The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-18
WARREN

About 5000 people from this town and
Bristol assembled at the b. a a.
grounds, Saturday 10 witness the game
between Warren and Bristol, and the
crowd received the biggest disappoint-
ment. rendered to spoil either In this
town or in Bristol. The Bristol team
were on the grounds practicing when
Manager jefferson Calvin arrived, and
Manaser Johnson informed Calvin that
Warren intended TO pitch Callahan I'm the
game Calvin, Immediately refused 10
play, II Callahan occupied the box. He
started 70 leave tho field, when Cayan-
augh stopped him, and inquired the trou-
BILE. The only explanation Gavin couIo
give was that he had told Johnson that
he intended TO use Callahan. week ago
Saturday, but Johnson had refused TO
play IL Callahan pitched. and he had
made up hts mind that Callahan would
not pitch for Warren. In the contract
drawn UP and signed by both team man
ayers. Warren has the privilege OF chang
ing pitchers and catchers. during the se-
rios. while Bristol had the privilege or
changing pitchers only. Warren has lived
up 10 her contract In every respect. out
lust because Callahan had been secured
by Warren, the Bristol team, AFRAID OF
defeat, left the field. To prove this state
Cavanaugh might be recalled Cavan-
augh made the proposition that the Sc
riee be thrown out, and this game SIM
ply played as an exhibition game, the
guarantee standing. Calvin refused 10 90
this and thus disappointed the largest
baseball crowd that had ever assembled
at a baseball game I'm this town. IL Gal-
win had used any sense at all he would
have played the game under protest and
rave the crowd their moneys worth AT
the least The opinion OF Calvin held py
the sporting fraternity here. is that ne -
a natural born squeaier. Calvin spoke as
though a mutual agreement had oeeh
reached between himself and Johnson.
but mutual agreements do not cut any
figure when a contract Is In the HELD
Manager Johnson may have been fs the
wrong in hiring Callahan. but he used
his own judgment. Probably this WIN not
be called q game but Umpire Patrick NC
Carly Of Proviednce. called the game a.
$3.50 and waited minutes for the nrst
Bristol batter. AS none stepped to the play
Warren received the game, 80.
Mr. Lawrence Cady, who is a resident
of this town, but at present 10 In the am
pioy Of the Gen Electric company az
their Penn Agency. is on a visit to his
parents here.
Regular church services were held In
| the various churches yesterday. The deco
| rations In and around the pulpit at the
M. r. church were very pretty. Miss Flor
ence Allen. rendered the solo, Jesus,
Lover of Ny Soul" at the 10:S a. m. ser-
vice In the M. f. church.
German service will be conducted In
the Baptist church tonight by Rev. H. w.
Watjen.
Traffic on the Consolidated road was
very heavy yesterday. The Nantasket
beach cars which have been transferred
to this line. were run yesterday to ac-
commodate the Fan River crowds. The
suburban road ran double headers. from
early in the afternoon. until late at night
A large excursion train Of 10 cars from
worcester. Mass. laid over hero yester-
day. after depositing the crowd at Cres-
cent Park.
Charles Chappelle OF this town pitched
for the I c. lis Saturday against River
point and won his game.