The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-19
Bannon'S Team Shut Out Providence
Yesterday at Montreal.
Entries Made for Four Days Racing at
WOOnSOCket Next Week.

The Grays opened their last western trip
OF the season at Montreal yesterday after
noon with defeat and shutout at the
hands OF Bannon's Royals The three
DAYS rest, coupled with the long railroad
Journey seemed 10 have a bad effect on
the work OF Dunn's men. and they were
outplayed at all stages by the Royals.
who have habit OF always appearing at
their best against tho Grays.
Providence fans would hardly have
recognized the visitors as the same aggre-
cation which annihiated the "Skeeters''
less than week ago. for the two things
most conspicuous IN the last series In
Providence namely. ginger and ability 10
hit the ball were lacking I'm yesterdays
encounter.
Dunns men ran up against high-class
twirlng In McCarthys work, and got but
Ave hits I'm the game. Mccarthy used
curve and the spit ball effectively, aud
kept the hits well scattered. Wasted op-
portunitles had much To do with the
downfall OF the Dunnites. several eX-
cerlent chances 10 score being lost through
lack OF "A timely hit.
In the nth inning Rock was thrown ont
Al the plate while trying 10 score on Balls
single and In the ninth. with tho bases
fun and one out. Thomas, who was put
10 bat for Rock. hit into a double play.
Nops pitched good game. Keeping the
hits well scattered. as Is shown by the
fact that but two runs were scored by the
Royals on nine safeties.
In tho eighth inning, Manager Dunn
took exceptions TO third strike called on
Nops. and was so vehement In his pro-
test that he was ordered To the club
house Poland finished the game at
second base
With tho exception Of the ninth inning,
when Lachanco and Mcaney dropped flies,
the home team played a good fielding
game. putting more snap into its work
than was exhibited by the visitors.
Wiodensaul. at second. made a lot Of
trouble for the Grays. accepting nine
chances. ono OF which was q hit killer,
Brode being the victim.
Rock and Morgan excelled I'm fielding
for the Grays. Tho former. who accept
cd nine chances, playing brilliant ball.
Bannon. Rrodlc and Lachance shared
the batting honors.
Rrodc hit for two bases after two were
oui I'm the first inning and got to third
on Wild pitch but Jacklitsch famed
out
In Montrears half OF the inning weden-
saul hit one past conn and went to sec
ond when Ball fumbled Meaney foulcd
out Bannon drove a sharp tap over
second and Dunn just managed to knock
81 down but could not get his man.
Weidensaul went 10 third on this play and
scored on r. Hartman's out at first.
In tho sixth Rock got life on L. Hart
mans error and took the midway station
on passed ball. Harry Ball singled
cloanly 10 centre and Rock tried 90 score.
but was thrown out by Bannon. Tho
Royals got their second run I'm the
seventh on Lachance's welt for a base and
McCarthys double.
IT looked in the ninth As II the Grays
were going TO b. troublesome. Brodie
hit hy which Lachance muned, and
Jacklitsch walked. Conn struck out and
Morgan. who followed. was safe when
Meaney lost his ny.
with the bases full and Manager Dunn
I'm durance vile at tho club house. some
one told Thomas 10 bat In place OF Rock
and Ira ended matters by hitting into
double play Cronin will he pitted against
LaRoy this afternoon and the Grays eN-
pest TO even matters. The score: