The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-24
THE WORLD OF SPORTS
club there is no chance for any other
league club to get the man.

club there is no chance for any other
league club To get the man.
Jimmy Cooney, the former Chicago and
Providence shortstop has secured the
franchise of the Bristol club OF the Con-
necticut league.
John Mcmahon. a brilliant pitcher on
the Baltimore league baseball team a few
years ago. was arrested and fined In VIII
mington, Del, last week for disorderly
conduct In street car.
Joseph Delahantv. one OF the strongest
hitters In the Atlantic league. has been
signed by Montreal to play left field.
A Chicago paper says: "The Pittsburgs.
outside of Hans Wagner, are the weak
est batsmen I'm the business Naturally
a grand team OF hitters., they have done
no execution with the stick this year"
Since George Dayis assumed the man.
agement New York has taken a big brace
and they are keeping 1t up. Ewing has
openly charged that the players did not
try TO put up good game while he was
IudHdBtI. DdFlo mas pipniibtu W
cate all cliques in the team. and, what's
more TO the point. the players have
agreed TO behave and have shaken hands
all around.
A shakeup Is In the air for the Hartford
team. Two new outfielders and a new
first baseman are said to be on the way
to join the club.
McGraw has a batting average OF 1856.
In 30 games he has been given only 96
times at bat showing that he reaches
first by the gift route more than the
average player.
Cahiil, the Uxbridge player, who has
been practicing with the Ponies, has been
farmed out to Meriden by Manager
Burns. Gleason of that team has been
laid off on account of injuries.
Chicago wants Parent OF the Provi-
dence team to brace up its infeld. Pa
rent was once tried out by Washington
and discarded, but he has improved late
ly.
Frank Leonard. the financial manager
of the Worcester team. was offered 4
chance TO take the management Of the
Syracuse club.
Cincinnati has the record of making
no hits I'm one game. one hit in two
games, two hits in Zone game and in
three games they made three hits.
In 81 games Lajoie four times made
four hits in games. once FIVE and four
times three hits In the 81 games he
made 20 hits with los totals, and scored
As runs.
Bob Schaub. the Toronto third base
man, has been playing phenomenally we'll
recently. His throwing is nearly per-
feet and for 20 games. there hasn't been
a blemish on this department on his
work.
AS a recollection of coolness for this
hot weather, IL may be stated that on
April %. 1874. the Hartford baseball team
was prevented from playing In Boston
because of a heavy snow storm.-Hart-
ford Times. Whew!
A gold watch and chain. also several
articles of wearing apparel, will be given
any one who w..l tell when Syracuse is
going TO leave last place In the Eastern
league. OF a. the Holsters they are the
worst. and dear old Artie Irwin ought TO
dig UP some new blood.-Toronto. Tele-
gram.
Manager Kittredge has nearly landed
Joe Doian. of Philadelphia. Barry of Bos-
ton, Leach OF Pittsburg, and half a
dozen other stars, but the strings have
always been frightened just as the Wor-
cester manager was getting ready TO re-
ceive.
If ever there was an ideal pitcher that
faced a batsman IL is Kid Nichols. Never
abusive, seldom remonstrative, he attends
strictly TO his work. and pitches just as
hard when losing as when winning. He
wastes no time an delivering the ball. still
is sufficiently deliberate to study the
characteristics OF rihe batsman. His tenn
perate and gentlemanly habits are respon-
sible for his long service In the league
and today there are few pitchers who are
his equal
According to the following note from
the Bridgeport Farmer, Dunleavy has
been dallying win managers outside OF
Pawtucket. Attleboro and Waterford
Jack" Dunleavy. who pitched for
Bridgeport several years ago. was In the
city yesterday. He will probably pitch a
few games for Bridgeport while Best is
laid UP. Dunleavy looks strong and
knotty.
During ball game at Charleston. Mo,
recently George Cowls, OF the Columbus
(Ky) team, while running from second
to third base. fell in such manner as TO
forcibly drive his left elbow into his
side, just below the diaphragm, causing
fatal internal injuries.
The Referee.