The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-27
Baseball Practice at BroWn--PropoSed
Athletic Meet--No Bouts at Central
Falls General Sporting Gossip.

get an American league franchise the
minute he asks for ~.
Lave Cross is training at French LICK
Springs with Nthe Detroit team, and VIII
play third base with the Tigers during
the practice season
Augusta, Ga, has been a pennant VIM
ner for teams that have trained there
and Jimmy Collins Is hoping that light
ming will strike his way this year.
Manager John Smith of Manchester had
his usual success with basket ball TINS
year in Bristol Pa, He has one of the
crack teams Of the country.
The prospect OF the National league
is that the opening games will be played
Aprll II. with Boston In Philadelphia and
Rrooklvn I'm New York.--Cincinnati In
quirer.
Ambitious amateurs are asking for posi-
tions with the New England league al
most every day. Among them Is Simeon
Murch. who would like a trial at Fail
River.
Claude Ritchey Is the only second base
man In the National league who began
the season OF 1901 at that bag VINO Will
be In the same position when the proies-
sional season opens.
Manager Collins feels confident that
"Hobe' Ferris will give "A better account
OF himself this year than he did last.
He thinks the boy Is OF major league
calibre, and will prove Il.
"Conny" Mack has already met with
hard luck for his pitchers To be sure
| that they would be in condition, he sent
| them TO Chapel Hill, n. G.. That place
proved too cold, and now he is trying
! Charlotte.
Dick Cooley, a National league player.
| has been added 10 the list of heroes he
| saved the life of farmer named VIII
| liams I'm a railroad accident I'm the Indian
| territory. Williams was caught in burn
| ing freight car, and Cooley jumped in and
! saved him from being burned to death
The candidates for the Tufts college
] baseball team reported for practice yes
terday afternoon. Charles r. McMahon
'Oi. OF Randolph. the first baseman or
| last years second team, was appointed
temporary captain "Bnl" Williams. whc
! is TO play with the Chicago Nationals
this season. Is coaching the men. Th'
SQUAD comprises 25 candidates.
! 81 don't see any reason why MalarkI
should not score success" says Manage
Buckenberger He has in his deliverl
everything a frst-class pitcher shoul'
have. and the only reason he did not re
main i'm the National was because he ha'
bad luck at the start. He was considered
by many the best man in the Eastern
| league. and | will miss my mark If h
does not make a hit this year"
| When Jackson was signed by the Ne'
York team IL was because ne enjoyed tn
reputation of being an excellent out
fielder lie happened TO mention that hi
original position was at shortstop, so,
amuse him, Captain Doyle asked him {
practice In the position yesterday. HI
work was revelation. He was very fas
very expert in picking up badly boundin
grounders, and he sent the ball over
first with such speed that Doyle starte
, for the water pail to cool off his glove
An official of the New York baseba
club has offered Manager Ed Barrow
, the Toronto team the management OF II
! former team in the National leagu
Barrow is under contract with Toron
for this season but IL Is understood thu
II he can secure his release he will accel
the New York offer.