The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-06
PAWTUcKET.

A team OF baseball players. composed
Of motormen and conductors from Fall
River, accompanied by about 40 admir-
era. trainers, etc, visited Pawtucket
yesterday afternoon. the visit being a re-
turn of an invasion of Fan River by a
group OF Pawtuoket fare-snatohers and
brake -Jsrkers q few weeks since.
The visitors reached this city shortly
after noon and were met by q committee
and escorted to the Maple House. where
the visitors dressed for the fray. 1t was
2 o'clock when two baseball teams. for
Pawtuoket had mustered representatives
to defend the honor Of the city met on
the Sabin street grounds. There for nine
long innings the two teams fought II out
and the bell-cord artists and gong -clang-
ers had n merry time of IL. Captain Fred
Heaiey OF the Pawtucket aggregation
and Manager Campbell Of the Fail River
team urged their players to their best
and when II was all over the scorer al
lowed that the Fall River men had scored
runs TO for the Pawtucket team.
Then the spectators applauded and
said the winners were the real thing.
The Pawtucket men. that IL. conductors
and motormen, TO the number Of 30. with
the visitors, repaired TO the Maple House.
where a supper was served. Henry r.
Adams was toastmaster, and after the
menu had been disposed of, and an ex-
cellent shore dinner II was, there were
speeches by Mayor John j. Fitzgerald,
License Commissioner Bernard Keenan,.
Alderman Edward McCaughey and 9TH
ers After the speaking the company en-
barked In a special car and went TO the
hall OF the Darlington Social club on
Central avenue, where cigars ana re-
nd M
pany listened TO various speakers. to the
music OF an orchestra, and vocal selec-
tions.
BENJAMIN W. Smith, a member of the
executive committee OF the Pawtucket
Street Railway men. who struck, told
some pertinent things about the strike,
and urged the value or organization and
unionism 10 protect the interests OF the
street railway employees 1t was after 3
o'clock when the railroad men embarked
on a special car. which was furnished to
them by courtesy of Superintendent
Smith of the Pawtucket Street Railway
company. and went to Main street square
where. after cheers for Mayor Fitzgerald
for the entertainment Of the Pawtucket
men, and amid the glare of red fire, the
visitors embarked for home.
The hospitality of the Pawtucket men
was in return for similar entertainment
afforded to the Pawtucket men when the
Pawtucket Street Railway mems team
went to Fall River n few weeks since.
At that time the Pawtucket men met
defeat. Charles ], Norris, John Shah
bott and l.. j. Demaranville was the
committee which had charge OF the ar
rangements for the entertainment of the
visitors.
The Pawtucket Veteran Firemeu's asso-
citation met last evening In regular ses-
sion at Firemen's hall. School street, and
Vice President studley presided In the
absence OF President David j. White. The
committees which had charge OF the
preparations incident TO the association $
trips TO Lowell, Mass, and TO East Provi-
dence. made reports concerning tho trips,
which were fnal In character. An invi-
tation TO attend the flremen's muster 10
be held In connection with the Brockton
Fair. Oct g. was received. but action
was deferred until a meeting TO be held
on Friday evening next.