The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-24
THE BASEBALL DIAMOND.
Impressions Of the League Teams
Work In Saturdays Game.
PLAYERS HAVE NOT ALL ARRIVED
The Brown schedule for the Season
Brown Freshmen Defeated by Har-
ward Bannivsn Arrives In Town
Wilkssbarre Team.


tice season Saturday afternoon by de-
feating picked team from Fall River
in an eleven-innipg game 8 TO z.
The regular Fall River team had
not been ordered to report till
today and SO the picked team
was the best attraction that could
be Furnished. The game started of In
very uninteresting manner while the
weather was rather raw aud threatening.
The Provi ience team was little more
KeoRh were the battery. Donahue
played first, Cooney second, Mccormack
third, Martin shortstop. Joe Hammill
of last year New England league left
field, Pettis centre and Gesprie right.
The battery work of Sullivan and Nc
was apparently safe Sullivan retired aid
Cannon and Donahue did the battery
work, McKeogh goinI to tirst. The Fall
River team took rather kindly to the new
delivery and lined out safe hits enough
TO be in the score, aided by several errors.
positions we'll. Mccormack made sew
eral fire stops, Tut his throwing to
first was poor, owing to his lame arm.
Hammill in left field was not
complete success. as he misjudged seve-
raj fl es and made one or two muffs.
uasprie lu rlRnt nelu auu at Tue oat uiu
very good work. Norton's work at the
bat was excellent and IL the same gait
can be maintained through the season he
will rank with the best OF them.
The battery presented by the Fall
River team was Mccormick and Perry.
and they gave good performance, the
safe hits made off them being
rather scattered. Altogether the game
was more interesting han couli be ex-
pected and some of the new timber in the
team promises we'll
Diamond Chips.
Jimmy Hannivan arrived in town
Saturday TOO late to play, but he will b.
on deck in the game Tuesday, when it
is also hoped that the other members
OF the team will have arrived.
Sexton pitched a great game Saturday,
the team OF Ne England league players
base hit during the nine innings. Brown
batted we'll but had an off day in fielding
The score was TO in favor OF Brown.
The Brown Fresh men were defeated at
Cambridge Saturday by the Harvard
Freshmeh by the score or to 5. The
Brown boys PLAYED u better game in the
field aud ran bas, better than the Har-
ward men, but could not bat Worden.
1t is reported that Swartwood has
signed with Charleston % play first base.
He has not secured his release from
Providence as yet and must play here.
The well-kuown outfelder, Jack Leigh
ton, has been engaged TO manage aud
captain the Lewiston team OF the New
England league.
Manager Morton OF Erie. received an
application from Catcher Pat" Murphy,
until recently with New York. Shouli
ne sign him, he would have two ex-
Giants.
The Erie players reported on the Goth.
Uuiforns have been ordered. They vii
consist of black flannel shirts and panJs
with white trimmi KS and white sweat
ers." They have been namtd 1.-The
Blackbirds."
Harvard defe tied Holy Cross at Wor-
cester. Saturday, o to3.
The Wlkesbarre bas ball team COM
plete Is made up as follows: Lachance
aud Bergen, catchers; Mclaughlin aud
Fitzgerald, pitchers: Irwin. first base;
SninnIck, second base; Lake. third bas
Bonn, r, short stop; SiaGt-ry, le t field;
Staltz centre field; Leghto I, right field.
The Providence Grays practced again
o'clock Quite u crowd of craDks
gathered to watch them pra, tice and
were gratifed at the improvement OF the
team.
Wickbe ,ker who caught for Buff ,lo
two years ago who had trouble with his
arm last year, writes Burnham that he
is In good condition at present and would
like to engage with the Providence team.
The Atlantics of Smiths Hill defeated
the nine OF the Sockanosset school Satur-
day, on the grounds of the latter. Is 70 IL.
The stockholders OF the new Provi-
dence Baseball company, together with
any who may desire to aid in promoting
the movement to maintain baseball In
this city, will meet this evening at tue
Narragansett hotel to organize under
the new charter whIch has beeu granite
and to perfect plans for the ensuing
season.
Brown Schedule.
The schedule Of the Brown university
team for the season is as follows: April
26, Boston college at home; April 2S.
Dartmouth at home April 20, Harvard