The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-07
Timely Hitting and Heady Playing Won
for GrayS From SkeeterS.
zephyr's Brush in Stretch Lost Second
Money in Charter Oak

Hervy pitching by Jerry Nops, who re-
heved Putnam In the second inning.
when three passes had filled the bases
with Jerseymen. together with timely hit
ting when men were on bases. made
Providence victorious over the leaders OF
the Eastern league yesterday at Jersey
City.
Olmstead pitched for Jersey city and
the Grays treated his offerings as dis
painfully as could well be imagined.
A couple OF i~ll-mannered hits by Brodie
and Jacklitsch started trouble for the
"Skeeters' I'm the second inning. Pattee
blocked Brodie's. and sent IT 10 Cassidy.
90 that the latter got an error. and the
drive by Jacklitsch went through Pete's
legs like a shot. Brodie gaining third base
on 81. Conn smashed the ball out for
two bases and one run, and both he and
Jacklitsch scored on a drive by Morgan.
With the lead OF three runs thus gained,
tho "skeeters" ceased to "skeet' for a
time.
But Putnam in the Jersey half OF the
same inning suffered a sort OF paralysis OF
sense of location. and could not find the
plate. He gave three bases on balls In
succession and then was chased out of
the game by Dunn.
Jerry hops took his place on the slab
with bases filled and only. one out. Van
dergrift hit 10 left field and two runs
were scored. Vandergrift was forced at
second by Dunn 10 Rock. when Olmstead
hit the ball and the third run was scored
and the lead wiped out. when Dunn's
throw. I'm a hurry play TO get Clement,
went wide.
IL was an exciting game. with the score
tied for three more innings. and then
Providence ran up another lead OF three
I'm the sixth. A drive too hot 10 be
handled was sent by Dunn down 20 third
base. When Brodie hunted Dunn went all
the way 10 third on the sacrifice and he
scored on another hit by Jacklitsch. Conn
placed his second safe drive. sending
Jacklitsch TO third base, and the latter
scored when Conn was forced out at sec
ond on Morgan's grounder. An EFFORT
To turn this play into a double resulted
In a wild throw and Morgan went 10 sec
ond base. and ne scored on a hit by ROCK.
The latter was thrown out in trying 10
stretch the hit for two bases.
Jersey City got one run In the sixth on
called balls 10 Cassidy. followed win
sorat,h singles by Halligan and Pattee.
Beautiful fielding in the seventh saved
the game for Providence. Vandergritt
nit for two bases. Olmstead got a scratch
single and hops hit Clement, hlling the
bases. Merritt dumped the ball down the
third base line. and II looked bad. Nor
gan dashed up on Il. whipped the ball to
the Mate and shut out Nandegrift, keister
tried 10 drive a hit through Nops, put the
smiling twirler gripped It, shot 1t TO the
Mate and shut out another run ana theh
Jacklitsch relayed It TO Conn at nrst
base for a double play, and Jersey Guy
ara not get a single run out or II.
In the eighth Dunn led OH with a Two
hagser Brodie hunted and turned the
play into n safe hit by hustling, ana Dunn
scored on a double play. whlch re'ireu
Prodie and Jacklitsch. ms maze "
70 4 I'm favor OF Providence.
In the ninth Jersey city scored one
more Joe Bean led off for Olmstead WIN
a hit He was forced at second. but Gem
Ont gained first. Morgan tried for a hur-
rv-up double play. when Merritt hit the
hal and he fumbled. and his throw went
wrong. Clement gaining third base. ROCK
Tot Keister's grounder and threw out
Merritt al second. but Keister beat out
the double-play throw. and clement
scored pete Cassidy came up with MS
old-time do-or-die look. His swing chop
ned the ball down In front OF the plate.
Jecklitsch got il and a quick throw TO
Conn ended the game. with Providence
still two runs ahead. Attendance $50. The
arOre.