The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-06

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Hornung and Barr Were Released
Mr.. Burnham Makes a Statement.

mr. burnnam MAKES a Statements
A meeting of the stockholders Of the
PROVIDENCE Baseball Association was
held last evening in Room B of the Mar
ragansett Hotel and organization was
perfected. One hundred and thirty three
shares out of the eco were represented,
either by personal presence or by proxy.
The committee nominated the follow
ing officers: President. Richard B. Com
stock; vice president, James ID. Stuart;
secretary, Edmund ii. Kirby; treasurer,
Edwin A. johnson (; directors, Henry
Valleau, Thomas ii. Donohue, James III.
Palmer, and the President. Vice Presi-
dent. Secretary and Treasurer. ex-ofiicio.
The nominations were accepted, and those
named were elected
President Comstock was escorted to the
chair by the temporary chairman and
assumed the Office with an appropriate
speech. Treasurer johnson presented n
report, showing that "a, $50 OF the capital
stock OF Is, 90, had been paid In, and that
a gratuity of $3.50 and other smaller sums
had been received. Various funds and
expenditures were explained, and IL was
shown that there WAS now in the treas
ury the sum OF 81 400. 10, exclusive Of the
$1,000 held In trust by the League, and Of
the sum paid TO tho National League for
protection.
Manager w. w. Burnham reviewed the
work. of the team and made statement
of what had been accomplished and what
was needed to be done to strengthen the
team.
lie said that when the first series was
completed the team had won the cham
pionship, aud there was evidently u gen
eral feeling that PROVIDENCE had a good
team individually and collectively. When
the series started with ten clubs In the
"a 10 In MI tnh
er's box, and remained so throughout the
series. When New Haven and Philadel-
phia disbanded, the League gave he best
players to the other teams. The good
pitchers were denied to PROVIDENCE. We
got only Gray, one valuable man.
Under the rules of the League the
weaker teams were to be strengthened
first, at the end of the first series, from all
available material. Whom the League
was reduced to six clubs the strong play
ers of the two disbanded clubs were dis
tributed among the weaker clubs again,
and strengthened them far beyond the
realization of the people who have not
seen them. The magnificent playing Of
the Binghamton team gave the local sup
porters the first chance to appreciate what
had been done In strengthening the other
teams.
Out OF nearly fifty men in the four dis
banded teams PROVIDENCE had got only
two who could be OF use. and the other
teams had the choice of all the others.
The League considered PROVIDENCE still
stronR enough to cope successfully
with the strengthed teams, and there was
some reason to believe this was true.
Against the splendidly supported pitch
ing Of the other teams PROVIDENCE has
fallen off In batting.
Bad umpiring aud broken team work
made it impossible to win. Several of
the games In the string Of defeats were
close and were lost by sheer i'll luck. The
Grays came home dispirited, and he could
not account for the loss OF team work
and batting skill in any other way than
by theory that the men lost their con-
fidence in consequence of ill-luck. In view
of the pitchers to be faced the team needs
batting strength, Ia the form OF sure bat
ters, more than anything else. Away
from home the outfield played miserably,
and any ground ball that passed the
inheld seemed good for two bases.
The stockholders decided to release
Hornung, 1t being agreed that ability to
make periodical circus plays and few
home runs were not so valuable to team
as generally reliable and willing work,
and that readiness TO do team work at the
bat with men on bases was more reliable
thnn big batting average.
The manager was also instructed to re-
lease Barr. 1t was agreed that although
his value as a skilful batter in advancing
men around the bases, his base running
and ability to do good wofA IN his natu-
raj position, In the outfeld, :-upled with
earnestness and readiness to work for the
teams interests, warranted his being
transferred 10 left field, and the placing
Of Knowles on third base.
Immediately after the stockholders'
meeting one OF the directors was held.
The directors ordered the manager to
procure new uniforms in which the old
gray basis should be retained. but per-
mitinR change to red or maroon in the
trimmings.
A resolution was adopted that all stock
holders shall be entitled to personal
card OF admission to all home games in
the remainder of the season, to be pro-
vided on application TO the Treasurer, in
cases where stockholders are not in
possession of such tickets.
The manager was authorized to release
such players as he deems expedient, and
to engage others to strengthen the team.