The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-08

ent salaries and contracts, secure all the
stars OF their hated Western rival. IL Is
planned 20 sign two western players To
every one eastern player taken by
Iiickey's league. The men thus secured
will be divided among the eight Eastern
league clubs. Those clubs. whose lineup
appears 10 be weakest, Will DE given the
preference I'm the assignment OF players.
Atlanta will have one OF the fastest
baseball teams during the coming season
that ever played I'm a Southern league.
Tommy Stouch formerly OF the Paw
tucket, n. J. team, OF the New England
league. who Is 10 hold down second base
for ATLANTA was sent there by Il. II.
Peter, the owner of the franchise, 10 look
after getting the baseball park i'm shape
and TO have charge OF the baseball situa-
ton until Manager Pabst arrives, the
middle OF this month, from California.
Stouch talks enthusiastically OF the team
that Manager Pabst Is gathering around
him 10 represent Atlanta. lie believes It
will be a winner. The following players
have already been signed up with: Man
ager Ed Pabst first base; Tommy Stouch,
second base; Ed krug, third base; Henry
Busch. shortstop; George Ieidy. Henry
s. Longley. Ed Gnadinger and Fred
Frank, outfelders: Cliff Latlmer and Jim
Leighton, catchers; Lem Bailey, Ernest
Baker and Il. Il. Hale. pitchers. The
above are all veterans at baseball. says
Stouch, and will carry Atlanta 10 the top.
All OF them play gilt-edge ball and IL
would be hard 10 spot the leader among
them. George o. Leidy, who will take
care OF center field. comes with one of
the best records OF the whole team so far
signed He is q years old. and has played
the national game since he was 20. lie
comes from Philadelphia
When the CentredaIe ball team lines
up for the opening of the season, there
will be conspicuous absence of the
faces which have been familiar 20 patrons
OF the game at Centredale during the
past two years With Taylor at Albany.
Rock and Cotter at Manhattan. Hanna
way at Dover. n. H.. McKenna at Con-
cord. i'm the same state. and Cahill in the
Connecticut State league. there will be
but little to remind the Centredale fans
OF the team which was good enough 10
be taken up by managers I'm search OF
fast men. The new team will be made
up OF youngsters who have shown them
selves good on local diamonds, and will
play something as follows Burbage or
Congdon, pitcher: Sullivan, catcher:
Floss Browne. first base: Martin. Sec
ond base; Nye. shortstop; Cunningham.
third base; Lewis. left. Ratigan, middle.
and Dacey. right field. OF these men only
Cunningham bas played regularly with
Centredale, this player having covered
third last season, after Cranes release.
In fast form. The other men are the pick
of the teams which played against Centre
dale last year with an eye TO the selection
of young players of promise, this being
true OF all in the above list except Bur-
bage, who has had considerable expert
ence, and is known as an effective pitcher
and a strong hitter. AS soon as the
weather is favorable Manager Reiner in
tends to line up his bunch OF colts and
try their PAGES I'm practice, and possibly
I'm a game with the players of last years
Centredales before the opening of the sea-
son elsewhere shall call them away