The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-24
The GrayS Took Two From Toronto and
Again Has Peep at Pennant
Sadie Nc Won Classic Massachusetts
Stake in Record Time.

The Grays got back into leadership form
yesterday. winning both games Of a
double- header from Toronto, the first by
a score OF 10 0 and tho second. to !.
Timely batting was the Secret Of the
Providence teams success IN both en- -
counters The locals, on the contrary.
could not place the leather safely with
men on bases the weakness OF their ef-
forts in this direction being proved by
the fact that but one Toronto foot dented
the rubber I'm is innings. The visitors
contributed some OF the best fehing
seen at Toronto this year not the sus
pIcion Of an error being made IN either
ENne while Rocks one-hsnd stop In the
second contest was one Of the most bril-
liant plays ever seen.
Jack Cronn was on the slab for the
Grays in the opening encounter and proved
too hard a mt for the Harlsyites 10 crack.
OF the Ave hits which were made off the
big twirler. three were Of the scratch
order two Of them being bunts which
took a lucky bound and euded the IN
felders.
Brodie was particularly destructive,
having six putouts some OF them calling
for plenty OF action.
Dunns work at second was excellent in
this game, as IL was IN the following con-
test. he being interested I'm two fast
double plays during the afternoon. The
game went six innings without a run for
either side though the Torontos came
perilously near a tally I'm the NTH. when
they filled the bases after one was out,
only 10 be squelched by a double play.
Dunn led off in the sey~nth with n
single. and Brodie sacrificed neatly.
Thomas was safe on Mueler's error and
Conn's screaming single scored Dunn.
Morgan then gave Harley a chance and
Thomas ambled in on the scratch. Rocks
hard swat fell prey 10 White.
Putnam took the centre OF the stage
for the Grays in the second session. while
Long. a former New England league man.
did the mixing for Toronto. Putnam
had bad first inning in which the home
team got It's only run OF the day. but
after that he steadied down and delivered
tho goods. The Grays. on the other
hand. had no particular trouble with
Longs selections hitting him whenever
runs were badly needed
Rock played brilliant ball all through
the game. accepting III chances but his
performance in the final period capped the
clir'ax. the play being one OF the great
est stops seen I'm the Eastern league this
season Soffel. the first man up for To-
ronto. met the ball with a welt that made
the bat sing. The leather went sizzling
along the ground toward second base
rapidly. but Rock sprinted from his regu-
lar position 10 n point about 10 feet al
most back OF second and picked the fy-
ing sphere up one-handed. completing the
play by a pretty throw 10 first.
The Grays got run In the opening in
ming on a base on balls 10 Mcfarland.
Whites muff Of Dunn's hy and Brodie's
single. The Torontos tied I'm their half
OF the inning by means of two singles and
a base on balls.
Jackltsch's double. Conn's martyrdom
and Morgan's walop for a base sent the
visitors ahead again i'm the fourth. and
Poland's triple. followed by Puttmann's
base hit produced their third run in the
seventh
The Grays left for Rochester. whore
they begin series OF four games. Poole
will open the series The scores:
First Game