The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-01

Friday-New Bedford at Fall River.
Saturdsy--New Bedford ct Providence,
Fall River at Pawtucket.
.rDate Not Fixed.
New Haven. March 1.-Captain Cabot
| and Manager Fuller OF the Harvard foSt-
ball team We're unable, to settle the date
/ and place for playing the Yale Harvard
| football game next Fall In their confer
ence with Captain Rodgers and Man
eger Twitchell of the Yale team yester-
day
Menard has been playing grand polo
since he recovered from his present illness.
The Providence team are loud in their
praises of the manner in which they were
entertained In Maine.
Russell of the Fall Rivers was playing
better polo on the start of the season than
he is at the present time.
The Tigers are out for tonight's game
with the Grays at Infantry Hall. One of
the best contests of the season should be
the result.
Young Munroe, Captain Cotter's substi-
tute, keeps everlastingly at it. He Is too
small and lacking In avoirdupois to make
star player.
~
over Sunday. The visitor from New Haven
was an interested spectator at Saturday
nights game.
winning form the Providence Journal
man is in favor of extending the season to
the latter part of March.
The Maine season has but two more
weeks to run. The week following the
~ .n x.tsII Io oA.l -
tournament in Gardiner, and after its COM
pletion some OF the National clubs may
take trip to Maine.
The proposition of the National league
to the Maine league regarding an agree
ment about players was not favorably re-
ceived, and another from the Maine league
to the National was not satisfactory to the
people down this way.
The annual benefit game of the Tigers
will take place probably on March 20. |
The New Bedfords will be their opponents, |
and handsome souvenir programs will be |
distributed. The program will include |
several features aside from polo.
II the talk about the circuit of next sea-
son means anything there will be several |
applications for franchises before the an
nual meeting In June. Brockton has the
ton will have hackers for polo team.
General Sporting Notes.
The baseball contingent ut the Hot
Springs now numbers about 35, and Is
growing.
Manager John Irwin expects to sign one
Of the best known of minor league short
stops for his Taunton team.
Springfield has released Jack Leighton
and Cub Stricken. Both of these players
will find little difficulty in relocating.
Manager Rim of the Lancaster, Pa,
club adds to the testimony that Pawtucket
has a fine young second baseman in
Tommy Stouch.
A meeting of the pigeon fanciers inter-
ssted in the fly to be held on Memorial
lay will be held this evening at John Dew
in's, Mineral Spring avenue.
T. l.. R., Central Falls.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons is now champion of the world. He
won the title by defeating Peter Maher at
Langtry, Texas, on Feb. n, 1895.
Third Baseman Lyons Of the Fall Rivers
ioes not want to como east this year.
Manager Marston has sent him contract,
however, and will expect him to play
lnless he can get some club to buy his
elease.
John ]. Quinn, manager Of Peter Maher,
$ contemplating tour through the West.
lie will keep Maher in training all the
ime SO as to have Peter in condition in
he event Of something occurring to pre-
ent either Fitz or Corbett coming to-
,ether. Aaher will have for a sparring
,artner "Denver" Ed Smith.