The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-09

Brown created another surprise yester-
day afternoon In defeating Holy Cross
with score OF to q SO sure was every
visiting team that not more than 300 were
at the contest But those who attended
were well rewarded for their courage and
witnessed a very good game.
The game contained several interesting
features aside from the playing of the
game In that J. A. O'Rourke was made
the recipient OF two presents. one In tho
form OF large floral horseshoe and the
other a watch suitably inscribed.
This is the first season that this player
has been prominently before the baseball
public and his record has been source OF
pride to all his friends. Yesterday the
Brownies. however took a little OF the
lustre away from It by finding him sue
cessfnlly and winning the game in the
fifth inning.
Both teams connected with the ball In
good style though luck seemed TO be with
the home team at n number OF stages OF
the contest. Tiff allowed the greater num-
Der OF hits but kept them scattered In
lie.
There were several errors by men on
both teams and in at least one case was,
the cause OF the winning OF the game.
Devlin began for Holy Cross with a hit
He reached second but died there. Brown
also displayed energy, but with Hoye and
Wells on the bases, Jones sent one TO
Devlin that went TO Standard and then
10 Flynn for a double.
In the second Brown had two men on
bases. and Holy Cross had one on third.
Things began TO look lively in the third.
Tiff put three strikes on O'Rourka. but
Smith dropped the ball. The runner ad-
vanced 10 second on Devlin's out at first
and went to third on a balk by Tiff. He
then came in on Skelly's hit. Jones and
Elrod aided in completing a double that
retired the side
Both sides went out in order. Brown
paced two men on bases. but they went
In the fifth Holy Cross got rs1e man
on first, Brown. however did some very
timely hitting. ostby reached first on
Noonan's error. but went out at second
when Dickinson hit TO ORourke. Hoye
then raped hot one To Devlin. and the
ball went through. allowing Dickinson 70
go TO third and Hoye TO second. Hoyse
took big lead,at second. and when Webs
raped the ball into short middle field
both men came in. Tiff followed with
a safety, which sent Wells To third. and
then lift stole Jones used good iudg-
ment at the plate and finally drove one
into short right field that was also good
for two scores. Smith went out on a
foul fly 10 Ennis and Keen struck out re-
firing the side.
In the seventh Holy Cross scored again
Flynn flied out TO Wells. but McKeon
chopped a slow one toward short stop.
Hoye was after II in q flash, made
beautiful running pickup and then. be-
cause he was so near first, misjudged
the distance and overthrow so badly that
the ball went over the fence I'm front
OF the bleachers, allowing McKeon TO
turn all the bases. Ennis hit to right
andv~when he tried TO steal Smith threw
wild, letting him go to third. q Rourke
then drew a pass. Devlin cracked a long
one TO right. Ostby made great run,
touched the ball. juggled It. gathered II in
and slammed II TO first in time to catch
ORourke off the bag and retire the side.
Brown again came 10 the front in the
eighth. Standard made a great stop and
throw that sent Jones TO the bench and
then Catcher Smith came up. He banged
a hot one along the foul line that landed
Just beyond the third bag and then rolled
so far into left field that he Brown man
had time 10 sprint the rounds OF the bases
for the big hit of the game
The ninth looked dubious for Brown.
Hoye made a muddle OF Hoey's drive TO
third lat Flynn hit Jones, who tagged
second and sent the ball TO first I'm time
10 catch the batter. McKeon then singled,
and Ennie did the same. ORourke hit TO
left middle field. but Keen made a great