The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-19
Providence Eastern Leaguers
Take a Fall Out of Manager
Smiths Men.
FALL RIVER MAKES THEIR BOW
Brown Puts Up a Great Game Against vii.
liams-Casino Rink Cases-Broderick
Wins q Fight In New yOrk-Base.
ball and General Notes.

Had il not been for the rain on Saturday
ii is probable that nearly 1900 people
would have been present to see the open
ing game Of the season on the Dexter street
grounds, but as il was fully 700 were in at
tendance, and they came for the purpose
of sizing up the home and visiting teams.
The latter fact was very apparent by the
Comments from the bleacherites.
1t seemed good to get back on the old
grounds, and while there is room for vast
improvement in the accommodations for
both players and spectators, yet the Paw
tucket people have become so accustomed
to the old foot ball grounds that it will !
take them some time TO get accustomed to
any hing new-that is, when ii comes.
The same old cranks were on deck, and il
wAs soon discovered that many OF them
were old polo cranks as well. There were
fey ladies present, many of the absentees
doubtless being engaged in getting new
Easter fnery in order for Sunday wear.
!. r.7erything was familiar.
In the frst place the same small boys
tsnailed" you outside for "de price" the
at the gate, the same crowd OF cranks, one
year older, were in attendance, Alex Nor
rison in the same red sweater, or one of
the same hue was bustling around, the
same hard seats as of yore, and "Gee
Whizl" how hard they do get after few
innings. Almost everything was as 1t
used to be. The boys who drive thriving
hol
also there. These small merchants have
also acquired a years growth, and their
lung power has also increased to a marked
degree, for q more shrill collection Of ju-
venile voices would be hard to find. Only
one thi ng was missing, and that was the
small boy who vended pork pies, but he
may show up later when 1t gets so warm
that his wares assume the form of hot
chocolate eclair.
There has been considerable discussion
~ 10 who would be selected as the team
mascot. In baseball talk mascot doesn't
Affect the luck Of the players. No; he Is
asmall boy who looks out for the bats,
and the position is eagerly sought after
for two reasons: First, the mascot has an
and soon gets familiar with the first names
Of the players; second, the position carries
. certain amount OF prestige among the
boys OF the mascot's own age, and gener-
ally carries weight enough to result in his
election as captain Of ~" 12-year-old In
the ward In which be resides. There were
two candidates for tho position which
Alec Morrison took in serious considera-
tion. The first Is small boy, who offici-
ated at the Yannigan game, and the sec
ond is "Red O'Neill. The only way out OF
the difficulty was to let both take hand
This was diplomatic move on Alec's part,
-" "Red" had offered violence to the other
youngster in case he was selected. The
small boy looked after the Providence
timber and "Red" after the the Pawtucket
sticks.
The story Of the game Is TO certain ex-
tent stale news by this time and detailed
comment 10 unnecessary, further than tc
say that the appearance OF both teams wa,
satisfactory TO the followers Of gray and
maroon.
Hodson was put In by Providence u
occupy the box, but the home team tool
to him 90 kindly that Billy Murray, wh'
did not desire TO be defeated by his Paw
fuclket neighbors, replaced him will
..siIyerr Braun I'm the third inning, an,
for some reason, possibly because tn
home team were all gold bugs, their effort
20 fathom his curves were not 90 success