The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-30
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Buffalo. ". Y, Aug. 30.-!The Grays
closed their stay here with 3 to VIC
tory. making the series here also stand 8
to in their favor.
The game meant n lot TO Duffy, as II
made an even break on the present West
ern trip. eight games having been won
and eight lost. Third place is what the
boys are after.
The Providence team played strictly
championship ball. Mack pitched superb
ly, having lightning curves and splendid
command. He was found for six hits.
three clean and the same number
scratches. His support was OF the star
variety from the first ball pitched to the
last man out.
Kissinger pitched one OF his best games
until the Grays got couple In the fifth
when he lost all ambition and the entire
team followed suit
Both teams got men on the bases In the
first. Hill threw out A. Mcconnell. Lord
singled to left. but fell victim with Po-
land when Schirm captured the latter's
long fly close to the foul line Harry was
half way To third and had no chance to
get back. Mattress famed. Gettman start
ed an outburst OF enthusiasm, when he
hit sharply over second He got as far as
second, when Crawford threw out White,
being the only man to reach the mid-sta-
ton on the Buffalo team, with the excep-
tion OF Mattress In the eighth. Schirm fam
ned.
The Grays retired in order In the Sec
ond, but G.. Mcconnell got life when his
bounder jumped over little McConnell's s.
head. The next two were easy.
The Grays did nothing in the third, but
Gettman got on by dumping the pill in
front OF the plate and beating Donovan's
throw. Kissinger and Mattress had al
ready struck out. White forced Gettman
A. Mcconnell started the fourth with a
corking drive TO left Lord bunted beauti-
fully and Kissinger made a fine play. Nc
Connell taking second. Poland's liner was
speared by Hill, and Mcconnell was dou-
bled at second. Schirm singled in Buffa-
los half, but was forced at second by
Smith, Crawford TO Mcconnell. Big Nc
Connell hit TO Crawford, who touched Sec
ond and completed a double to Abstein
Kissinger ballooned in the flfth and the
Duffyites annexed enough runs TO win
right there. Chadbourne hit safely
through Hill. Absten walked Phelan
bunted 10 Hill. who dug the ball out OF
the dirt and fired II to second without
looking There was nobody there. and the
ball rolled to centre field. Chadbourne
scoring and Abste!n going to third. Dono-
van lined a bing TO right and Absten
went through. Crawford sacrificed, Phe-
Ian going 10 third and Donovan 10 second.
Phelan and Mack tried the squeeze play,
but the ball drapped In front OF the plate
and Phelan was declared out by Kelly A.
Mcconnell ended the inning by grounding
to Smith Kissinger reached first on his
scratch to Mack after two were out, but
Poland pulled down Mattress fly.
The Grays got another In the sixth and
the crowd began TO melt away. Lord drew
pass, but was nailed trying to pinch
second. He was safe enough, but Cusack
couldn't see II. Poland also walked Sim
giles to centre by Chadbourne and Alb
stein sent him over the pan. Phelan flied
to G.. Mcconnell and Donovan dropped a
fly into Gettman's mitt.
Mack made a fine drive for a base in
the seventh and stole second, but was out
trying for third when Lord hit to Nat
tress.
Poland reached second In the eighth on
his single past G.. Mcconnell and Chad
bourne sacrificed Schirm robbed Absten
of long hit on splendid catch and Phe-
Ian struck out.
Mattress, with one out IN the eighth,
landed on a slow one, and IL dropped
just outside the short left-feld fence for
a home run. Chadbourne would have had
the ball easily on the Providence grounds.