The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-12
General Sporting Gossip.

Ashe, tho pitcher recently released by
Washington to Newport held the New
Bedfords down TO three hits Monday.
Bob Allen, the old Philadelphia short
stop, now with Detroit, is delighting the
western fans by his marvellous work at
short.
Arthur Clarkson, who is with Milwau-
kee has been hit so hard by the western
teams that Manager Mack has given him
n lay off.
Those youngsters not fast enough for
the big league are now drifting back into
tho small clubs from whore they went last
fall, with heaps OF confidence.
The Yale navy has received an invita-
tion to enter crews at the ann al amateur
regatta at Hamburg, Germany, July II
and Is. Yale will not seriously think of
accepting.
Pres. Freedman has protested 70 Nick
Young against the detention OF Umpire
sheridan on the National League staff
IL Is said that charges Of intemperance
will be made against the official.
Manager Donovan will not allow his
Pittsburg players To play poker during
the baseball season The handsome man.
agor does not know the value of two pair
before the draw. When he does he will
join his boys in game.
Application has been made TO the New
York Supreme Court for the voluntary
dissolution of the Berkeley Athletic AssO-
ciation, whose business has been con-
Quoted at loss for the last two years.
The total liabilities are S05 933.
Present indications are that the Yale
varsity aud freshmen crews will train at
New London for their races on the Hud-
son near poughkeepsie. Tho Yale academ-
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provided the management agrees TO a
| number of conditions.
Lajoie ana Sockalexis had good batting
eyes Monday. The former touched up
Donohue of st. Louis for two home runs
! and double, while the Indian hammered
Daub for n twObagger and "A triple. Bur
! kett and Young made the other three hits
made by the Cleyolanus
a deal was made az Louisville last even
ing, by which Jimmy stafford will go to
Louisville, while "Ducky" Holmes will
become loft fielder for the Giants. Dolan
will undergo an operation for his sore
arm, and after today Stafford will take
his place Mt short.
philadelphia, the city which will have
the 07 national meet has a cycling popu-
lntion Of 100 OO0, over 100 cycling clubs,
400 miles os asphalt paved streets beau
tiful park having 5000 acres of rich
scenery, four bicycle tracks and host OF
| other attractions for whoolmon.
Joe Corbott claims that tho boxing he
did with his brother Jim at Carson has
been uf wonderful help to him in his bat
ting. He SAYS that he has acquired quick
ness of vision lie has batted romurkably
we'll this season, and his record with tho
stick seems 20 boar out his statements.
In two games he made five hits out OF
nine times up.
Smoking while awhcel is practice
which should be discouraged. Under such
conditions smoking Us known Co be in
furious % the system, and the two things
cannot be combined with profit That is
To- say one cannot get the full pleasure
out of both when the rate of travel is over
four miles an hour To enjoy smoking
when one is awhc0l The pBco must DO very
slow. Most smokers prefer 20 dismount
from their machines and enjoy their
smoke by the roadside in rest ana content.
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