The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-02
GrayS Beat Boston Americans at Rocky
POint-SCore 8 TO 7.
Boxers TO Have Busy Week Joe Wal
colt to Enter Ring Again.

Providence has surely demonstrated be-
yond the shadow OF a doubt 10 tho base
BAN fans of this city that the Eastern
League ponnant was not won on any
nuke. Even since the end OF the season.
when most teams would simply rest upon
their laurels the team has been vanquish-
Inc every opponent
Newark had the first experience. aud
though during the season was soolhardy
enough 10 think that IT could win sue
cessively from the local aggregation aud
was on general principles a better team,
had that delusion scattered in the three
games at Ogdensburg; now as A htting
climax to the success of the season the
Champions invite the BeaneateIs to be
entertained at Rocky Point and there ad-
minister TO the world beaters OF tho
American League last year defeat
As was the case with most OF the sue
cess OF the team during tho past season,
big Jack Cronin was on the points for tho
locals and did himself and all his host
OF admirers credit. Hughes was pitted
against him and was found to he easy
handling. and the best OF II was that
tho locals were enabled 10 bunch hits
at will on him. Cronn was touched up
for nearly as many wets. hut they wore
kept 80 scattered Nhat th'l cou'u not
count
The fact that the pride of the town
was 10 be ptted against dig leagu"
aggregation brought numbers 20 the point
and tho management announced the fig
ures Of the attendance AZ 800 though II
would seem that that was a smal! esti-
mate. Tho crowd was so large that II was
necessary TO rope of the inhcld and TO
limit the hits into tho crowd TO two
bases. on this account there were a num-
her OF doubles that would under ordinary
circumstances have gone for outs.
The fielding OF both sides was far from
the best, but this was not entirely char
acteristic OF the game. Nor was IL limit
ed 10 ono side. As 10 the hitting II was
a regular clubfcst. with Bert Conn doing
the leading stunt with the willow He
was AZ bat four times during the session
and In that time drew two doubles and
two singles. SelbaCh followed nearest i'm
his footsteps. while the general process
sion was made UP OF Harley. Dunn, Bro
die, Parent. Goodwin and Freeman.
The Beantcs were the FIRST To score.
getting ,nan around I'm the second on
base on balls errors by Crouin and Po-
land and a long ny. I'm the following
period, after Unglaub and Burkett had
been douoled up. Freeman hit into tho
crowd for two bases and Selbach followed
suit, sending the first bascman home.
Ferris was the third out.
Some clever base running on the part
Of Dick Harley enabled tho Duunites to
score i'm their half OF the third with
two out Harley singled and stole both
second and third. Mauigcr Dunn walked
nn7 stole second. Brodie next cana TO
the bat and hit n grounder 10 Paren'
who booted IT, enabling Harley 10 score
and Dunn TO reach third Brodie ard
Dunn then tried tho double steal. bu:
o1a IL. L
Dunn. In the next inning, with Jack
lit,ch out. Conn ripped out a scorching
fingle and took second on a passed bal
Poland was fielded out at first. but Rock
was on hand with a smAr tap for a base
and Conn scored. Jack Cronin 'her
hoisted one over the crowd and Rock
Tailed. Mcfarland was The third out
There was no moro scoring until the
seventh. when the visitors got two runs
h, means of two doubles. two singles and
Dunn's error. In thaiS half of this inning
The Grays cur loose and rye runs crossed
the plate Mcfarland atarted the sun
Nth base on balls aud ~ riley kept mp
his end with a double. Dunn's fly fell
% Goodwin but Brodis ;cat cne into the
spectators for two bases scoring McFar-
land and Harley Jacklitsch's fiy was
captured by Selbach on tho run Conn
then rent the left side of the infcid
asunder with his fourth hit ~; The day.
So cring Bfodie and himself taking second
Cn the throw to tho plate Poand's double
scored Conn. and RocIs lick along he
left field foul line dil a. much for Pc
land Cronin made inc thirl out on
ny.
The visitors were easily disposed ~ in
tho eighth. but struck batting streak
IN tho ninth which threatened 20 break
up the game.
The members Of the Providence team
will he entertained az a clamhake at the
Warwick club today. Col Wendelschaefcr
being their host. Tho Dunnites have ar
ranged 10 play the Farwcl team of Paw.
tuckct in that city %morrow afternoon
Ht z o'clock Attendance ,5uu. inc
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