The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-06
THE WORLD OF SPORTS

experience.
pitchers. They have made the Boston
cracks look like a lot of counterfeits.
Pittsburg has proved the hardest propo-
sition OF them all for Boston.
Beaumont is one OF the cieverest bunt-
ers In the business.
McGann reaches first base oftener than
any other big man In the league on bunt
hits.
wolverton is not only playing as good
a fielding game as any third baseman in
the league. but he is hitting extremely
hard and opportunely.
Tim" Donahue caught In the Brooklyn
Chicago game Tuesday. with a broken
finger. as both Dexter and Chance were
disabled.
The Phillies will have to play fast to
beat Pittsburg.
The Pittsburg- Boston series resulted In
Is to I'm favor OF Pittsburg. which will
probably be league record this year.
"Jiggs" Donahue, the Dayton catcher,
Will join the Pittsburgs In Brooklyn, to-
day.
Kittridge has caught In every game
played by the Worcester club this season.
though he was put out of one game.
Robinson's poor work back OF the bat
gives the impression to the spectator that
''he has seen better days" His throwing
is very poor and his passed balls frequent.
Chick" Stahl made only one hit In the
last Pittsburg series. He had been bat
ting hard previously.
The Protective Association of Profess
sional Ball Players will hold meeting in
New York next Sunday. Minor league
players will be invited to join.
The Pittsburgs owe a great deal to
their speed on the bases. They will get
down to second on hit after hit that most
of the Boston batsmen would make only
one base on.
The fagpole for the pennant is being
erected I'm Proyidence--Worcester Spy.
Has been erected sounds better.
The Boston Globe says that Clements
should be recalled at once. Manager
Murray of Providence doesn't think SO.
Charlie Frisbee may join the Worces-
ters in a few days.
Tommy Leahy Is getting a rest that
was earned. With a badly battered
l.xrn rl.f d. hon
of games without murmur.-Worcester
Spy.
Delehanty of Worcester has found diff
Guilty I'm meeting the ball for base hits in
recent games.
The first four men on the Pittsburg
team are remarkably fast. and, IL IL is
possible thing to take extra bases, they
never fail to do so. There are men on
the Boston. team who are about as fast,
and yet they refuse to take the chances.
Rochester doesn't let down any. When
the Clamdiggers and Rowdies clash In
Rochester how the blood will spatter.-
Worcester Spy.
Barney Dreyfus doesn't say much, but
he was forced to remark yesterday that
in the country.-Worcester Spy.
Charlie Hickman, the New York third
baseman. Is one of the most nervous ball
players in the business. Every time he
goes to bat Hick rubs eye water on his
lamps.
Providence has two left-handed catchers
Clements and Wal. Backstops with side
wheel motion in throwing are rare. Glenn
ents was the only one In the big league.
Bransfield Is one of the quickest men
in the business when II comes to chas-
ing foul or any other kind of flies. AS
an outfielder Bransfield would be sue
cess.
Raidy got his first home run of the sea-
son. since joining Worcester. at Provi-
dence Sunday afternoon. II the little
shortstop could do one fourth as well and
do II four times oftener while at bat, he'd
be a winner.--Worcester Spy.
Fail not to circulate II broadcast that
Syracuse has won a series In 1900. The
Stars and Montreal have finished for jie
season. They played IL games. of which
the tailenders won nine. Give us lots OF
room to howl in.-Syracuse Journal.
Manager Selee Of. the Boston team. has
recommended to the directors Of the club
that Harry Dolan OF Springfield be Sc
cured. Dolan formerly pitched for the
team. but is now hard hitting outfield-
er. He was also with Providence for a
time.