The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-24
Providence and Jersey City Tie Again
After 12-inning Battle.
Harvard and Yale May Play but One
More Game for Championship ,.

II was an agonizing contest played at
Merose park yesterday afternoon when
the Grays and "skeeters fought for il
full innings, and for the second time
tie was recorded. the score being To
when Umpire Egan called the game. For
the first six innings Providence played
poor ball behind Pooic. and when the
homs team went TO bat In tho last half
OF the seventh to bets that Jersey
City would win went begging. The Grays
UP 10 that time had been making sorry
showing, errors galore and wooden basc-
running causing them TO appear ike a
bunch OF preparatory school poys' com
pared with the scrappy Jerseymen.
The natives were game. however, and
without more ado began pulling down the
lead of four runs. With Poland on first
base i'm the seventh inning, Mcfarland
caught the leather just on the right spot
and sent IL under the carriage fence for
q homer. The Grays continued the good
work In the eighth and base on balls.
followed by Poole's three bagger netted
another pair or tallies and tied the score.
In the ninth Josslyn passed three men
In succession after two were out. but re-
tired the side without A run. The Grays
were unable 10 do anything i'm the ninth.
while neither side got man on base In
tho tenth. Merritt got a hit in the Ilth,
but died on base. In the last half Of this
inning the home team had the game all
but won. falling by the narrowest OF mar
gins 10 get the needed run across the
plate.
Poland singled. was sacrificed TO second
by Mcfarland. and got 10 third when
Bean fumbled Dunn's grounder. Thomas
hit a bounder To Woods and Poland start
ed for the plate, being easily caught yards
from.the rubber. Ball made the third out
on a weak fly.
Each side got man on base in the 18th.
the visitors sending their runner along 10
second. but there was no scoring. and at
the end OF the inning Il had become so
dark that Egan called the game.
After the seventh inning tho Grays set
tied down, and for tho remainder OF the
game their fielding was above reproac ch.
especially when there were men on the
bases. Murrays people played we'll
throughout. neither Of their errors prov
ing particularly costly. Pattee At second
was very much in the game for the visit
ors, and Woods did some pretty fielding.
Rock was conspicuous for the Grays
The game abounded in hefty swsts two
two-bsggers. two triples and two home
runs being the sum. Each Of the homo
runs was responsible for two talles there
being man on has. at the momnet OF
their achievement
Ilndaman pitched the first seven innings
Tor Jersey city. and was relieved I'm tho
eighth by Pfarmiller. while Iosslyn went
IN AT the beginning Of the nipfh for the
Grays, Both Josslyn and Ptsnmiller
pitched the finest sort 81 ball and were
cHtUT and cuftsctsd AT the most trying
moments. Each allowed but two hits I'm
the innings he pitched. The base on
balls donated by the visiting twirlors
were extremely expensive. four OF tho
Grays' runs having their birth I'm free
trips to the initial bag
The teams will make a third effort 70
decide supremacy this afternoon at Mel
rose park. Walter Clarkson. tho Har-
ward star. Is slated TO do tho donors for
tho visitors, while Cronin will pitch for
Providence. Attendance 1900 The score.