The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30

SPORTING.
Odds and Ends of the
Rod and Gun.
Eastern League Contracts
Approved by Pres. Powers.
Melville o. Dennis of Denver Rode
An Unpaced Mile In I'LL 3-5.


and smokeless powder, are gradually working
their way into the favor of hunters OF wild
turkey, geese ana swan. When these birds
are far off shore in large focks, there Is then
the opportunity Of the finest kind OF work,
and those who live along the Chesapeake Bay
recognize 10.
To kill geese from 500 to 1000 yards distant,
IL is necessary that the bullet shall have a
very low trajectory. II a man shoots at .
mark 200 yards away. the bullet should not be
more than foot above the straight line when
100 yards off, II will readily bs seen how an
error in judgment of 50 to 100 yards at game
supposed to be 800 yards of would throw the
high trajectory bullet under or over, as the
case might be.
Now tbe new bullet flies fat up to 300 yards
At l50 yards the 30 caliber bullet Is only
nine inches higher than the true line.
small error in the guess of the range, there
fore, would not. be SO much u matter of conse-
auence, while even with large error, the
bullet might still hit.
EASTERN LEAGUE CONTRACTS APPROVED.
President Powers OF the Eastern Baseball
League sends out the following;
Eastern League contracts for 1896 approved:
With Toronto - Judson G. Smith. Henry
Stanley.
With Buffalo-w. b. Goode3ough.
With Rochester-Frank White. James Daily,
Arthur Herman, Edward Henry. A. d. Nc
Farlan, Thomas Gillon, Daniel shannon.
with syracuse-A. G. whitehill o. II. Smith,
Henry Simon, Charles 7. Reilly, George
Corey.
With wilkesbarre-George Meakin, W. l.
Diggins, John McMahon, G. A Smith, A.
Lezotte, J. Wente.
with Spring ngfeld--william Il. Coushiin, J.
b. Gunson, Thomas l.. Leahy, Edward Nc
Donald.
Released: BY Providence-J. Stricken.
BY Toronto-T..J. Shinnick.
BY Wilkesbarre-Daniel Shannon.
BY Syracuse to scranton-Thomas J. Power.
Services claimed - by Springfield, j.
Stricken; by Wilkesbarre, Newell of Whining
ton, Del. John Pickett.
DENNIS PHENOMENAL RIDING.
Melville o. Dennis of Denver, Friday after
noon rode q mile unpaced on the Montclair
straight-sway course in the phenomenal time
of / Ill 2-5.
1t was the fastest time ever made on a
wheel. The wind was at his back blowing at
the rate of nearly 80 miles an hour. The best
previous straight.away record was i: :25, made
by John Green of Cheyenne. For personal
reasons Dennis time was not made public at
the time the feat was accomplished.
sPALDING's BASEBALL GUIDE FOR 1896.
The sporting department bas just received
this guide from the American Sports Publish
ing Company OF New York, and have to state
that 1t is n very complete National League
Guide. Besides the new playing rules, IL is
unsurpassed in it's list OF baseball statistics.
Of records and OF most interesting aud in
siructive chapters on the points OF the game.
A feature is the large amount If space given
to the statistics of the minor leagues of the
couptry, aud the valuable college records of
the past year. The editor of the Guide has
not forgotten his old friend, the late Harry
Wright, nor has ha lest sight of the fact that
1896 was the veteran Nick Young's 25th year
as socretar.. Of the professional associations.
from 1871 to 1895. One Of its most attractive
features is the 30 pages Of balf-tone illustra-
tions of all the National League and the lead.
ing minor league and college teams of the
country, and also OF a number Of oldtime
ball players.
LACROSSE AT LEHIGH.
1t seems strange that the popular Canadian
game of lacrosse should wander down through
New England unnoticed, and, practically
speaking, aHtheusAt-efV to be picked up and
hailed with delight by the pure loving sports
men of Lehigh University. Still, such is the
case, and tho little New Jersey college has
gathered on its campus team that is ex-
pected to excel last years championship
team. Verify the outlook of lacrosse is very
bright at South Bethlehem.
The schedule games. exclusive of these ar.
ranged with Harvard and Cornell, are as
follows: On April IS, Princeton at South
Bethlehem: on April %, Crescent at South
Bethlehem: on April 20, swarthmore at South
Bethlehem on May 2. A. G. s. N. at South
Bethlehem; on May q. swar,hmore at Swarth.
more; on May o. Crescent at Brooklyn: on
May 10, Johns Hopkins at Baltimore, and on
May 20, Stevens at South Bethlehem.
The Atchison Globe says: ga Girl can get
the same exercise running n sewing machine
that she gets in riding bicycle, and the i'm
provement TO her mothers health will be
very Marked" But 10 is apparent that TIE
Glopo has not caught the drift of tho cycling
fad I'm feminine circles: still that may como
later on when bloomers strike the town. and
tho spectacle OF witnessing a fair maiden
struggling with a strong headwind and her
"bike" can bo had.
GRADY" RUsIE.
When Amos Ruse first Joined tho Giants no
was nicknamed "Baby." not symbolical of
cuteress or gontleness, but as a bull pup or
young elephant might be so christened. and
now it appears that tho namo fits the big
follow in more ways than one. as tho question
OF bis signing New York Baseball Club con.
trrct seems to be largely one OF discipline.
Amos is hard 20 manage. and he does not like
20 be annoyed hy such necessary things rs
rules. u there were no other players ON the
New York team, aocodine 10 Rusie's demands
would be ,impie matter, bus there are
others. and there's the rub. II Rusie's fines
are remitted, fines won't count for much this
year.
MATCH ARRANGED BETwxES FARLEY AND
SULLIVAN.
Stanton Abbott went 90 Boston few days
ago and completed the arrangements for
match between his eparffne mariner. Frank