The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-12
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
EASTERN LEAGUE.

EASTERN LEAGUE.
Providence 0. Buffalo o-Forfeited.
Jersey City 4, Toronto e
Newark L. Montreal 2
r-Rochester-Rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago 3. New York 3-li innings.
Brooklyn 3. ST. Louis u
Boston- n-CincinnatI-Wet grounds.
Philadelphia a-Pittsburs-Rain
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago 8. Boston 4.
Cleveland IL. Baltimore IL
Philadelphia l. Detroit o-lS innings.
St Louis 8. Washington j.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
New England games all postponed.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.
Willlmantic Q. Norwich 2.
New Haven 2. Bridgeport l.
Meriden game postponed. rain.
Waterbury 5. Springfield 3.
The III success OF Stalhngs as manager
OF the Philadelphia National League club.
and later OF the Dstroits. both of which
cities he was forced TO leave through
overwhelming public sentiment against
his methods of conducting a ball team.
was made plain TO Providence patrons at
Adelaide park yesterday afternoon, when
he played the baby act to perfection ana
took his team ,off the field in the fourth
inning of a game that promised to be
very close contest. badly disappointing 900
spectators
Corridor and Ferry were the opposing
pitchers, and both were twirling an eie-
CANT game. wagner's opening hit being
the only one made during the time the
game lasted.
Cox made his first appearance as an
umpire and from the start showed that
he intended to be boss OF the game. COX
Is the umpire who officiated at the game
i'm Buffalo I'm which Stallings assaulted
Manager Leonard OF the Worcesters,
man not half his size, the trouble nrisihs
from the determination OF the bunaiV
manager players and crowd to win. steal
or break up the game. and the equal oe-
termination OF the umpire to run IL him
self. H.,
Yesterdays contest, and that he was
spelling for n fight Is shown py me way wa,
he pud his men l on the rebabiy s,E ab be 'ne real
good child when he is again permitted 70
play with the other little boys compris-
ing his outfit. for ne VIII have "a an ab3p 13pRofit
over. as last night Mr.. B. stallingS was
indefinitely suspended by President Tow,
ers of the league for tamns ms anas uash 800
the field, and the BuHalo clup hheo fi"
for the same. .,.o oxar,a.
As the club also lost the 800 guarantee
the expense OF the little game or soap
bubbles will cost the Buffalo club neat
The OCCASION OF the trouble was Mr
Jake Gettman. who. acting under oraets
or not is not known. took objection 10
a straight ball that split the plate Wais,
high and was called strike; ne startea
10 walk towards the bench and Corridon
put another one over and a second Strike lSs
was called. Then Gettman walked pack
and the next ball pitched was called a
ball. While waiting for the next one
Gettman volunteered the information that
Cox was a nameless creature and that ne
could not see the plate with & the ,bat hles
and was ordered TO go back to- ,is,l the bench nna
This was the signal for trouble, ano
Stailings grabbed up his nursing bottle
and started for his go-cart, followeu oy
oii his warrir band. Capt. Connor begged
him TO come back and not deal the game
a blow OF that character an6 Bapy
agreed provided Gettman could remain
in the game. Capt Connor said he could
have anything he wanted. and then stat
ling. cried and ordered his nurse TO drive
on. and the Buffalo crowd rolled on down
I,enox street. .,o
Staiiings' only defense OF his action