The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-12
GrayS Turned Table on Skeeters Yes
terday and Went One Better.
Two Favorites, Arguenot and Essex
Maid, DiStanCed at Dover.

Eddie Poole was master ~ the situa-
tion a Melrose park yesterday afternoon
and the Crave won the game With Jer-
tey city as hsndily ss that aggregation
won the game Of the preca ding day. II
was far more creditable win. however,
since the sStseters" tried in every pos
sihle way 10 win and yet the Grays beat
them by larger score than they lost on
the previous day
Clsrkson the standby ~ the visitors,
was in the box but he was not the match
OF Eddie and did not comport himself
with the general success Of the local man.
Il was a day for speed and both pitchers
used all that was in his particular calen-
Gar. mixing that with curves that were
wide In the extreme.
In addition 10 pitching a good game the
local slab artist was the chief means OF
scoring runs. since every time he got 10
hrst II was run. Clarkson pitched great
ball up 10 the seventh inning but then
the Grays landed on him for three hits
and some other things in the way OF a
pass 10 first and a hit batter netting three
runs out Of the melee.
Several small features were contributed
in the game. one being Rocks leap IN
the air 10 pull down Thomas high throw
10 catch Merritt at second. Keister robbed
Brodie Of a home run in the sixth inning
and the latter scooped in Pattee's long
drive in the seventh.
II looked bad for the locals at the start.
since the visitors took one run in the
hrst inning but the effort proved only
spasmodc Clement opened up with
drive TO left field which was good for
two bases. Merritt's out AT first sent
Clement to third. and Keister lifted
long hy To Brodie. which sent in the run.
pate Cassidy struck out. ending the in
ming. and as It later proved. the Skeeters
scoring
II was not until two were out in the
third that the Dunnites broke into the
run column. Poole hit a grounder TO Mer-
ritt. and that vociferous person, who had
heen engaged in an exchange OF vocal
courtesies with Jack Dunn. was so fiuster-
cd that he threw wild 70 first. and Poole
kept on 10 the midway station The old
reliable Mcfarland then came 10 the
scratch with single. and Poole scored.
In the ffth the first two men were easy
outs. but the dauntless Poole banged
hot one at Clarkson which the ex-colle-
gian knocked down The ball rolled away
from Clarkson. and IL took him so long %
recover 81 that he threw wild 10 Cassidy.
and the ball rolled under the fence In
take advantage OF the ground rule and
60 home.
The seventh inning completed Clark
sons undong. three runs coming In 20
swell the home teams total 10 five. Rock
led of with a single and Harry Ball pune
:ured the atmosphere three times. Poole
sent slow one TO Pattee, who tried for
a play on Rock az second and was too
late Mcfarland sacrificed deftly which
brought Jack Dunn TO the bat. Clarkson
knows a thing or two about Jack and
took no chances OF allowing him 10 hit the
ball. so the Grays' manager strolled 10
first on wide balls
With Rrodie az the bat one OF Clark
sons swift ones broke wrong and Rock
scored on the wild pitch. Mcfarland and
Dunn moving up Brodie was then the
right man in the right place with a single
which cleared the way for the two runs.
Thomas was hit on the back by pitched
ball which bounded from his person al
most 10 the grandstand. This did not wor-
~ Ira however. and he and Brode
worked double steal gaining second and
third bases. respectively Conns hard
drive fell into Halligans glove and ended
tho inning
There Will be a double header al Mel
rose Park this afternoon. the first game
being called at o'clock and the second
immediately after the conclusion OF the
first Cronin and Nops will do the twir-
ling for the Grays. Attendance 1000 The
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