The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-23

Russells or Olneyvilie. and this morning
the management OF the Russels covered
the money at this office.
II is said that Walter Burnham wears
sad smile these days.
Connor got bad shaking up In his col
lision with Walters yesterday.
Hayward OF Buffalo took II chances
yesterday. with only one error.
In three innings yesterday. Brown
struck out six men.
Manager Hanlon OF the Brooklyn Ma
tional League club claims TO have a con-
tract with Catcher steelman. signed yes
terday by the New York American
refer the matter to President Johnson,
and II Steelman belongs 10 Brooklyn he
will be returned 20 that club.
Providence and Rochester begin the Sc
ries at Adelaide Park today.
Saturday afternoon at on Harris ave-
nue. grounds. Nicholson File Works will
play General Fire Extinguisher Co. for
s25 side. A red hot game will be the re-
suit, as both sides had 10 make conces-
sions In order TO arrange this game and
will have their strongest teams. This is
the first OF a series of games between
these two large concerns. as they are
considered TO have the two strongest
shop-teams In the state.
The Manchesters are bidding for the
New England pennant In good style.
They will play double-header with
Haverhill next Saturday, and one with
Lowell on Aug. ol.
II is said that President Brush has
been so well satisfied with the work OF
Manager Bid McPhee that he has offered
him his present berth for next season,
and that IL has been accepted.
The Worcester Telegram is in error In
stating that Kelly, the umpire, left the
cut down in salaries. Kelly asked for
more money, and his request was not
granted.
Johnny McGraw insists that Baltimore
Is a desirable city for the American or
for any other league. The rowdy scenes
there this week lead lovers OF clean base
Dall 10 the opinion tndt
be dropped from the baseball map, and a
lot of Baltimore PLAYERS and bleacherites
sent over acknowledgements Tele-
gram.
Nice crowd OF sports they are at Balti-
more. Just because they have been prop
erly licked on sevaral occasions they ac-
cuse President johnson OF sending I'm
pire Connoly there TO prevent them from
winning the pennant. As result OF the
newspaper agitation, that official has TO
sleep with his boots on, and be prepared
for any emergency. Yesterday II took
the whole police force 10 conduct him 10
his hotel sa fely IT is no wonder that Bal-
timore was cut out Of the National league
baseball map.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
"It will sound a little chestnutty for me
to say that this years race I'm the Ma
tional league is the most interesting
have ever seem said President Nick
Young, hut IL is fact. l don't think
can recall prettier race. -Four teams
have a chance for the pennant. The
chances OF two Of these four-Pittsburg
and Philadelphia-are excellent, and 81.
Louis and Brooklyn are not out OF the
by any means. In the way or
race the National leagues struggle is.
a prettier one than the American, and
COnSlUef
esting fight" The first FIVE clubs In the
American are more closely punched than
those in the National. and each club has
a good chance for the flag.
"They average six TO eight hits per
game I'm the National league, says
Ssndow Mertes while i'm the American
league the average rs Just about double.
In other words. they hit the ball fully
twice as hard and often in the"American
as i'm the National AS result there
should be an average OF twice az many
errors made I'm the American, but az "A
matter Of fact there are daily more err
rors made in the National, notwithsiand-
ng that besides the difference I'm hitting,
The American has new grounds TO play
)n in nearly every city, making IL twice
as uifficult 10 field as on the Nationals
lid grounds Everything considered, there
has never been any better ball playing
than the American league teams are put