The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-16
Grays Took -Four Straight From Royals
and PennantS Nearer.
Great Speed Day at Syracuse Audubon
Boy Goes 200 IA in Rain.

Providence fulfilled the expectations Of
the fans yesterday, when, after playing
10 a tie game on the day before in the
last event Of the day they went 10 work
from the opening OF the contest and took
both seances with ease, the last contest
being so easy that at the end OF the NTH
period Umpire Conway took upon him
self 10 end the misery OF the visitors by
calling the game.
win 10 the hckleness OF the fates,
however, there was no change In the rela-
tive positions of the three leading teams
for the reason that both Jersey city and
Baltimore at the same time were aking
falls out Of their respective opponents.
The first game was a pretty contest be-
tween the two pitchers. Poole and Baroer.
with the local man having the better OF
the argument. seeming 10 win his game
with an ease and nonchnlance indicating
a blase condition so far as baseball was
concerned. lie seemed to say that the
winning OF games was just the same 10
him as eating his three square per.
The first game was interesting from
the jumq. and for seven innings close
enough To keep the fans on edge. In the
eight the Montreal slabman weakened
and four hits netted the natives two runs
and the game. Poole kept up his magnih-
cent work to the end. and allowed but
four hits. while nine OF the Royals
famed. But for Rocks error in the sew
enth. the visitors would have been shut
out. while the Providence teams first
run was a present from Bannon.
Both teams drew blanks until the
fourth. when Dunn hit "A grounder 10 Ban
non. Jimmy picked up the ball all right.
but put TO much steam behind his heave.
and Dunn trotted all the way around
when the ball found a resting place In the
bleachers.
Bannon opened the seventh with a
grounder to Rock. which Roy flung wild.
enabling Bannon to take second. Miller
sacrificed him TO third, and after Joyce
had gone out on an attempt 20 bunt Raub
came TO the fore with a single and Ban
non brought in the run
The Grays ought to have had a run in
the seventh. when Conn hit for two bases
with none out. but Morgan, Rock and
Poole could not provide the necessary re-
lease. With Mcfarland out In the eighth,
Harley beat a slow one TO first. Dunn
then gave Harley the hit-and-run sign.
and banged out a single. which landed
him on third. Brodie then whacked a
grounder along the first base line and
the ball struck the bag and carromed off.
Harley scoring. Jacklitsch was equal 10
the emergency with a brisk tap for a
base. and Dunn came through. That end
ed the scoring. as Conn and Morgan went
out.
As'liS AAAlrtls III NAllall nAi AUAltfI-
Gus Montreal short stop, took occasion TO
differ with Umpire Conway over a deci-
sion at second base in the third inning
OF the second game and was banished
from the game.
Three singles gave the Grays a run
In the second inning and an error. base,
on balls and Brodie's drive through Ban
non produced another I'm the third. In
the next inning the big show came to
town. five hits for a base each. with a
sacrifice, sending three men around the
course.
The visitors had men on bases in every
inning. but through n combination OF
Cronin's good pitching and reliable field
ing were Unable 10 break into the run
column. Their best chance 10 score came
In the first. when Weidensaul led off with
q double and went TO third on an out.
He attempted to reach the rubber on
Bannon's g%roun1er 10 Dunn. bu; was laid
low by the latter's throw, which Cooper
cleverly handled.
Five innings OF the second game were
enough to convince the Royals that they
were nopelessly outclassed and Umpire
Conway called the game OF account Of
darkness. Toronto will begin a series
OF three games here this afternoon, Nops
is scheduled to do the twirling for the
Grays. Attendance $500. The score:
(tlrst Cameo
PROVIDENCE.
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