The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-21
GENERAL GOSSIP.

The Baltimorss will go South March %.
The Boston Nationals are being meas
ured for uniforms.
Toledo has signed Grosart. once an out
fielder on Selee's list.
McGraw says there is nothing I'm the
rumor about the Baltimore club being
moved TO New York.
The Harvard fencing team will hold a
dual match with Yale In Cambridge We'd
nesday, Feb. 2.
The owners OF Devaras. Sidney Pointer
ard Looking Glass. three fast rae horses
OF Canada. have. arranged n matcn race
for honors and purse OF $780, for Mach
II. ct Brockville.
Walker Burnham has arranged two
games with the Athletics at New York
for Saturday and Sunday. April IA and 10.
The St Louis Americans have signed
Barry Mccormick. formerly of Chicago.
The same club has succeeded I'm inducing
Pitcher Hasting. last season with Mil
waukee. TO reconsider his intention TO de-
vote himself exclusively to law and sign
a contract.
Manager rockingham OF the Harvard
DdSt Dali nine last night uenltu lIdt VIII
lie Keeler of the Brooklyn nine had been
engaged as batting coach for the Harvard
nine. No coach has yet been engaged.
Riccius and Morehsad. two well-known
players with Rhode Island baseball teams.
have signed with Manager McDermott TO
play with the FAN River team of the
New England league this season.
Horsemen were interested yesterday in
the advent of n colt at Samuel Hyde's
stock farm. Fall River, out OF Whisper
G:csaO, by Chimes. Whisper and the
next week whore the mare will be bred
TO Cresceus 2:o2l.), the worlds champion
trotter
polo team. received severe cut under the
left eye I'm q game at the Auditorium In
Pawtucket last evening. While In one OF
the scrimmages one of the polo sticks
brandishtd by the players landed under
the optic. Coyle was taken To the Emer-
gency hospital, where the wound was
dressed.
The managers OF the half-mile circuit
will hold a meeting within a few days,
and ID Is probable that the meeting Will
be in Nashua, n. H. member OF me ihe
city. Worcester. Holyoke and Westfeld
win make the circuit for the coming sea-
son and that Waterbury will be dropped.
The New England league baseball
schedule committee concluded its work
after two days OF effort last evening. The
members OF the committee express them
selves as well satisfied with the work ac-
complished and believe that their report
will meet with the approval of all the
clubs in the league.
H. T. Brewer San Francisco. at the
Sportsmens show. Chicago. last night es-
tablished new swimming records for the
SO0-yard and half-mie events. In the
S0O-yard race Brewer defeated Wieland OF
Chicago and Wenck of Yale, covering the
distance in lin. II LBS, II i-5 seconds
less than the former record Brewer
covered n half-mile In I'm 80 los. The
former r. cord was l2m. 45s.
A meeting OF representatives. from the
boat clubs of Worcester was held in that
city yesterday, and II was decided TO ten
der an invitation to the National Asso-
citation OF Amateur Oarsmen TO hold its
annual regatta OF 1902 at lake Quinsiga-
mond A committee was organized with
Alderman John NJ. Meagher OF the Wa
chusett Boat club as chairman and a. V.
Coulson OF the Lakeside Boat club as
secretary To take charge OF the prelimi-
narics Including the raising of funds to
nav the expense of the regatta. IL Is
expected that 5000 will be raised TO en-
terrain the visiting oarsmen.