The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-12

Brown stands TO win the college cham
pions hip in baseball this season IL the
present gait OF the team has any bearing
on that matter. for they have shown
class far above the teams that they have
met thus far this eeason, taking the third
victory from Wesleyan yesterday, the
score being Z TO 2, when the last man
died.
IL was somewhat OF a spasmodic game
that was played. however. on the part
OF both teams. sometimes the game was
all that could he expected I'm the way of
brilliancy. and at other times II was dull
and listless The condition OF the
grounds made the fielding somewhat err
ratio and the going slow
What served To demonstrate that the
team will be In the running for the cham
plonship this season more than ever was
the way the freshmen pitchers showed
up. Both Nourse and Adams showed that
they are ripe for playing good ball and
handled themselves with much credit dur
ing the time they faced the batsmen.
Nourse had good control and faii
speed Wesleyan roped in three hits off
his delivery and one run. Adams LA
more speed than his predecessor. but did
not have quite as good control The Wis
itors found him for only one hit. The
to third base in the ninth inning.
Raymond. the Freshman catcher. was on
the receiving end during the whole game,
and with the exception OF a bad throw
90 second, played we'll shift was made
I'm the Brown outfeld. Dennie occupying
the left garden. with Tiff in centre.
The home team scored all OF it's runs
i'm the first and second innings off the
delivery OF Burke. who was benched after
Al. a..
boy was an easy mark for the home hit
ters. who sent him TO the woods I'm short
order Monroe. the other Wesleyan pitch
er. was quite a different proposition He
had the Brunonians at his mercy, allow
ing but one scratch hit during the six
innings when he was officiating Brown
did not get a man past second base
Wesleyan's two runs were gifts. pure
and simple. and were the results OF bad
throws. Brown made Ave errors. four
OF them counting toward the visitors run
getting. Dickinson and Paine carried or
the batting honcrs, with two hits apiece.
The visitors four hits were netted by
Hancock. Monroe. Haley and Smith.
Brown opened up the game with a score.
After Hoye had flied out 10 centre field
Jones tore off a hit TO left field and moved
up a peg on Paine's safe one. lie scored
on Raymond's hit between short and
third This was all Brown could do. as
Tiff fled out. and Dickinson gave Dris-
coll an easy chance. In the second inning
the avalanche struck the Wesleyan twirl-
or. Every Brown man faced him before
the smoke cleared away. Eirod started
the fun with "A hit and Dennie cleverly
beat out a bunt With two on bases
Nour~e famed. but Hoye loaded the
sacks by stopping one in his ribs. Jones
hit to Haley, who fumbled. allowing FL
rod to tally. Paine's second hit sent
Dennie and Hoye across the plate. Tiff
reached first on an error by Haley. and
when Raymond went out, Cunningham 10
smith Jones scored. Dickinson's safe
drive TO left scored Paine and Tiff This
ended the seance. the men going out in
order every inning thereafter except the
fifth and ninth. when the home team had
one man on the sacks.
Wesleyan tailed first I'm the second in
ming. Smith reached first on an error by
Elrod. went to second on a bad throw by
Raymond and scored when Tiff threw the
ball over Hoye's head. Wesleyans last
tally came I'm the ninth. Monroe secured
n hit and Haley drew a base on balls.
After Taylor had struck out Smith hit 10
Adams. who threw wild 10 Hoye Monroe
scoring. The other two men were easy
outs.
The summary: