The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-06
in SPORTING CIRCLES.
The Session ofthe Eastern League in
Albany Yesterday.
GROUNDS Fd0THE BALL CLUB.
The sIsvin-Mitchell Partnsrship Dis
s~oived-Ths Providence Cycle Club
Base ~ Notes-Coming Evsnts ~
the Metropole.

bility finish up It's business to-day. The
delegates to the meeting are: Daniel Shan,
non, manager Of the New Haven team,
Walter Burnham of Providence. 8. Bal
lard and e. NJ. Fur2uson Of Rochester,
George Kuntzsch and j. f. Faatz Of SYRIA
cuse; r. ii. Leadley, manager OF the
Bisons, and James Knowles of Buffalo
William Maloney of Troy, James Frank
lin. President of the Buffalo club, John I.
Hogan and III. Niles Of Philadelphia'
Frank Leonard Of Binghampton, Secre-
tary O'Hara and NJ. j. Cairn of Elmira;
and Lawrence T. Fassett Of Albany.
Contrary to expectations, Syracuse and
Rochester came to the front and put up
their 81 900 guarantee which settled the
question as TO whether IL should be an
eight or a ten club league. Three cities
were formally admitted to membership
Providence, New Haven, PbiladelPhia,
Troy, Albany. Syracuse, Rochester, Bur
falo, Elmira and Binghampton.
A board of directors was elected %consist-
ing of George Kuntzch Of Syracuse, M. j.
Cairns of Elmira, II. Wells OF Philadel-
phia and William Maloney. OF Troy. Q. ID.
White was elected President, Secretary
and Treasurer.
When the meeting adjourned last night
the matter Of selecting the players for the
ten clubs was still pending and will be
completed to-day. President White will
arrange the schedule which will be ready
In about q week.
The matter Of grounds for the baseball
club this season was settled yesterday
when the committee OF the board OF d.
rectors came to an agreement with the
owners of the fences and grand stand, and
the agents of the land on which they are
located On Adelaide avenue. The fences
and grand stand were purchased for $500.
As to the grounds the committee was not
so fortunate as q lease of it could only be
secured until July ], when It is to be sold
on a r1ortgagee's sale. II the land Is then
sold in a lump il will be purchased by a
gentleman who has promised to lease II to
the baseball club, but IL IL 10 divided up
into house lots and sold, b club will
have to look elsewhere for grounds to play
on after July l.
Frank p. Slavin. the Australian pugi-
list. has at last taken q step in the right
direction and has dissolved partnership
with Charlie Mitchell, the English bull
dog. It is we'll for him that he has at last
come to his senses and It would have been
better still for his interests IL the split
had come six months aRn-ltsnchLhad
been the case Slavin would In all probab-
lllIN HOW Oo ul0tCuOu 0H8tuSO OOnu Ia
Sullivan the for championship OF the
world. as Doherty his Melbourne hacker
refused to have anything to do with back
ing him so long as he was associated with
Mitchell. The champion English boxer
is q good man to keep away from. he
can boom his champions and himself to
the skies but In the end he does his man
more harm than good. Mitchell's next
duty will be to get someone to lick Siavin.
There is q universal feeling OF regret
among all whealmen in this city, at the
death of the Providence Cycling Club. 1t
In less than q rear since the club was
first organized and from the start showed
signs Of marked prosperity aud enterprise,
cycling clubs of the State. The best
cycling club in the city was its home and
everything was as bright as a new dollar.
But there's many q slip between Turks
Head and Cathedral square, and just IS
everything looked as bright As b noon
day sun there came q rupture and then
over went the whole business; some ms
house and that caused the whole row.
Many of the members resigned and those
who were left found 1t too heavy ~ ex-
pense on their hands to III the club them
selves and so n committee has been ap-
pointed to wind up the clubs affairs.
Rhode Island Wheelmen and Narragan-
sett Club and the others are talking Of
forming a new club.
gThe University of Pennsylvania nine
failed to get q hit in i've innings OF Tim
keefe on Saturday.
The New York baseball writer's are
shrieking for Kelly. With him they
claim they can win the Pennsnt. 80.
Canavan going to Chicago settled the
matter of Stricken going to that city.
Arson wanted a heavier hitter.
Dartmouth and Princeton will Cross
bats ut Princeton on Thursday. IL will
be the first big college match Of the
season.
Cleveland won seven out of ten exhibi.