The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
Providence Defeated in Fast Opening
Game With Je -Sey City.
SandstoTm GUS Toronto Game Short
in SIKH Inning.

The Eastern league boat was safely
launched at Adelaide park yesterday af-
ternoon with 5000 persons in attendance
At noon Reeves American band gave
. concert in the lobby of tho Narragan-
sett hotel. The parade started at 1880
with the players riding in open carriages
After the parade a banquet was served
at the Narragansett and then the play
ers were carried to Adelaide park
The band gave a concert from the
Grand stand and the teams were lined up
at their benches to march In single file
to second base and then wheel into a
single line facing the grand stand.
William II. Draper former president OF
the Providence Baseball association.
Manager Coogan OF Providence and Man
ager Murray OF Jersey City were grouped
IN front OF the line and Murray former
Iy manager OF the local team was pre-
sented with handsome gold watch by
Mr.. Draper.
After the presentation the players trot-
ted to their benches and assistant secre-
tary OF state j. Fred Parker warmed up
To pitch the FIRST ball. Judge Henry A.
Palmer went behind the plate and Hon.
John j. Fitzgerald went TO bat.
Evidently 1t was not Parker's first ex-
perience In the box for he struck out
Fitzgerald Pawtucket's ex-mayor tanning
out IN graceful style.
The game opened with McCann In the
box and McManus behind the bat for Jer-
sey City. vi agner went TO bat first for
Providence and swatted out a base hit
to right field. Shannon followed with a
safe hit and the rooters howled their ap-
proval. Crisham raped out a hard one
hut HatI a..
spectacular double play, unassisted. Arm
buster got to first on an error and stole
second but Connor flied out and the side
was retired.
Jersey City hit the ball well in it's half
Joe Bean and Cassidy crossing the plate
Neither side scored up till the fifth in
ming when Jersey City brought In two
more runs. In this inning Umpire Kel-
ley got into hot water with the crowd
making very raw decision against
Providence. Later he balanced II up by
giving the local team a few doubtful de-
cisions.
In the seventh Jersey City completed
the scoring making another run which
made the score TO o.
The run was made by McCann on a two
base hit. Clements sacrifice advanced
him to third and Bean brought him In
with sharpe single to left field
Joe" Bean made a favorable Impress
ion with the crowd and played very
steady ball. McCann was little wild
In the FIRST inning but steadied down and
pitched very speedy ball. Bert Conn
pitched good ball but the visitors had
their batting togs on and made good
connections.
Providence was strong in both gardens.
handling the ball In snappy style ana
making three spectacular double plays.
Armbuster had a tough Job in left neId
as most OF the hot ones came his way
and the wind was blowing strongly, car
rying several pop flies over the foul line
which would have been easy catches over
the foul line and into the bleaches.
shannon and Stafford played In douoie
harness and handled everything tha'
came their way in snappy style.
kid" Sylvester was not In the game
hut did good work on the SIDE lines In
= critical part of the nth he shouted to
Umpire Kelley to make McCann keep his
foot in the box. This surprised Mccain
20 much that he went UP in the air for
few minutes. Sylvester is full or ginger
and Manager Coogan showed good judg-
ment I'm signing him as utility player.
One OF the spectacular features of the
opening game was the exhibit which
showed in the tree tops over centre neld
fence One tree was turned into roof
garden and fully two dozen young fans
were astraddle OF boards thrown across
Ats branches.
McCaffrey. Mclaughlin and Dowling
were released yesterday and McKenna
has departed Ior other fields.