The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

Providence got after Worcester III soVu
style yesterday.
Providence will return here tom6rrow
and Thursday and Friday will play the
Worccsters at Adelaide park.
Umpire Gafney had his collar bone
cracked by foul tip from Henry's bat
i'm the ninth inning OF the game Monday
afternoon. Fortunately the game was
quickly terminated after the accident,for he
collapsed on reaching the dressing room,
where he was treated by surgeon
Providence is ton points behind Toronto
now.
Dunkle showed good mettlc yesterday.
Jir, Hart was twitted about hos friend
Ia relations with Ban Johnson Jim al
WAYS has q retort ready and this is the
way he let 20 at his aggressor: Il re-
plied that ~ might not hurt them N they
got a little closer in touch with their COM
petitors look upon the American league
simply as business rivals-not enemies.
All wars must end So must this base
ball scrap, and IL will not end without
getting the parties AZ outs together.
The Philadelphia National and Boston
American league clubs arc the only ones
where publish attendance can he relied
upon. ST louis and New York swelling
the figures oue-nfth. while Pittsburg is
said to give out less than the real at
tendance
II may he taken for granted that after
the interview some OF the players had
with Manager Murray Friday night there
will he some snsppier ball playing during
the remainder OF the season
The National lesgue has now allied
against IL for the first time.all the minor
| leagues OF the country which means or
| uanised baseball. Should the American
! ioin hands with the minors the digniiied
| old organization would suffer the penalty
OF an outlawed king. The game is sure
| TO he helped by the new move ~ the min
or lc-gues pull together event With John
| T. brush ss the National leagues main
gazabo.
The Chicago American leaguers do not
show signs OF Welding the pennant tt
! Collins Boston team until forced 10 dc
so by the harshest measures. Yesterday
the White sox defeated the Orioles before
1900 spectators.
The Golfers or the Toronto club have
sweiled this season ard the eXpenditur'
| OF about $1,000 for new grounds will seen
| light to the promoters Of the Busy Bee
Tho Buffalo club may not be the tail
| ender after all Brookton has an eve'
chance in closing the season In last place
The failure of the ST. Louis club Z
be an important factor In the Natona
league race il said TO be due to sduabblin
, among members OF the team. an old pas
time Of several Of the bunch.
Kid Berry, shortstop on the Bristc
| Connecticut STATE league team. read !
| the papers a few days ago that Cincinna
had made an OFFER for his services Berr
struttcd on to the diamond that afternoo
and made fvt juicy errors Berry hn
been benchcd for ten days 10 give him
chance to shrink 10 normal size.
Cuppy, the slowest pitcher on eartl
has been released by the Boston Amer
cans. Cuppy has been OF little use TO n
Collins team. but he had been retaine
because OF a hope that some day he wou
experience n return OF form. IL came no
The 81. Louis club is said TO be moi
than $4,000 ahead OF the game this SCI
son. Money has been literally expend'
10 give ST Louis a winning team. but su,
a combination does not appear In sigl
yet.