The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-11
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
PROVIDENCE Q, TORONTO 8.

Providence and Toronto battled 1S long
innings at Adelaide park yesterday after
noon I'm a game which for intense excite
ment, constant kicking and brilliant play
ing has not been equaled in this cityN
this season. Both teams were in a most
strenuous mood and stubbornly fought
every inch of ground and when Proyi-
dence finally won by score OF s~to
the great crowd rejoiced.
The contest was "a nerve trying one from
the first inning up TO the 18th and the
existence of Umpire Hunt, who ofhciated,
was made extremely miserable. This
usually excellent umpire was away on
on several of his decisions and this so
incensed the players on either side that
they objected 10 his judgment on every
close play. He was pushed and mauled
and was the cynosure for sundry punches
OF choice English, but he stuck to his
task and the retirement OF Captain Bon
ner in the 18th was the result OF his
work.
The contest aside from these greenish
features was a good one 20 witness ana
although the watches read 6:iS O'Clock
before Il ended hardly a person left
the grounds. Seven double plays were
made. OF which FIVE were recorded after
the eighth inning. Star plays came SO
thick and fast that they looked ordinary.
but the phenomenal catch of Hargrove's
In the ninth was one that Will long be
remembered. Wagner was on second and
Stafford, who was at the bat, hit
scorching drive far out toward centre
field fence. Everyone thought that IL was
an easy hit on which Wagner would score
and they started 20 leave their seats, but
this wonderful fielder ran far out and,
jumping, captured the sphere as IL was
sailing over his head lie then turned
quickly and threw 10 Bonner at second,
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was ever seen at Adelaide park.
Toronto sent two men over the plate
in the first on three fine singles. one more
in the fourth on Bonner's hit, steal and
Schsub's single. and FIVE In the ninth on
Corridons wildness and some hard hit
ting. Bruce, the first man UP, was pre-
sented with his base on four wide ones
and reached second on Hargrove's Texas
league hit. Schaub popped TO Flournoy,
but loft reached first on strikes that
Hunt called balls. Tho Torontos here
proceeded TO make great racket from
the bench and Hunt was compelled to
warn them off the coaching lines repeat
edly. Schoolmaster Williams was then
sent up in place OF Altrock and proceeded
10 stop a fast one with his left arm,
forcing I'm run.
George Brown then came 10 the bat and,
landing on one OF Corridon's high ones,
drove II out for two sacks, scoring all
three men. Toronto was still one be-
hind but "Lamppost" Carr drove hot
one between Wagner and Henry and
Brown scored the tieng run. The Ca
nadians then proceeded 10 make a demon
stration TO rattle Corridor. but the kid"
pulled himself together and retired Bon
ner.
Providence. who had made two In the
first two I'm the third and four In the
sixth, went i'm to bat with fire I'm their eye
but were quickly retired on Hargroves
double play. Toronto did not see first I'm
the tenth as Corridor famed Bruce. Har-
grove and Schaub in quick succession.
Henry reached first for Providence on a
hit. but was forced at second after one
WAS out by McCauley, who was left
when Corridor struck out. The l1th and
18th saw men on bases for both sides but
they could not get around. Toronto
was retired quickly in the 18th and the
locals went in. to do or die.
McCauley drew a base on balls. Corri-
don hit low curve so that IL struck
him and bounded I'm front OF the plate
and he was out. hit by batted ball Wal
ters drove out hit and McCauley went
10 third. McFall Intentionally gave Wag-
ner four bad balls so that the bases
would be filled and double play made
easier, but John Il. F'lournoy came TO the
rescue and, after having two strikes on
him. he pushed out a pretty single be-
tween Schaub and Bruce and McCauey
romped home with the winning run. The
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