The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
TREASURER WANTED.
No One Anxious to Handle Lots of
Money.
President Draper Tells About the Baseball
Clubs Prosperity.

Wanted-A treasurer.
The annual meeting OF the Providence
Baseball Assoc iation will be- held at the
Narragansett Hotel at O'Clock tomorrow
evening, when the nll-importapt and
somewhat difficult task of finding treas
urer to succeed William II. Draper will
confront the members. Mr.. Draper is
president of the association and will prob
ably be reelected. He has also served a
year as treasurer, but does not banker for
reelection because 1t is not only thank
less job. but fussy In detail and requiring
lots of time as well.
Secretary f. A.Johnson, who will prob
ably be reelected also, was treasurer two
enough of 1t and SO he will not take 1t
again.
"Of course somebody must be found" /"
observes Mr.. Draper, "but where and
whom am unable to say. There Is no
salary attached to 1t and no bonds re-
quired, consequently you can imagine
that taking caro- OF S3S, 600 season Is no
small matter, under the circumstances.
"Yes, we took i'm over s3S, 700 last season
and had left over $500 after paying all ex.
penses, and we lost July on account OF
rama Gay no club could afford to lose.
Then we got $1,000 for MoAuley, max
ing over $1,000 in the treasury. II other
could have had more than twice that
S m, for we paid $11, ,44S.2 20 to clubs that
came here and only received from all the
others S671S.45, or difference OF s4729. 40.
That speaks pretty we'll for Providence,
doesn't it?'
President Draper is of the opinion, as
intimated, that the treasurer of the asso-
ciaiion should be paid and under bonds,
As treasurer he has kept the books faith
fully and found it quite a tax in connec-
tion with his regular business. The pleas
ure OF 1t does not pay for the trouble.
Wednesday the schedule meeting will be
held in New York and President Draper,
Secretary Johnson and Manager Murray
will probably be sent on 20 help arrange
a better schedule than Providence had
last year. That was all right as far as trav-
cling expenses went, but what is the use
of trying TO save $500 to lose $500. What
is wanted Is that money should make
money.
OF the players for Providence Lyons,
prauby, Hodson and j. q. Knoor have
signed. The last named came from Bel
levue, KY, and is q pitcher OF some
merit. Stricken, one of the Oldest and
most valuable players, has been promised
by President Powers an umpire's posi-
tion, 1t is understood.
Lovett is said to have been offered a
little more to play with Rochester, but
the impression prevails that he could
afford TO stay at home for S25 month
less than Rochester would pay him. He
is mum.
The annual meeting would have been
held tonight, as called for by the by
laws, but Manager Murray is busy with
polo, and his presence at the baseball
meeting is desirable so the time and place
were changed.
THIS FIoHT WAS FIERCE.
Jim Murphy Of Chicago knocked out Billy
Patterson OF San Francisco a. West Superior,
Wis.,, last night in the sixth round. The
fight was q fierce one.
POLO POINTERS
Salem came to Providence Saturday night
and Providence won by a score Of to g. after
one Of the warmest polo contests seen in In
fantry Hall.
Pswtucket defeated Fall River Saturday
s to s.
The Narragansetts and the Camp Streets
played in Infantry Hall Saturday night and
the former won Q to o. thereby becoming en-
titlel to the silver cup.