The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-25
GRAYS SPLIT. Even
WITH BUFFALO

The Eastern leaguers played their final
games OF the season yesterday. Provi-
dence and Buffalo split even, the Bisons
winring the first by the score OF TO and
the Grays taking the second, to 4, the
five runs which they made coming In the
NTH inning.
MiIlIgan had II on the Grays in the
first game. and although the locals batted
out eight hits they were only able to send
one run across the rubber. Seven or the
whtte-shirted batsmen famed.
Moser was on the slab for the Grays
and did well. but the Bisons- -hnnched
hits In the first inning and. assisted by
pass two OF the herd scored. He was not
batted as hard the Buffalo twirler. but
fhe bingles secured of him came at times
when hits meant runs.
Spec Paine. the ex-Brown catcher.
played behind the bat in the first game
and did fairly well. Only two OF the Buff
falo sprinters were able TO swipe the sec
ond cushion and two went out attempting
tt
feat In the first game which Phil Poland
did recently, smashing out four singles
out OF as many times at bat.
In the opening round OF the first game
Mattress drew a pass and stole second
while Schirn was tanning. White hinged
oue 10 middle. which scored the Buffalo
ehortstop. Murray flied TO Phelan and
White did the same stunt as Mattress.
stealing second. Crawford made mess
OF Smiths bid and White came around to
third, scoring when Mcconnell. the lanky
FIRST hnseman of the Buffalo team banged
a single between first and second. With
Smith on third and Mcconnell on first,
an attempt was made to work a double
steal. Mcconnell made a break for Sec
and and Paine threw there. but McCon-
nell or the Grays returned the ball In time
20 get the Buffalo manager coming home.
u this game came In the next inning.
Phelan singled 20 right and stole second.
Paine struck out and Crawford banged
pne at Mattress. which went through him
and Phelan busted for the plate The ball
which Crawford hit went so far into left
neld that the Grays' shortstop thought
that he too could come home on IL, but
White made a magnificent throw from the
Held and Crawford was copped at the
plate Morer- then slammed one Into left
field and Mcconnell leaned up against an
other which went sailing off in right
Moser raised the dust on the way 10 the
plate on the bingle. but he was called out
by Umpire Sullivan for running out of
the base line
Only four Gnays faced the Buffalo
twirler In any inning after the second,
and he did not give them the slightest
chance 90 score.
q. Mcconnell. oee six-foot-three frst
baseman or the Smith aggregation. was
sent In TO pitch dn the second game. The
way he burned the ball over the plate
was caution and he had the Gray
swatsmen completely phased during the
two innings he opposed them. He made
four OF the Grays hit the back traii to
The bench In these innings after three In
ehectual swfpes at the ozone and put the
other two out on hits 30 the inheld He
was taken out in the third inndng and
Knapp sent In TO take his place. Knapp
Also pitched gfit-edge ball. but the COM
coy OF errors which was enacted behind
him lost him the game. In. the fifth In
ming. In which fve OF the Grays crossed
the plate. he famed three men
Cronin was on the slab for the home
bunch In the second game The big fell
low messed things badly at first. but set
tied down In the last two innings.
Buffalo sent three men across the rub |
Der in the opening round and another in
the third. All the runs scored were on
clean hits and not on errors. The fans
were reconciling themselves 10 a second
nefeat OF the Grays when the fifth inning
opened and the fireworks started The
Buffalo infield seemed suddenly TO have
been seized with desire TO juggle the
ball every time II came near them, and
the result was that five errors were
charged UP against them and the Grays
sent an equal number OF men across the
plate winning the game.
Crawford, Poland. Abstein and Phelan
I'll hit for SAFE bingles, and these swats,
aided by the wretched fielding of the Buff
falo bunch gave the Grays the game. The
contest was called of In the sixth by
agreement. The scores:
(First Game)