The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-11
Providence Won Exhibition Game With
Brown, HugginS Pitching.
Wright Told on Preen Beaten at Wire
by Race King, 10 to | Shot.

The game yesterday. In which Provi-
dsnce defeated Brown by the score Of s
10 o. cannot be taken az {. criterion Of
the ball that the team will put up when
al tho team has been assembled and the
men have had a chance to work into
form.
There were several good plays on both
sides, but those who expected to see the
college boys simply toyed with were dis
appointed. The fielding OF the Grays
was clean and good, but the men have
not yet gotten an eye for selecting the
good ones served up. Eveiywhere ne
lack OF training showed, bat from the
way the men for the most part moved
around there is every pos s'biity that tue
tam v al be all that g 10 be expected
when finally selected and all OF the men
have had ample time TO show all that is
The cioseness of the score yesterday
was due very largely to the WORK OF
Charlie" Huggins, who officiated a. IL nos rns
generally known that Huggins was any
thing of a slab artst, but after ms WORK
yesterday that opinion changed. he was
a little wild at times but had speed ana
curves to burn and served them up IN
such miscellany that the providence
team could not always know just where
His pitcbing was so good that had the
fielding OF the men behind him been con-
sistent all through the game the story
OF the score would have been far direrent
The fact that Brown boasts or put one
pitcher of ability this season in TIT, ana
he was wanted for the game with fhle
tomorrow. made the work or Hugglhs
what the team which will represent
Providence this season Will be made Oh
could not be very well gauged OF yes
terday. and IL will take several games TO
show up the calibre Of the team nen
the new nSsfi some OF whom are 10 arrive
today and others later have had a
chance TO compare with those alreaoy on
the grounds and a team is made to exert
itself. then a fair show can be expected
and judgment passed. - ~,
Nops and Kellogg both shoWeu tna'
their wings were in bad condition as yet'
but have all that is necessary
The story of the game reaos: -.
The Brown men were nrst al 'ns pas
and were blanked. Mullen VINO leo on
for Providence. got a pass and imme-
diately took second on passed Dali.
Poland was safe at first when Graham
dropped his fly Manager Dunn then came
to the bat and scored both men with
tvo-bagger to left, himself coming nome
when Hamilton threw wild in repiauhs
the ball to the plate. An inheld out ana
a double play on fy TO left ended the
inning. -,
1. sacrifce in the third and sent two men
across the plate.
The following inning a base on balls,
a sacrifice and a stupid play on the part
of the leaguers gave the Brown men an
other run.
The firth was productive OF a brace
Of tallies for Dunns men, two singles
a base on balls and an error by Hamilton
being responsible. In the following In
ming the Grays got their sixth and last
run Rock hit for a base and stole sec
ond and Thomas was safe on Elrod 5
error.
The next two men went out on easy
flies but Poland was equal to the mer-
sency and cracked out a single, his sec
ond Of the day. scoring Rock. Dunn
walked and Conn hit down toward third
for what looked like a sure single. Hoye
made a brilliant stop. however, and Ham
rton shot the ball TO second in time
to nail Manager Dunn, retiring the side
Brown made a great rally in the ninth
and seemed 10 be about to pull the game
out OF the fire. But the side went OFT
after two runs had been scored. Elrod
hit a long hy to centre. which looked
good for a triple but Kelley gathered IT in
and dashed Browns hopes.
Graham had meantime scoredon wild
pitch, making the score 4to 6. with Brown
on the short end Hamilton single for
the second time during the day. sending
Hoye home, that player having previous
~ pilfered third in daring manner.
This afternoon at Melrose park at
O'clock the Grays will line up against
the team from George NJ. Cohans show
OF Little Johnny Jones" There will
probably be several new men with the
Providence team, and as the thespians
claim TO be a fast aggregation of ball
tossers an interesting game may be ex-
pected. Attendance 400. The score:
PROVIDENCE