The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-26
Both Pitchers in Excellent Form but
Providence Lost.
Fu'uIity at Sheepshead Starts With
Field of II Horses.

The tail-end aggregation put black
eye OF large proportions on the Grays yes
terday a, Rochester. taking the first
game by score Of ? TO ! and playing
Dunn's men 10 a standstin in the second,
the score being tied at one run for each
team when darkness put an end TO the
strife after II innings had been com
pleted.
That the visitors did not win both
games was not due to any fault Of their
pitchers, nor 10 any weakness IN fielding.
Both Poole and Putnam pittaed great
ball. as is shown by the scantiness Of the
Broncho's score.
Puttmann's work in the second game
was remarkably brilliant. only six hits
being made of him in IL inning. while
ls of the Rronchos struck out Ca league
strikeout record. 70 OF them in the regG-
lation nine innings. what few errors
the Grays made during the afternoon did
not affect the scoring. their work always
being OF a rock-ribbed character in emer-
gency.
The loss OF the first game and failure TO
win the second may be attributed TO the
same complaint that has troubled Dunn's
men ever since their victorious series with
Jersey City weakness In batting The
clubs best hitters have been totally un-
sble 10 place the ball safely lately, even
Mcfarland and Dunn, who are reckoned
among the first ten batsmen In the East
ern league. failing TO deliver the goods.
The clubs pitchers have done splendid
work ON the trip and the feldng has
been generally excellent the stability of
the defence helng proved by the fact that
I'm the last nine games the Providence
clubs opponents have scored but 10 runs.
The teams attack has been lamentahly
weak. however. and opponents have found
two or three runs enough 10 land games.
The first contest today was a heart
breaker for the Grays. who seemed Ger
tain to win ont or. at least tic the score.
in the ninth. when n man reached third
with none out only 10 he left there when
the side went ont. The home team was
tho first 10 tally. getting a run ia the
opening inning on singles 10y Barclay
and Clancy and a stolen base.
Dunns men tied the score in the fifth.
Rock led of with a single. stole second.
took third on Poland's sacrifice and tai
lied on Poole's ease hit
Barclays double sacrifice and clan
cy's single gave Rochester its second run
in the sixth.
Dunn's men opened the ninth auspiclous-
ly and II looked as II they couldn't help
scoring. Conn got life on % Briens err
rors and Morgan hit for a base Conn
going to third. Rock hit an easy one TO
@ Brien and went out at first. Conn be-
-fHs held ~ third while Morgan -tt,-i--ee-
ond Poland then came 20 the bat and
Schultz evidently intended 10 let him
walk. throwing two wide balls. Poland
had visions OF a I.ajoe whack however,
and hit a ball over bis head, the result
being a foul fly 10 Barclay Ball then
went into bat for Poole and ended mat
ters by three vigorous swipes at the at
mosphere
Putnam and Walters had magnif-
cent battle in the second game the hon
ors going to the big Providence southpaw
his curves being altogether too much for
the natives. who expended enough energy
beating the wind I'm the vicinity OF the
plate 10 run a sawmill. The Grays got
their run In the fourth on Balls single
and Puttmann's two-bagger
The Bronchos tied in the sixth after two
hands were out. O Bricn walking 10 first,
stealing second. taking third on Jack
litschs wild throw. and scoring on
Smiths single. In Justice TO Jackitsch
II must be said that he did not have
fair chance TO make a good throw. the
pitched ball being hard 10 handle.
No more scoring was seriously threat
ened until the 10th inning. when Bucken-
bergers men apparently had the game on
Ice. only TO be beaten OF by Puttmann's
great pitching. Manning opened this
inning with three-bagger. but the Provi-
dence twirler did not lose his head and
struck out the next three men. The
Bronchos got a man on third i'm the llth
with one out. but Dunn's unasslsted
double put them TO flight. The Grays and
Bronchos will fight It out I'm, another
double header today. Attendance 900.
The scores:
First GameO