The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15

The double header OF yesterday all the
fun they were looking for by taking the
first game and after giving ths second one
10 Montreal succeeded IN taking II again
from the visitors. leaving It 10 be de-
cided this afternoon. Conway having
called IL on account OF darknesc ct the
end Of the ninth inning.
There is no question as 10 the ability
OF the home team TO take games from
any OF the teams To come here for the
remainder Of the season. but the Grays
have a fashion ~ taking things easy
when a weak opponent is against them
and working only when they have to. IL
was this way yesterday. and had the
locals gone I'm 10 win the second game
with the same spirit with wi,cn they
faced Jersey City or Baltimore there
would surely have been no tie at the end
OF the ninth. However, n miss Is AZ good
as a mile and Providence ought 10 take
both the games today with the greatest
OF ease.
The first contest was tho easiest sort
OF work with big Jack Cronin IN the box
and even when the Royals took back two
Of the four runs that had been scored
up to the third inning But when Il came
10 the second game there was a different
story TO he told.
Nops went into the game and proceeded
n give the game 10 the Royals. bestow-
ing passes ard hitting men with a free
hand. so that when the first sitting was
over the visitors registered two runs.
After taking one OF those back in the
second inning the inheld thought TO add
TO the record OF the game by errors and
heavinG the balls over first base. as IL
Conn was on a pair Of stills, so that
three runs more were scored. After the
visitors had scored one more run I'm the
fourth then the uphill fight TO take back
the lead commenced. but when the trouble
ceased and the weary were at rest the
game was a tie with six all.
In IN first game four runs. which came
after two were out IN the second inning.
placed this game IN the Grsys' keeping.
Morgan started the trouble with a clean
single and Rock followed with a tap
which did fancy stunts around the foul
line. Cronin filled the bases by walking.
and when Pappalau failed to locate the
plate for Mcfarland. Morgan was forced
in with a run. Harley then rent the
heavens with a triple between right and
centre and everyone ahead OF him tailed.
Dunn's fly TO Meaney retired the side.
Some hits and an error gave the Grays
another rss I'm the Nth. and two errors.
a sacrifice hit and Cronin's homer with
Rock on base sent three more through
in the eighth. Montreals two runs were
due to Weidensaul's double. followed by
Meaney's homer in the third.
In the second game two bases on balls,
n wild pitch. "A hit batsman and some
poor thrown by the Grays gave Mon
treal two runs I'm the first. The natives
got one Of these back in the second by
means OF Brodie's double, Jacklitsch's
martyrdom and Conn's single. In the
third, with two out, the havoc was
wrought and three more were scored.
In the following inning the visitors
earned a run by means OF a single. sacri-
fec and double. which placed them five
to the good.
The Grays got to work I'm the sixth with
three well-timed hits. netting two runs
and placed a somewhat less sombre as
pect on the game from a Providence point
OF view.
Com famed out at the beginning OF the
seventh. but Morgan, who followed, goc
a life on Lachance's mun OF Il thrown
ball. Rock got four balls and went TO
secondson a wild pitch, which sent Nor
gan 10 third. Nops made the second out
on strikes. Mcfarland then popped Up
a Texas Lacquer. which dropped safe. ana
two runs crossed the rubber. Harley was
hit by a pitched ball and he and McFar-
land negotiated a double steal. Bannon
failed to handle Raub's throw TO third
and Mcfarland kept on home. This drew
81 throw from JbNtfs WHICH Ibub lllth
back to Bannon in time 10 get Harley
at third.
The Grays were easily disposed of In
their half OF the eighth. as were the
Royals I'm the ninth. Tae -oca's came to
the bat I'm the ninth amid the deafening
cheers OF the fans. who stood up and
howled with all their might for the home
team to go I'm and get the game. Conn
made a hit past second, and after Morgan
and Rock had gone out. the former on
strikes and the latter on a fly. stole sec
ond. Raub's throw was bungled by
Miller. and Conn got To third. Nops was
then at the bat. and after two strikes
had been called on him the signal wa-
given for the squeeze play. Conn got
n good start. and sprinted for the plate
on the pitch, but Nops failed to connect
with the ball, probably because he
couldn't sec Il In the dusk. and Conn was
touched out by Raub. Umpire Conway
then called the game on account OF dark
ness.
The Grays and Royals will play n dou-
hle-header this afternoon. the first game
being called at . o'clock. II will be ladies
day. Attendance 26l6. The score: