The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-06
GRAYS PLAY
POOR BALL

The Grays lost a game that they should
have won before extra innings were
reached yesterday when Jersey City beat
Them TO 5, In a thinning contest Joe
Lake was exceedingly lavish with free
tickets. and handed them out with great
generosity, but when the bases commence
ed to get crowded, he would close up the
run gate and. it was seldom that the
Grays succeeded in getting the men over.
The Grays had the corners filled in the
sixth, with no hands out, but Lake wrig-
ged out of the hole without much extra
exertion. He pitched such splendid bail
,yith men on bases that the fans could not
help giving him hand on several occa-
sions, when he showed more than ordi-
nary dexterity in handling his assortment
OF puzzlers.
Lake also figured in the Skeeters tall
lies, being responsible for one run, and
scoring three times himself. To the feet
footed Clement, and the willy Merritt,
however, the Grays owe their downfall,
as both had a faculty of hitting just at
the proper time, and caused Mack no end
OF trouble. In the ninth inning, with the
score a tie and Crawford on second,
Clement sprinted almost to the boards
and pulled down Peterson's fly, much to
"Petes' disgust.
Mack. although he was hit hard and
often by the Skeeters. might have got
away with his game IL he had received
better support at critical stages of the
game, but everyone of the home teams
errors was made with men on bases and
practically all figured In the scoring.
Crawford had his batting optics with
him yesterday and in the five times he
faced the pitcher he whaled out four hits,
his double in the ninth round sending Abb
stein in with the tying run.
The Skeeters had a rosy first inning.
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left centre Bean dumped a sacrifice.
There was a hole In Halligan's bat. but
Hanford bumped a wee fly that Chad
bourne tried TO take In grandstand style
but failed, making a bad mum. Hanford
pranced to second and ploughed home
ward when Merritt slammed one into left
He beat the throw, but Conway by some
strange fancy called the runner out.
The Skeeters found IL easy TO pick up
another in the next round. Keister drop
ped a Texas Lacquer in right. went to
second on Woods pretty sacrifice. made
third when Butler beat his grounder TO
FIRST and then came in on Lakes hy TO
Chadbourne.
Phelan and Chadbourne went out on
strikes I'm the last OF the second, but
then Crawford cracked out n single, Pc
terson tore off a hit .on which Halligan
came in from middle for the purpose OF
forcing Crawford at second, but the ball
took a bad bound over his head for three
bases, while Crawford tailed.
Both teams scored in the NTH, the
Skeeters on two hits and an out. For
the Grays Poland walked. with two
down, and worked the hit and run with
Abstein, Bits singing drive going for
two bases.
Right in the sixth the Grays had the
chance OF a lifetime, but the runs failed
to develop. Chadbourne walked. Craw-
ford hunted and beat, the ball 10 first. A
free gift to Peterson filled the bases. But
Mack ingorously famed, Bean tossed
McConnelrs grounder TO the player ahead
of Chadbourne and Lake tossed out Lord
at first
An After You act by Mcconnell and
Abstein, with two out in the eighth, and
Lake on first, handed the Skeeters a run.
The latter kept moving. and when the ball
dropped between the infelders he came
across the plate.
Hits by Abstein. Phelan and Crawford
filled the bases with two out in the sew
enth, and Peterson's crashing drive TO
right sent In Abstein and Phelan. Craw-
ford n moment later was out in attempt
ing TO reach the plate on a passed ball.
Af,er tn, ckeeters had scored I'm the
e.cnfh. Abstein opened the last OF the
ninth by taking FIRST on balls. Phelan
struck out and Chadbotmne skied TO Glenn
ent. but Crawford. after passed ball
had allowed Abstein TO take second.
cracked out n double along the third base
line that tied the score.
Then the skeeters. after being blsnked
I'm the 10th period, won out In the 1ith
round Lakes single past third allowed
the pitcher his base and Clements out
put him down peg. bean fanned' nut