The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-01

days required s'sand." John is a brother
of Tim Donahue, the Chicago catcher.
Kdntzsch will At the reporters stand at
Star Park this year with tables, cushions
and all the luxuries of weli-ordered home
The box upstairs formerly occupied by
members Of the Citizens Club will be used,
the entrance door will be locked and re-
porters will be provided with keys. .-(Syra-
cuse Courier While we do not desire
Puls.aan car luxuries. A vast improvement
can be made I'm the accommodations here
tofore provided for reporters In Pawtucket.
At meeting of the New Bedford Base
ball Association last evening 1t was voted
to lease portion of Buttonwood Park for
ball field, providing 1t Gan be done le-
gally and the interests OF the association
protected. The matter will be brought be-
fore the Park Commissioners today IL the
legal advice solicited is favorable to the
project. The association begun work on a
site for grounds on Court street, but was
euchered out of the use Of this location by
a vote of the Board of Public Works laying
out street through the land. Hence the
meeting and second consideration of
ground location.
Manager Murphy has signed Tommy
Hernon for the New Bedfords' right field,
the men reaching sn agreement last FRI
day. Hernon is fast fielder, hitter of
good ability, n swift base runner, and all
Ia all, ball player Of extra merit. He
does not play ball after the manner of an
automaton, with limbs alone In motion,
but his brain is an assistant to his plays.
Too many ball players are gifted in the
Mechanical part of the game and not as
regards the intellectual. More than this,
Hernon is an able lieutenant to any cap
tain. His advice is timely and not lacking
ing quality. He Is not prone to offer it
continually, but when 1t Is advanced it is
worthy of consideration. All PARTIES are
+, be congratulated upon the signing of
Hernon.-New Bedford Mercury.
The Lewiston Journal thinks that the
New England League schedule, beginning
Nay and ending September 10, Is t.o
long. 1t also thinks that "Phenomenal'
Smith Is the fastest man In the league as a
fielder and sticker, for that is the word
used. The Journal Is entitled to more
''thinks." But why don't the Maine
papers turn their attention to their own
league? 1t Is sadly in need of fostering.
So far they have said all the disagreeable
things about the New England Leaugue
they could think of. They have an ele-
phant on their hands which needs their
attention. We will try and run our league
according to the best our ability, and thus
early in the season advice is not solicited.
Now don't be disagreeable. Let us talk
about your league. We probably won't
have a chance to talk about it, as it is now
constituted, much later than june New
Bedford Mercury.
Cycling Chat.
The number of wheels to be seen on the
streets daily is on the increase. This is a
sure sign OF spring.
There are SO l.. A. w. clubs in New Eng
land, as follows: Maine 3, New Hampshire
2, Massachusetts, 40, Rhode Island 2, Con-
ne :ticut 5.
A travelling circus, it is said, will carry
12-lap board track during the coming
season and hold professional races at
evrey performance.
Ii is said that Fred Gerlach is still de-
liberating whether he will accept reap
pointment TO the l.. A. w. racing board.
He has received many letters from all
pirts OF the United States urging him to
take the place for the sake of cycling
interests.
There is movement to organize Royal
Arcanum wheel club, the organization to
be composed OF members who belong to
that order. A spin over the boulevards
with the members of the supreme council
will he on the program for entertainment
during the annual meeting to be held at
Boston in May.