The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-25
CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND.

Providence is about due TO take
brace. The toboggan is slippery and the
incline steep and once a team gets start
ed II is hard work TO stop.
sutor Sullivan made three bright red
errors yesterday But then even the good
players will have an of day.
Joe Rickert, the Worcester man whose
think tank is cloggsd with egotism is
wanted by the Boston nationals to NIL
"Dan" Gammon's shoes. That Is accord
ing to Boston and Worcester papers.
Gammons Is Just as fleet as Rickert and
has brains and Selee is not liable TO
jump from the frying pan into the fire
by putting the "brainless wonder" In the
left garden.
out of "a regular National league out
fielders but four bat right-handed.
Cincinnati has signed new pitcher,
Richard Scott of Bethel, o.
Philadelphia pays Jennings $4,000 for the
remainder OF the season.
Frank Hough. secretary OF the Athletic
club of Philadelphia. thinks Jennings GO
ing TO the Phillies was all prearranged
affair
Or. Harley Parker did not make a very
good opening for the Cincinnatis. Parker
pitched for Anson I'm 1896, and was after
ward with Minneapolis.
The Baltimores leads American league
I'm hitting: the Bostons second. The Balti-
mores also lead i'm fielding; Bostons sixth.
The Chicagos are last i'm batting, yet have
scored most runs.
Twenty-Five National leaguers have
batting averages of at least 800. as fol-
lows: Keeler .S9i. Nichols CBos.) .Ss2.
Heidrick .37e Burkett .375. Deiehanty
CPhil) 1863, Van Haltren 1850. Hartwell
$50 Green s45 Scheckard .3l2 Donovan
,St. Lou) 1893, Wagner 1888, Wolverton
S3l Harley .S2s. Demont .32s Menefee
1927. Hickman .S4. Clarke Pitts) .S22,
Wallace .32l Kelley .3l7. Farrell (Br)
.316, Phillips (cin) .3li. Crawford .Sl0 Sell
bach sos. White 800. Bransheld 800
The /. C. l.. 2d team defeated the Shove
street sluggers yesterday by score OF
s to 8. 1t was a pitchers battle between
Kerwin and Garrett but, Kerwin was
steadier at critical times. Hesly's wonder
ful one hand catch was noticeable feat
ure The winners challenge any l6-year-
old team i'm the state. Address all chal-
lenges to Thomas Millerick Imaculate
Conception Institute. Capwell street
city.
The ball game at Rocky Point Sunday
between teams representing the Empire
Theatre and tho Providence Opera House
resulted I'm victory for the Empire ag-
gregation after a sizzling battle. The
empire team led both in fielding and hit
ting The long drives of Clarendon,
Caldwell McNeal and Bleasdale were the
batting features while the first base play
ing of Mott Barry the old-time star was
revelation. Both teams Will play at
Rocky Point again next Sunday.
Yale Is ready for her tussle on the dia-
mond today with Harvard More than $500
seats have been sold for the game.
Since Harvard defeated Yale to last
week az Cambridge there has been prac-
tically no change In the composition Of
the Yale nine. Yale. according To her
coaches. has got back almost TO the
playing form which marked her work up
10 three weeks ago when she slumped
badly and lost the Princeton series.
There is no doubt, according 10 Yale
men. of Yale's ability TO win today's
contest If the players will put up their
best game. Cook will pitch. and Ward will
play centre field. Winslow going TO left
and Capt. Robertson 20 right.
There is no certainly, however. about
this Yale nine. The team Is not together.
and II Harvard plays as she did at Cam
, bridge the victory will be hers. Most
Yale men hardly expect 10 win. They Will
save their money 10 bet on the crew.