The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-13
The SPORTING NEWS.
Tho Providence Grays Play the Holy
Cross. Team Tomorrow.
THE MAKEUP OF OUR TEAM.
Ultssfmmon and Hall Matched for the
Middle weight Championship Joe
Estea Defeated 1T Boston-Metsi keeis
Ssr Ysehts-currsnt Athletic oossip.

IupT0 Will 10 JOY III
scranks" tomorrow. Everything else
viii DO forgotten and but one thought VIII
occupy their attention. For tomorrow Is
the opening day of the baseball season.
They will all be there to get a line on
the Grays. The game itself, with the
Holy Cross College team, will not have so
much interest for them as the players who
will wear the gray and blue.
II all the players who have promised to
be here respond to the call there will be a
great aggregation at ADELAIDE Park 10
mt to the test, with a little practices be-
tween times, will satisfy the baseball pub
liz that Providence Is still In the game.
The team as at present made up comprises
the following players: Catcners, Pat
M Xar ! a,. wa0 ipo l''s' 80 w ana '1 go s snS
last rear with Buffalo; Sheenan
: promising catcher who made q record
with the Trenton, N. j., club last year
and RYAN of last years Louisville team;
pitchers, Kilroy, Foreitn ana IL Is hinteu
on the quiet shat Coughlin Of last years
base will be covered by sid" Farrar,
than whom there was no better base
man and captain in the Eastern League
last year. He had a hattering offer from
the National League but preferred to
come to Providence instead; second base
will be looked after by "Reddy" Mack the
crack second baseman of the Buffalo club
last year: the short stop territory will be
protected to the queens taste by LEO"
Smith also of last years Buffalo team,
and Farrell will cover third base. Tn
outfeld will be the equal OF anything in
the Eastern League both as respect Held
ipg. batting and base running; first comes
Joe Hornung who needs no further intro
duction to a Providence audience than
the mere mention of his name. In centre
field will be Petit of last years Milwau-
kee club of which be was captain and
second baseman. Last on the list comes
Friel, the heavy batter and right fielder OF
AGGREGATION which with practice will put
up u game equal to that Of any club in
the Eastern League.
Fitzsimmons and Hall Matched.
After months of talk Bob Fitzsimmons
and signed articles for a glove fight to a
finish. What Is surprising, considering
the strenuous way Ia which Fitz has set
the weight limit at 15S pounds in his
many manifestos to Hall, the men will
fight 1t catch weights. Fitz would fight
Orleans. or the California orIPacidc
clubs OF San Francisco. The fight will
take place between Nov. / and Dec. 80,
1902, the date to be chosen by the club,
and for q purse Of $4,000, or as much
more as any of the three clubs named can
be induced to offer. Each 3 man Will also
The club selected Is to name the referee
and the fight is to be conducted under its
rules. The clubs are given until April 20
70 make their bids.
200 Eaton Defeated at Boston.
Joe Eaton, the ameteur lightweight OF
this city, went to Boston last night and
got clicked" ut least that was what the
judges said aud the trophy goes with their
decision. no matter what the crowd
thought. His opponent vas Fred Neil.
son Of Boston, the Same man he WAS pitted
against Ia the recent tournament at the
Mctropole. Nelson is q rusher, but could
never be credited with being a clever
man, which Eaton is In every sense OF the
word. 1t took a extra round to decide
the contest last night and then the judges
decided In favor of Nelson while the au-
dience Kissed them loudly.
Metal Ceatreboards for Yachts.
Metal ce~ntieboards promise to be fash
ionable among yachtsmen this year, and
several new boats will have them, while
at least two of the older boats, Gordon
Dexter's 30footer Shark, and the Adams
brothers 46-footer Beatrix, will replace
their wooden boards with . metal device.
The Verena, recently purchased by
Com. Austin Of the Rhode Island Yacht
Club, is fitting out at Harrison square.
Only enough work will be done ON her,
however. to enable her to go around the
Cape, and the fitting out will be COM
pletsd In this bity.
CD Owen, Jr., of this city. son OF the
original owner of the schooner Sachem,
win have a 2l-foot keel cat built by Fris-
bee from designs by Stewart g. Binney.