The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-20
Grays Chances for Pennant Grow Bet
ter After Yesterday.
G|enwood N Splits With Leonardo in
$4,000 Event at Columbus.

Jersey City dropped her game with
Rochester yesterday at Jersey City and
Baltimore won her contest. so that those
teams are now one game ahead OF Proyi-
dence. but the locals have the advantage
in that Providence has two more games
60 play than have the other teams.
Clarkson was put in TO win the game
for the Jerseys. but he made costly
error In the third inning which let I'm two
runs and then Keister added another mis-
play 10 the record with the result that
another score came in for the visitors
and the game was lost 10 the leaders.
Cleary also had the better OF the pitcn-
ing and was n puzzle TO the Skeeters all
the way through The fact that Jersey
City lost and Baltimore won placed those
two teams on a par I'm the race for the
pennant. while the Grays are one game
behind. This gives the home team here
far better chance to win the rag" than
ever before and in consequence the hopes
OF the Dunnites are ranging high.
Providence was TO have played yesterday,
but owing 10 the rain the game was
postponed and Will be played today. The
dope for the pennant during the re-
mainder OF the season reads something
after this fashion
The Grays have seven games remaining
10 be played. while Jersey. .City and Bal
tmore have but five each. should those
clubs not play off any postponed games.
Should all three clubs win all OF their
remaining games. the pennant would be
long 70 Providence by virtue OF the fact
that the focal club would have won SO
games. against So for Baltimore and Jer-
sey city. which cities would be tied for
second place. three leaders having the
same number Of defeats.
In the event OF all three of the leaders
losing one game each Providence would
still finish first but should the Grays lose
a game and either 81 the other two finish
up the season without defeat Dunns
men would not he able TO get first money.
Should IL rain I'm either Jersey city or
Baltimore tomorrow the games sched-
uIed for that day would have to be omit
ted altogether as the visiting teams move
10 other cities for Friday. Rain on Satur-
day would mean that two games would
have 10 be cancelled. since the season
oficially ends in Jersey City and Balti-
more on that date
The Grays and Bisons will meet today
in a double header. which should prove
VI
The result II these two games will prac-
Ideally decide the home teams chances In
the race. and the Grays will put up the
fight of their lives Starings' people are
lust as determined 10 win and ~ signs
point 10 desperate struggle.
Defeat i'm either OF these games would
probably, though not necessarily, mean
that Providence could not win out In the
race while a double victory would place
the Grays on an even footing with Balti-
more and Jersey City. assuming that both
OF these teams win their games this af-
ternoon In this event all three clubs
would be tied for first place tonight
Stallings will put his crack pitchers
Milligan and Kissinger against the Dun
ntos. and the natives will depend on
Cronin and hopes. Milligan and Cronn
being scheduled To fight IL out I'm one
game and Nops and Kisslnger I'm the 9TH
er
t-mpires Hassett and 4. Moran have
been sent here 10 officate I'm the Buffalo
series That the former should have been
selected 10 come here at this time is
rot at all pleasing to the members OF tho
Providence team. who have not forgotten
his exhibitions i'm Montreal on the last
trip when Manager Dunn found II neces
sarY 10 make an official complaint 10
President Powers II is TO he hoped that
Hassett will endeavor 10 redeem himself
for his poor work on that occasion, for
II there was ever time when able and
conscientious umpring was needed. Il is
In the remaining games 10 he played here
The Grays will go into todays games
with fierce determination 10 win, and II
II should he their misfortune TO succumb
10 superior playing or better luck the fans
may az least have the consolation OF
knowing that every man on the team did
his best The first game will he called nj
o'clock, and tho second immediately af-
ter the close Of the first
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