The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-31
GRAYS TAKE BOTH
FROM BALTIMORE


in it's think tank today, mostly the base
ball population, and wondering how the
Grays did IL yesterday Wins OF both
games of a holiday double-header with
Baltimore turned the fans topsy turvy
yesterday and today the pinch me 10
see" thing is passing around Was IL
fixed? Well. the answer the boosters and
hot journalistic lines toss you is nix.
ouoth they. How could Jack Dunn and
his nail-biting habit when the Doe aud
Duff combine are speaking possibly"
and there you are. Might as we'll agree
that the Colts copped IL on their merits
and cut the speculation. The morning
game was SO and the matinee session was
g 2-l decision, double wins any way you
take ii. The bad omission TO date is that
the second session was II innings. all go
ing to show that the frame" talk is
weak goods.
Mack pitched a consistent game In the
morning and was backed In splendid fash
ion. Mack figured in neat double play.
picking stinging drive off James bat
and doubling Hunter at second. McCon-
nell, on his knees. made spectacular
throw to first that was loudly cheered.
In the third the Grays fell on Hardy
hard. Mack started tho mischief with II
single through Dunn. Poland gently set
the ball down for sacrifice and Mack
pranced to second. Lord took Burrell by
surprise with an easy grounder. and
beautiful bunt filled the
bases. Big Bl' Abstein responded TO
the hand he received by whacking the
ball far enough out TO allow two men to
score. Chadbourne tailed on McCon-
nells hit, Abstein taking third and Mac
second on the throw in from right. Cln-
ton was passed, again filling up the cush-
ions. Jerry Donovan then laid down
bunt and beat the ball TO first. while Abb
stein shot by Hearne with the fourth run.
The Birds got two In the fourth. Hall
singled and stole second. Demmett hit
safe. taking second on the unsuccessful
return to catch Hall at the plate. Hunter
gave Mack grounder, but the pitcher
headed off Demmett Lord stabbing DEM
NETT in the back after hot chase.
Hearne's double put Hunter across. In
the fifth Mcconnell forced Abstein, who
BILE sent Mac" to third, and he scored
on Jerry Donovan's neat sacrifice. Not
until the eighth did the score boy have
TO put up anything but zeros. Poland
burned one through short. was sacrificed
to second by Lord, went to third on Abb
STEMS putout and scored on balk by
Rapp. who had replaced Hardy. The balk
was uninteptional, as Rapps cap fell over
his face and he invoiuntnl ily stopped his
opened the ninth with a ringing triple,
for which Poland made a desperate bid.
fly to right field allowed him to
tally.
Hardy was benched In the seventh for
''beefing' at Hoffner, who. he declared,
called him liar.
The afternoon game was pitchers 8
battle. Duffy sent Cronin into the box.
Cronin started off in the first by passing
the first man up. Hara, but that was
ABOUT all there was TO II. as the next
three men were easy. although Dunn sent
Ing base running by Poland. when he
stretched two-base hit into a triple. and
Lords chop over Burrell netted the Grays
their run In the third.
In the seventh the home team had
chance To score, but poor umpiring by
lioffner. when he called Crawford out at
lirst on a throw from Burchell TO catch
him mapping. and similar decision
checked Peterson at second. stopping
batting rally Pete" was so core that III
II hadn't been for Absten he might have
hit Hoffner. and for his continued pro-
tests over the decision he was sent off tho
field. The catcher had hit into right field,
and started for second on Demmett's wild
throw 10 Hunter. He reached there with
yards 10 spare. but Hoffner couldn't see
The Birds tied the score in the seventh.
Demmett got a hit and came all the way
around, when Crawford let ball 20 be-
tween his legs, In the eightn IL looked as
IL Baltimore would win out, as with but
one down, OHara doubled, but McCon-
nell jumped way up in the air and pulled
down Halls drive. doubling O'Hara at
second.
II seemed that Providence had Burchell
going in the tenth. Donovan banged one
at James and the shortstop made poor
throw. Demmett got away with one OF
his schoolboy muffs. and second and third
were occupied. Cronin taking two on the
misplay. Poland was purposely passed by
and Lord was induced to hit
into double play. which got Donovan at
the plate and Harry at first. In the ilth
grounded TO Hunter. but Abb
stein drove one over the inneld 10 right
centre. lie took second on passed ball,
and when tie artfui little Mcconnell
dumped a pretty little bunt landed safely
ON third. and Mcconnell raced the ball "A
dead heat 60 FIRST. Crawford. after knock
ing several fouls. took first on balls Don
oVan was at the bat when Burchell Pitch
ed one of his wicked twisters. which
squirmed out OF Hearne's glove. and ABB
stein came across the pan with the win
ming run.
Tho scores:
(Morning Cameo
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