The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-04

Brown smut out Harvard yesterday TO
and now leads the intercollegiate base
ball race.
Each OF the Big Four" has received
coat of whitewash from Brown this year
as follows: Brown 2 Princeton o: Brown
4 Pennsylvania o; Brown 7.Yeie o: Brown
{. Harvard o.
Brown played an errorIess game yester-
day. but Harvard made a disappointing
showing. fielding the ball in schoolboy
style
Ciarkson did not appear in the box for
Harvard. Coburn going into the box.
Lynch pitched for the Brown and White
and held the visitors we'll In hand
throughout the game, striking out IL men
and allowing but one pass. Coburn pitch
cd fine game and struck ont II men but
received rank support
The opening inning was OF the one, two,
three order. Lynch struck out three men
and Coburn struck out Pattee and
Lynch. Barry flying out to GARRISON.
Clorkson led OF with a single in the
second and Stillman bunted. Clarke
threw out Clarkson at second on the play.
Herman and Carr swatted out the ball,
but Browns speedy fielders nailed the
hits.
Abbott opened Browns half with sin
gle and three runs were brought in be- |
fore the local team was retired Coburn's |
error allowed Gray to get to first; welch !
buntcd TO Coburn and the big pitcher |
threw wildly TO first. the ball bounding I
out To right field and all three men on I
bases sprinting around the circuit and \
safely gaining the plate.
Coburns costly error was certainly !
hard on the visitors. Brown rooters rose /
10 their feet and kept up Brown yells |
which would do credit to a Commanche |
band.
Coburn displayed good control after
making such an unnerving error. strik-
ing out the next three men up
In the third inning Randall got hit
with two out but Stephenson could do
nothing but fan at Lynchs benders
In Browns half shortstop Pattee found
Coburn for three-bagger. Bsrry's foul
was caught and Lynch struck outSteph-
enson could not hold the third bender
which fooled big Lynch and Pattee sifted
home on the throw TO put out Lynch at
first
Harvard went out in order in the
fourth. Gray got a ticket and reached
second on welchs sacrifice. a passed
hall advancing him 10 third. Clarke
second. Belding struck out.
Harvard went outIn order in the fifth
sixth. seventh and eighth. Lynch strik-
ing out several men and the rest going
down before Browns snappy fielding.
Brown did nothing In the next three
innings but brought in its fifth run I'm the
eighth Lynch got first on Randalrs
tumble and was brought home on a long
hit by Abbott which almost reached the
fence and allowed Abbott TO gain third.
According to Harvard men. Lynch cut
third in this run and Umpire Lynch called
him out. Gray pounded out foul to right
feid and Abbott got home. Clarkson max
ing a beautiful catch Of the foul. Welch
got TO first on Coolidge's error and
promptly stole second. but Clarke flied out
and retired the side.
Harvard made desperate rally in the
ninth and for while II seemed certain
that the visitors would score Coolidge
found Lynch for a single and Randall got
a pass. Stephenson tipped a high foul
which landed in Clarks basket Matthews
made three heavy swats at the ball but
could not find II and the crowd com
TO leave the field. Clarkson J
made the third out on a hit 10 Woodward {
he touching third ahead Of Randall.
The Brown boys formed a triumpha
after the game and marched
10 the campus followed by Ga big crowd '
Of spectators. Brown songs were heard (
on all sides and enthusiasm ran high.
In front Of Manning hall the students
came to halt and Leader Burnstead after
the cheering had subsidized a little an J
that the celebration would be I
pos tponed on account OF final exams.
which began this morning. 6
The score: 9