The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-13
EASTERN LEAGUE.
IS srANpINa OF THE CLUBS.
PROVIDENCE 10. BUFFALO s.
GAMES TO-DAY.

When the Buffalo team scampered on
40 the field at Adelaide park yesterday
for the first time in several years theit
presence vividly recalled 10 the ialso
number of old timers present, the palnly
days of yore when .,uffalo was once before
a member of the Eastern league The
Herd" has not lost much OF It's old liHe
efficiency and yesterday played Win
snap and cash, worthy OF Tom bVrils |
team The personel OF the outht ihciuoes
a motley array OF talent, VINO uo 90
clever I'm debating questions with the UNI
pire as they are I'm pushing out singles
or eobbling hp base hits they are eS-
ceedingly shrcwd parliamentariahs anu
Yesterday discussed the questions at is-
sued with Umpire Lonerigan 10 the preah-
ing point -but-hsfore- he could give the
word which would Danish them from tne
contest they peacefully withdrew their
objections. -
The game in itself was pretty one
20 watch and was not decided uh,h tns
last man was out. Providence got a goou
lead early i'm the struggle ana maintained
a. throughout finally winning py a score
az 10 20 s. Four twirlers were used, Two
bv Providence and like number py the
Pan-Ams and the quartet was pat'eu
with more or less yigor.
"silver'' Braun essayed TO twirl for the
localities but a fusilade OF hits drove MN
10 the woods at the expiration OF tie
opening period and Brown was supsu-
tuted "Old" Hooker was on the SLAB lot
the Herd and for six innings ms tenu-
ers were subjected to severe treatment
When Providence went into pat III .helr
,,a1s uoo,,er was lassoed by Tom Burns
and gent 10 the stable and Kerwin an
chored I'm his stead.
In the openeing round the Pan-Ams eked
ont three runs by good hitting inter-
snersed with n base on balls ana steai,
lake Gettman started with NIT anu
40 fnl
lie came home on Sutor Sullivan's hit
and the battle was on.
Ualligan then drove out single which
sent Sutor to second and they both came
home on -.Ierton's fine drive Tor TWO
sacks The blonde second baseman went
ont M third trying to stretch the double
into a three bagger. Another run was
chalked up in the fifth on Carey's hit, a
sacrifice and Hooker's single, two more
I'm the seventh on Gettman's double, sui
livan's single. Wagner's error and casey
second hit and two more In the ninth on
Sullivan's free pass and Athertons home
run drive over the left field fence They
tried hard to score in the last inning but
fell short by two runs.
Providence began by scoring two on a
base on balls Flournoys double and an
error, and quickly added one more In the
second on second free pass. Connor
single a sacrifice and a putout.
Three singles two doubles and passed
ball I'm the fourth advanced the score ia
seven, while n double. single and n
sacrifice I'm the hfth and three hard drives
I'm the seventh brought the total up 10
ten two too many for Bufralo.
The bright redeeming feature OF the
game was the beautiful one hand catch
of Clymer off the bat of Connor in the
nth robbing the captain OF what would
have been his third hit.
Today IL an open day In the Eastern
league schedule and consequently nc
game will be played Both teams will
meet again tomorrow and another inter
esting battle Is promised. The score: