The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-21

Pfeffer has declined offers from Louis
Vile and Kansas City.
The Philadelphia papers are very In
teresting reading these days.
Donovan Is to try Davis at first, Leany
at third and Tannehil in right.
The Baltimore American says the
pennant is within easy reach for It's
pets.
Long was the first OF the Bostons to
make his Tooth hit. Duffy was second.
Jimmv Canavan had TO go home on
account of an injury To his throwing
arm.
Cub Stricl1er has been secured by Billy
Shansig for the Athletics of Philadel-
phia.
Indianapolis now leads in the West
crn race. This club won six games last
week.
Manager Musgrove of the Australians
said, on leaving New York for London:
I'VE shall carry out our original inten-
tion of trip around the world. We
shall probably play some games In Lon
don aud other parts of England, and
then resume our journey homeward.
The American people have been very
Kind TO Us, and we shall carry home
pleasant resollections of our journey.
We have played 26 games. and lost all
but "A few. We were surprised b" the
wonderfully fine point 10 which Ameri-
cans have reduced the game. The
throwing and fielding, are marvellous,
and until our players improve In those
10 compete with Americans"
A good many of the "cranks" will be
sorry To learn that Billy Delaney has
been released. Delaney has played a
good even game on second. but his stick
work has not been what was demanded
and he has been unfortunate In making
errors. His quiet, unassuming ways
have made him many friends who viii
regret his release and he will make n
good man for some club.-(Taunton Ga
Zette
James j. Corbett may play first base
with some team here on Aug. 18th at
the testimonial 10 McGunnigle.-(Bro
ton Enterprise Is the committee going
10 expend all their receipts for attrac-
tons?
Louisville will not be n National league
city after this season. Spike this.--(New
York Journal. Wen spike II right now.
Louisville will be in the league TO the
end of the 10 years compact-(Sporting
Life.
A man who has been over the Eastern
league advises Plttsburg To 90 after Me-
Gam. the big fellow who played second
for Boston last year. and hit .3l5 I'm the
big league. McGann Is now playing
star first base for Toronto. He is also
pushing the ball safe with winning reg
ularlty.
Uncle "Bnr' Coughln. who formerly
pitched for Springfield. has been signed
and is expected here in time 10 pitch in
to-day's game. We need good pitchers
badly. but If Coughln was not good
enough for Springfield he certainly is not
good enough for Wilkesbarre- Wilkes
barre News Dealer. On Saturday Cough
lin gave evidence of being quite good
enough for any Eastern league team. For
ten innings he held Syracuse down To four
hits.-(Scranton Tribune:
Lewiston Journal: We fail TO see the
common sense in swapping Fitzmaurice
for Leighton For all their talk.
Napoleon Imjole is the wonder of the
times i'm base ball. Coming off hack in
Woonsockei. II. l.. in 1896. he went into
the National league before the season
closed and up 10 July 18th stood tenth on
the league list in batting. with Il pcrcen-
tage of 1862. having made 90 base hits in
80 games. Between July Sth and July
18th Iajoie made 10 hits in S3 times nj
tirr t,tt, fttt average fer thA week of, ,4aa.
And yet they keep talking about having
found Lajole's weakness.
Complaint is made TO the Herald
which would seem 10 show novelty in
the line OF police in Pawtucloet. Three
men were roofing for Taunton on the
ball grounds there yesterday and for
this they were hustled outside If they
had only shouted for the favorite team
OF the guardian of the peace. however,
they probably would have had no trou-
BILE. The Pawtucket management should
read the officer q lecture.-(Taunton
Herald. What do you think of the
crowd at Brockton yesterday?
. .Caxannugh is still giving his daily
performance. entitled How TO miss
every other ball without half trying. -
Brockton Enterprise.
Roger ConnOr stops at nothing an the
way OF legitimate baseball that his team
may win. He frequently slides bases
-(Brockton Times.
Sockalexis has been laid off by Cleve-
land for indifferent playing. The play
ers demanded that the captain play
some one else in right field. Tebeau
admitted the justness OF the complaint
and said he bad tried every means TO
make SOx behave himself Thus it was
that Clarloe played hight field Tuesday
WoonsOcket. r. L., Is TO have a strong
team, one that Will be able
to cope with New England league teams
1t will be managed by the veteran
player and manager j. j. Piggott of
New Bedford. Mass. A few good play
ers can find engagements by.addressing
him at New Bedford.