The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-18

One inning OF erratic ieldng cost mar
ward her game with Brown at Andrews
Field yesterday. The Cambridge batters
could do nothing with Tiff, while with
consistent support Castle. Harvard's sec
ond string pitcher, would have Jared fully
as we'll
Browns two runs, scored I'm the NTH,
on two errors, a pass and three short hits
were enough to clinch the game, while
Harvard did not get a man around until
the ninth inning, and then by stupid base
running lost any chance for further scor-
ing. except on hits which failed 10 come.
1t was the first time Brown and Har-
ward have met since 1903 both OF last
years scheduled games being called or
because OF rain Today. by varying his
pace with an underhand ball. and by mix
ing up slowly served benders. Tiff held
the Harvard hitters in trance. Only
five singles were made off him.
Brown had an equally hard time in find
ing Castle, who held his own until things
got going badly In the fifth. Even then
cleap/felding would have held Brown TO
one run, and two OF the three hits were
little flies over the infield. Coburn pitched
-he last two innings. and the ball was not
hit beyond the diamond.
Harvard had several chances TO take
the game while Brown got only one man
as far as second base except in the in
ming In which the two runs were scored.
In the third, fifth. sixth and seventh in
nings the first Harvard batter up singled.
In each instance steal or sacrifice put
the man on second, but each time there
was no hit coming 10 start things agong
in the way of run.
Not until the ninth did anything hap
pen that looked bright for Harvard. In
this inning. with the score TO against
him, Capt Randall walked. and imme-
eiately made third on Leonards hit past
Thomas Leonard making second on the
Brown right fielder's attempt TO head off
Randall. Here was Harvard's chance,
Matthews followed with a bounder 10
Jones. the shortstop. and was out at first.
Randall came In fast for home and beat
Thomas slow return to the plate. For
some unaccountable reason. however.
Leonard held onto second when he could
have easily reached third
This bit OF stupid base running cost
Harvard the opportunity TO at least made
a desperate attempt for the tieing run
Until the fifth inning only two Brown
men reached first. and one OF these was
nailed at third on the prettiest play OF
the game. On bunt and run. with Hoye
on first. Jones sent a slow one TO Leon
ard. who shot IL to Randall underhand.
Hoye was under full head OF steam and
base, and getting the ball back from Ran
dali In time TO put IL onto Hoye as he
slid into the base.
In the fifth. though. things were differ
ent. Castle ran Hamiltons bounder out
TO first base and then Dickinson singled.
Thomas came next and Umpire McAleer
allowed him TO walk 10 first base, not
withstanding that his being hit with the
bali was palpably intentional. Before this.
however. Dickinson had reached second
on Randalls mum OF Castles throw TO
catch the Brown man mapping Sweeney
came next with a low fly behind third
which neither Herman nor Matthews could
reach
Here things looked pretty dark. espe-
cially as Hoye drove the ball out on the
line TO Herman. The later came in fast
but the ball got away from him. Had he
recovered the ball Thomas would have
been an easy forceout at the plate, but
as It was Herman could only get the ball
ahead of Sweeney at third Higgins then
closed the inning with another fly to
Herman.
In the second Paine robbed Matthews
Of at least a three gger by a splendid
running catch. but this was about the
only piece OF brilliant fielding that hurt
Harvard's chances
In the third Kernan's texas Lacquer was
followed by strikeouts contributed by Cas-
tie and Kemble. Mahar was hit after
Herman had stolen second. but both men
were left on Randalls fly to Hamilton.
In the seventh Matthews cracked out
hit for an opener and stole second.
where he remained while three infield nles
were popped up by his team mates. Then
came the ninth, i'm which the best oppor-
tunity OF all to bat out the game on It's
merits was paSsed ND.
In Browns half OF the ninth Matthews
made Harvard's most brilliant individual
play. Sweeney had reached first on q
confusing grounder along the third base
line. A moment later Stephenson at
tempted to catch Sweeney mapping OFF
first base, and threw the ball into right |
field, whereupon Sweeney dashed for
second. Mahar got the ball out i'm his |
garden and sent It to second base. The |
ball was three feet over Matthews head |
but Matt" leaped into the air. got the |
ball in one hand and tagged Sweeney as
he came down the line. The score