The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21
StaffoId'S Homer Won for the Grays
Against the NGWarks.
Gardner Defeated Coffey in Spirit|eSs
Bout al Fall River.

Providence won the first game OF the
series with Newark in dashing style yes
terday. Her streak OF luck began In the
nrst inning when she prevented Newark
from even scenting home plate. but look
ed In on the slab for one run herself.
Double plays were the order OF the day
and both teams handled several In conf
mendable style. though Providence made
the greater number of them. The men
all played crisp, clean game and where
q Providence man made an error 4 was
OF an excusable sort on a difficult chance.
There were but few such, however.
Crisham dropped ~ beautiful long drive
over left field fence In the third inning
. feat which brought great applause
from the crowd and congratulations
from his friends. Mcfarland outciassed
his opponent In pitching and rarely gave
q man free pass TO first. while the hts
made of him were few and scattered
Taken all In all II this FIRST game IN
dicates anything II would seem that Of
the two teams now contesting, Prov
idonce Is the better. The results OF the
remaining games will tell however
The Newarks opened the game with
Bannon leading of to first on a four
ball pass. a double OF snap and ginger
Quilted h m at second. Conn pat a quietus
on Dillard By taking in his ny and New
ark went down. For Providence AL
Wagner took a safe single and a clean
single by Crisham brought him safely
home. Crish, however. died a natural
death at second
IL was in the third inning that Prov
idence d,d herself most credit Dggins.
the first man up singled safely TO right
field. but went out at second on Wagner =
sacrifice. STANFORD drew a pass TO first
~ tTfn m
laurels. lie met expectations and IN
cidentally met the sphere properly with
his bat sending a fly ball spinning over
deep left field fence, the three men play
Ing chase" leisurely around the bases
t7r three runs There was no more scor-
ing In tbs inning, though Connor not
satisfied with walking TO first, tried 10
gain second. but failed The next man
UP ended the inning
In the fourth Devl'n persuaded a two
bagger out OF Mcfarland after both Ban
non and O'Hagan had fied out Dillard
took pass 10 FIRST. and Wagner's double
brought in two runs for Newark This
ors
In Their half OF the fourth. Providence
ran into a double play which with Conn
ny out retired the side with but little
trouble In the NTH Bannon reached
first through misunderstanding be-
tween SthHord ana FRANCIS. but the next
man up famed out double play Nc
Fariand TO Conn and Crisham sent New
ark 10 the workshop. Providence started
In we'll In her half. but didn't pan out
we'll
In the sixth Dillard sent one to Crlsh-
am where he stood Wagner struck 10
short-hut died easily on first and Law
lor played the same trick Crisham tried
for first, but failed. Connor walked Ar
h,,f
from second. Here Francis drove 10
Devlin who fumbied and threw wild
thereby passing a man in.
This ended the scoring for Providence
and the other hatted balls for this in
ming were merely tantalizers for the men
from Newark
For the remaining innings nothing Of n
startling nature came out IN the plavs
though there was one more double plav
Stafford to Connor and Crisham. The
remainder OF the game ives uneventful
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