The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-17
Providence Beat Fall River Yesterday
at Rocky Point by | Run.
Several Interesting Bouts Scheduled for
Week in Boxing.


westerly wind. with a slight furry of
snow. a crowd of about 100 saw the ball
game at Rocky Point yesterday between
Providence and Fall River.
While the final score OF to 3. in favor
Of Providence, and the IL innings neces-
sary before this result could be obtained
would indicate a close contest, IL was
only through the fact that Kellogg was
touched up for four hits In the eighth
inning. which. aided by a quartet Of
errors by the Providence players. allowed
Fall River to score FIVE runs in one inning
and thereby tie the score that an extra
inning was necessary.
Nops. who pitched the first Ave innings
for Providence. was found for six hits,
with a total OF eight bases. and kellogg.
who succeeded him in the last SIX innings.
was allowed Ave hits with a total OF seven
bases. For Fall River Harris served up
the ball for fve innings. and Providence
secured five singles of his delivery. Lee
was the dispenser OF curves for Fall
River I'm the last FIVE innings. and but
three hits. with total Of FIVE. was scored
off him. Both Providence pitchers served
the ball up steadily. and gave but few
passes. Harris was rather Wild. and hit
three batsmen. while Lee hit two others.
Fall River was first at bat, Bowcock
was retired on an easy grounder TO Nops.
Moorehead gained first on an error by
Aubrey. Guiheen followed with a hit,
but the two men were left on bases when
Sullivan flied out 10 Dunn and Dwyer
was retired at first on an easy grounder
20 Rock. In the Providence half. Mullen
flied 10 Harris. and then Harris hit Brodie
with pitched ball. Brodie was forced
out at second when Dunn hit to Guiheen.
Conn drove out a pretty single. Drew
was presented with a base on balls and
II looked good for Providence, but Aubrey
put up pop hy which was gathered IN
by Guiheen. and scoring was prevented.
In the second inning Birmingham start
cd off with a twoIbagger 10 deep centre
field, but was caught trying to 20 10
third when Lindsey drove the ball to
Nops. he next two men were out I'm
order. In the second half only one
Providence man saw first that being
Thomas. who was hit by pitched ball.
and he died there
As Catcher Sullivan took his place be-
hind the bat in the last half Of the third
Inning he was presented with a large
bouquet OF flowers from some Of his Fall
River friends Of whom there was a large
number In attendance. The first score
OF the game came I'm the last half Of the
third when Brodie opened with clean
single. stole second and was advanced 10
third on n sacrifice hit by Dunn. Conn
received a base on balls and then Drew
drove one to deep left, on which Brodie
scored The side was retired when Au-
hrey hit an easy grounder 10 Guiheen
which was felded out at third
Fall River went out one two, three
In the fourth. while Providence added
one TO its score Rock started things
with n single Thomas was hit with
pitched bail, and Nops advanced both
mon a base by clever bunt on which
he was felded out at first. Mullen bunted
along the third base line and Rock scored
Mullen was lelded out and Brodie
went out on pop ny 10
hits. which went for naught as the side
was retired without score. and Provi-
dence in her half went out one two,
three.
In the same thing In the sixth for Fall
River, but for Providence two hits com
bined with a wild throw. netted two
runs. In the seventh Fall River could
do nothing. while the Providence score
was swelled TO a total Of FIVE.
In the eighth inning came Fall Rivers
rally Bowcock reached first on an error
by Aubrey and Moorehead flied out to
Brodie. Guiheen drove out pretty two
bagger making his third hit of the day
advancing Bowcock TO third Waters hit
10 Aubrey. who threw TO the plate 10
catch Bowcock. but the latter I'm sliding
home knocked the ball from Thomas
hands and was safe. Dwyer singled 10
centre field. the bali went through Bro
dies legs, and Guiheen came home. Bir-
mingham singled and Lindsey struck out.
Then on a pretty single made by Miller.
Waters and Dwyer scored. Lee ended the
fun by striking out In the last half
Providence could do nothing and In the
ninth. although Waters got two-hase
hit. II went for naught as the next three
men for Fall River were retired easily.
Providence went out one. two three in
its half Of the ninth. and in the 10th sharp
fielding prevented any scoring by either
side.
In the 18th Fall River sent but three
men to the hat In the Providence half
of the 11th Dunn opened the inning by
popping up n ny. whhh was smothered
BY Guiheen. Conn. with two strikes and
three balls. cracked out line drive be
tween left and middle which netted two
bases. He was dancing about on the base
line. when Zee IN an endeayor TO catch
him mapping. snapped the ball Ia Moore
head. II got away from the latter. and
Conn scooted for third. Lindsey. picking
up the ball made a quick throw to third
70 catch Conn. but the ball bounded away
from Dwyer. and Conn crossed the plate
with the winning run Summary.
PROVIDENCE.
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