The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-26
EASTERN LEAGUE

That was peculiar turn which affairs
took at the baseball game yesterday be-
tween the Grays and the Bronchos. To-
ronto was seemingly beaten and crippled
so that Toft, who was taken out OF the
game In the second inning for sickness,
was forced TO return again. and yet the
locals could not win.
Two pitchers served on each side and
from each OF the local slabmen there were
hits consecutively obtained that counted
for runs. Providence played without
error. but yet could not win while the
visitors were guilty To the extent OF
three.
To the spectators there was fully as
much interest In the features not con-
rected with the game as there were In
the contest itself In the FIRST place the
Toronto players while on the bench start
ed n little argument not down on the
cards as a feature and which might better
grace the card at boxing exhibition
Magoon tho-ight that things were not
lively enough In the field and started
something with Crystal There was nm
exchange OF fstic compliments and Jack
Toft essaycd the role OF peacemaker As
Is usual with suca well-disposed persons
he came out of the melee with a decorated
optic.
Brodie, with that peculiar manner Of
furnished the other advertisement land
Ing on Sullivan's head in the seventh
inning for three stitches and several
yards OF bandages. or course there was
no intention I'm the accident and Brodle
felt deeply hurt that he should have
been tue cause for the accident. For
tunately there were several physicians i'm
the crowd and the Injured man did not
suffer for attention. Dv. Kirby. with the
n
sary stitches In Sullivans head and he
was enabled TO see the remainder OF the
game from the bleachers
As 10 the game Itself three successive
singles after two were out In the second
inning gave the visitors their first score
The Grays assumed the lead I'm the fourth
on singles by Jacklitsch Conn and Nor
gan and Csldwelrs wild throw. these
events coming to pass after two hands
were down.
Two singles. n double. triple and sac
rihce hit gave Toronto three I'm the nth
at the end OF which inning Cronn was
called off
The natives tied the score in the sixth
by husky hitting Dunn led of with a
three -bagger, which might have been
rolling yet but for the fence Rrndie fol-
lowed with a double, scoring the man
ager. and Jackltsch was safe AT flrs,
Wnen Caldwcll failed 10 make a play on
Brodie at third. Conn's slashing single
sent Brodie home and with two men on
bases and mono out ~ looked az ~ the
Grays would clinch the victory without
further delay. Currie relieved Caldwell
at this juncture. however and nut nm
end To the run getting. Morgans bunt
was hleded 10 third ahead OF Jackltsch.
and Rock and Putnam sent up flies. Po-
land getting hit by pitched ball.
The visitors got four runs i'm the eighth
by means OF adouole. two singles a sac
rtttee ftttI be on ais and hit hit-hY-piteAar
with one out In the ninth Mcfarland
drove the ball 20 the carriage fence In
right field for three bases. The leather
hit one OF tho posts supporting the fence
and rolled inside thus robbing Mac OF n
homer Jack Dunn struck out and Bro
dies sharp tap was handled by Soffel.
ending the game
The Torontos will finish the series here
this afternoon. Poole is slate dto pitch
for the Grays and Crystal for the visi-
tors. Attendance lll2 The score: