The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14

tory in his old style. He is in fine con.
dition. Manager Smith had nothing to d.
in right field, and theaold judgement OF
his play can be made from his work at tn,
bat. He made two safe hits and will prob
ably retain his reputation as s'phenom'
with the slick.
The remainder Of the team with the ex.
ception OF Gilbert were decidedly weak a,
the bat, and none of them were able, will
the exceptions mentioned, to touch ul
Dowd for a base hit. However there are
some men in the team known to be gooc
| at the bat, and when they once get Their
eyes on the ball there will undoubtedly bt
change. The above judgment may bt
premature, but 1t certainly looks as though
Manager Smith had good lot of men or
his staff this year, and it would not be
surprising If some ''finds" develop later in
| the season.
Baseball Notes.
Harvard will play at Brockton next
Monday.
"Bill" Coughlin predicts that Pawtucke,
will defeat Harvard this afternoon.
Tip O'Neill, the once famous outfielder,
is said to be in the last stages of consump-
tiop.
The Brocktons will open the season next
Saturday with the strong Boston Univer-
sity nine at Brockton.
'Snap" Lang is out Of job. Here is a
chance for a minor league club to sign a
good shortstop or second baseman.
Gaffney officiated at Worcester yesterday,
and gave general satisfaction, although
one or two close decisions were given the
home team.
Leach. Sweeney, Mullen and Sugrue
came to Pawtucket last evening, and will
spend most of the day on the grounds.
The boys are quartered at the City Hotel,
Alec. Morrison is the busiest man in
Pawtucket at present. Between getting
the grounds in shape, advertising the club
and looking up "Yannigans," Alec. has
his hands very full
The contracts with the Pawtucket club
of William j. Graffins of Altoona, Pa. :;
William q. Gilbert of Trenton, n. j.. Ber-
nard Mulhall, William Donovan and Will
liam w. Leach of Philadelphia, Pa. :;
Edwin p. Wilder of Northfield, VT. w.
p. Coughiin of Scranton, Pa, and Thomas
News of Chester, Pa, have been received
by Secretary Morse of the New England
League.
The Portland Cie) baseball team is at
Derby, Conn.
Cornell VIII probably row a team from
the University Of California this season.
II. l.. Bacon of Salem. Mass. will man
age the Belfast (Me.) baseball team the
coming season.
Tommy White Of Chicago got the de-
cision over Eddy Curry Of New York in
a 2O-round boxing match last night In
| New York.
All the big league clubs are practising
daily or playing exhibition games with
| college mines. The National league
season opens April -.
]. Malcolm Forbes of Boston has en-
| tered as a contestant in the Hartman =
| DAILY sweepstake races for trotting 2 and
| 2-year-olds for $500 a corner Mr..
| Forbes enters for the 2-year-old event.
and the race is to take place in Goshen,
n. Y i'm August
Some trouble is being experienced i'm
| securing q course for the Yale Cornell
| Harvard boat race. Poughkeepsie 8
| (N. " offer was rejected, and Cornell
| will not row at New London, Conn
| Saratoga now seems to be the only
| available place for the race.
The management OF the Charles river
park have received a sanction for bf.
cycle race meet on May 81, notwith.
standing the fact that the Associated
| Cycling clubs OF Boston and vicinity has
sprinG race meet on the same day.