or &c Sch'ebcck but Connor placed a
safety. He stole second and went ia
third on Cassidy's fly out 10 left. scor-
ing on Davis single. Davis stole sec
Ond and CAME home on errors without
the aid OF hit Stafford singled but
was third gone on an attempted steal.
After ore had been retired In the sec
ond. Smith was given base on balls
and promptly stole second. scoring on
McAuley's hit. A double pay retired
the side
In the seventh inning. Souders led off
with two-hagger 10 centrefield fence
and Schiebeck was passed to first. Roth
men advanced one notch on Odwclfs
sacrlfics and scored on errors by Cas-
s'dy and Jud Smith. They got two
men on bases in the eighth hut a
strike-out settled the difficulty. Again
In the ninth Evans showed poor con-
troll and gave two men bases on balls
in succession. Bannon was second out
when he attempted TO steal second.