The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-06
this will bs done AZ the meeting to be held az
Washington on March 10.


Washington on March 10.
Manager Barnie of the Hartford Club says
that his new grounds would be selected to-
morrow. They will be- ON the line OF the main
trolley road, ana win be nicely fitted mp.
Barnie has signed two more players, in Reddy
Mack, the second baseman, and W. b. Cle-
ments of East Providence. Barnie will attend
the minor league conference on March 10, as
a representative of tho Atlantic League.
Jack Glasscock, the famous shortstop Of
years gone by. has sisSied to play first base
for Comiskey's st. Paul Club Of the Western
League.
Charley Reilley has obtained his release
from the "Philles," and has signed to play
with and manage the Syracuse team Of the
Eastern League.
At a meeting Of the Western League, held at
81. Paul. Mimi, on Tuesday last, tho follow:
ing resolution was adopted: "No club
member Of this league shall have a right to
sell and deliver a player TO club in any
other league during the playing season with
out the unanimous consent OF the league.
Any player joining Western league team
must deliver to the secretary of tho Western
League his bona-fide release before partici-
patine in any championship games. Any such
player thereafter being sold to or drafted by
a:National League club. being the property of
the Western League, sou must he paid into
the treasury Of the league for such player"
THE wHrEL-
"picnic run" will be- one of the features
OF the summers program Of the Associated
Cycling Clubs Of New Jersey.
A meeting of the Metropolitan Association
OF cy cling clubs has been called for March 20,
when President Brock expects to announce
his new standing committees for the year.
George Rupert, the speedy amateur rider
Of the Harlem wheelmen, will go South this
spring for training purposes, and will ride. in
the Metropolitan circuit during the summer.
He has engaged "Billy" Young to train him.
Chief Consul POTTER warns all members of
the Cycle Federation TO bring their member
ship tickets when attending the Foderation's
Meeting next Saturday, as an effort 10 to be
made to keep such as have not brought them
out Of the meeting.
The majority of the riders are In favor Of
doing away with the pacing machine. We're
the contestants in the race to set their own
pace. they claim, the events would be de-
cidedly more on their merits.
Competitive records last season resolved
themselves into, mere trials OF speed behind
the pacing machine. The man to start first
and catch the tandem or quad had an advant-
age over all the others. At the home stretch
the rider directly in the rear of the pacing
bicycle had really an allowance. He had at
least wheels length Of a start and this is
hard to overcome when the riders are strain
ing every effort to win. With pacing abol-
ished there would be better bursts of speed
and prottier finishes. Last evening men Of
experience in the timing Of cycle races took
the first step toward improving this branch of
the sport, when they Joined together under
the name OF the Chronograph Club of Boston.
The idea of the association is to improve the
methods Of timing and TO furnish to race pro-
moters the services OF men Of reliability for
this most important of all cycling positions.