The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-30
@orld Of sports.

Danny Friend and his fine assortmen,
Of benders did things 10 the Syracuse
team at Adelaide park yesterday after
noon and the erstwhile taiienders were
showed one notch nearer the position they
have occupied In previous seasons. Not
withstanding the score of 10 3. the New
Workers played fast game and demon
strated the fact that they are a first di-
vision team and will be up amongst the
leaders before many moons.
''Herky Jerky' Horton opposed the To-
calites, and I'm the FIRST inning gave in
dications OF mid-season form. but there
nfter his labors were unproductive OF
good results and cast no suspicious on
real twirlng. A fusilade of hits greeted
his slants In the second period and every
curve I'm his repertoire was sent TO the
unpopulated sections OF the lot.
lie was reckless In offering free passes
and Murray's men snatched them up
with avidity. Horizons seance continued
until the fourth inning when Capt. Dick
Cooley OF Philadelphia National league
fame put the blanket on him and drove
Horton and after the first inning pitched
n fairly good game.
Peter Cassidy and Friend had on their
batting togs and while Friend pushed out
two singles and double the frisky Pete
drove two screaming doubles TO the re-
mote environs and also helrcd out with n
sinPle Danny Friend was tho hero of ihe
bleacherites yesterday for not only did
he win their plaudits and admiration for
ms effective twirling but also for his
have and timely hi'tlcs.
Syracuse scored two runs i'm the second
inning on two hits and a hit by pitched
ball While the first man up drove a hard
grounder at Henry which the popular
third basemen stopped but has unable TO
get over TO first in time. Donohue re-
ceived an inshoot I'm the ribs and romped
10 first. McManus the big catcher stepped
up and landed on one of Friends high
ones for two bagger driving in White
and Donohue. Friend woke up and retired
Horton on strikes. allowed Bannon TO
hit weak grounder To Sutor Sullivan
and then put over three that Woods
could not see.
The next and last time that Syracuse
saw home was i'm the sixth and was ac-
complished by McManus getting hit on
the elbow with such force that Il subse-
auently compelled him 10 retire from
the game. Horton then placed single I'm
left and McManus went to third on the
throw I'm. Horton attempted TO pilfer Sec
ond and while they were trying to run
him down between the bases, McManus
stole home. Horton meanwhile reaching
second. He was left there, however, on
Bannon's fly 10 right and Lynch and De-
mont's weak grounders TO the pitcher.
Cassidy began the second for Proyi-
dence with pretty hit for two bases
and scored on Henry's single TO the left
field fence McAuley, Friend and Walters
kept up the bombardment and when the
rain OF hits had ended the score board
showed Providence one in the lead with
three runs. Two bases on balls, n sacri-
flee hit and a stolen base were response
bic for the one run I'm the third, while a
laac on balls. a Facrifice and tiiree tinglcs
gave Providence two more in the sixth
and drove Horton 10 the woods The final
run for Providence was scored in the
sixth on Friends double, Walters sacri-
flee and Sullivan's fly 10 left
Steady and consistent fielding on both
sides offset numerous hits I'm the remain
ing innings and no more scores resulted
The score: