The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-24
Entries For the Debate
Have Been Closed.
BASEBALL CANDIDATES.
Six Men Are Now Trying For the
Position Of Pitcher.
sTATEMENTOF MODEST AUTHORS

lue eutrlcs iOr tne CouJosb lor posi-
tions on the Brown and Dartmouth de-
bate ara now closed. twenty-five men
ara preparing now to speak during the
first week of the spring term. The entries
are: Borden Dnrfee Whiting, w. A.
Guile. j. III. Higgins, q. II. Walker. Il.
A. Gaskill, Smith l.. Multer, i. ). Allen,
Andborn Arms. Warren Earle Greene,
John Henry Kelsghan, Fred A.. smart.
Jonathan Taylor, Walter ID. Devault. '9S;
j. II. Bigelow, p. III. Burns, George
Warren Parker, Il. A. Schwegler. Albert
Henry Sheffield, 90: q. q Bass. M.
Can ercn, h. A. Smitn, 1900; Il. +.
Greene '01.
The candidates for positions on the
baseball team held their first practice OF
the spring t.rm on Lincoln Field yestsr'
day afternoon. Batting and relding was
the only work done. Captain Lauder is
now selecting tie men who will play on
the team during the season.
six men are trying for tte position of
pitcIe or. so that il is practically assured
That Brown will not be left nt the critical
games of the season in the same position
in which she was last year. lie men are
Was burn, Collin, Eaton. Datmers,
Wn, eler and Woodwortr, In addition TO
Ssdawiok. who pitched last year. lie
stage and Hindle are both doing good
work ~ cstchers The candidates for
Croker, X. Croker. Phillips, HOPKINS,
Richards s'n. Patton, Bacon. Flltz, Gam
mons, Boyd, Cook, Dunn and CLARK.
The Brown Magazine and Brunonian
have now complet the arrangements Tor
combination next wear In monthly
lodi Al .salI Ian Inn
This has Leen under consideration for
nearly year, but the editors of the TWO
papers could not come TO any agreement.
Finally the cUmp-on ise has been effected
of retaining the Nall Of the brunoninD,
but the form and time of issue OF the
magazine has been changed. Literary
affairs have been in a sad condition at the
university this year Borden Durfse
Whiting resigned from the Bruno onian
board. A little later Free nan putney,
.Ir, followed suit and now Frederick
William Arnold. Jr., has left the board
IN disgust.
Charles Carroll the managing editor
OF the Herald. Is accused OF being yellow
journaiist<np account of the sensational
manner I'm Which he edits the paper. n
few weeks ago he printed: The Bruno
nian furnishes evidence that Ia more
than circumsiantinl OF the truth OF that
old saw, 'Grent minds run In similar
unavoidable accident due 20 mixing OF
the functions Of the clipping editor with
these OF otter members Of the board. per-
haps the second editorial, ON page x2l, Is
an pp-to-date ABSTRACT. with but three
changes from literal reprint, of the lend
Ing editorial on rage 247 of volu ms
xxx, for Fatruary 90 1897. Further,
Under the klma' page 2SS, second para
craYh, l. u literal reprint of the last para
graph in Under the Elms' for Febr nary
q, 1897"
TIE next day Arnolt declared be had
resigned from tho Brunopian month
ago. and owing to a mistake of the
prirter his name remained under the
work credited 10 him.
The members OF the Brunonian board
have row presented Carroll with pic
ture of q grave stone for the memory OF
Charles Carroll. who took the yellow
journalistic fever and died suddenly from
tad cnse of swellen head.
1he decision Of the Hammer and Tongs
Society tn give no play this year has also
been follow Ell ty controversy as to
whether or not play for production was
ever selected. freeman Putrey, Jr., and
Warren Earle Greene mako the following
statement "Notw outstanding the asser-
ton tn the contrary, the play prese nted
by us was not accepted by the committee.
Now, as there was another play than our
own under consideration at the time,
and rs we have as consequence inad-
vertontly enjoyed reputation which 1t
seems was never really ours. we would
eg leave TO remove whatever of honor
NAV have inadvertently been thrust upon
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