The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-26
IN BASEBALL CIRCLES


Joe Delahanty is reported signed by
Worcester to replace Homer smoot
Thomas l.. Reilley OF Meriden, Conn.,
was engaged yesterday 10 manage the
Jersey City club in the Eastern league.
Buffalo's Eastern league baseball team
will have an Indian battery this summer.
Manager stallings yesterday signed Haw-
ley Pierce, the Carlisle Indian catcher.
Leroy another Carlisle player Is among
list of good pitchers signed by the Buffa-
10 manager.
Thomas ]. Dowd OF Springfield, Mass,
OF last years Boston American league
baseball team, signed today TO manage
the Amsterdam m-Johnstown-G Gloversville
team in the New York State league.
Lowell rooters may see Sockalexis
playing I'm that city this summer. II is
understood that Fred Lake has promised
him berth.
Klobedanz is quoted as saying he would
like TO play with the Lawrence team, and
Manager Parsons will try to land him.
Cincinnati fans have not yet given up
hope, and think that they will see Winter,
Parent and Dougherty in Red uni
forms.
Detroit lodge of Elks will attend the
, opening game at Detroit in a body, and
has requested the management 10 reserve
600 seats for that day.
The list of contract jumpers lengthens.
n. I'D ha
the Athletics, signed with Kansas City.
Second Baseman King, who signed with
| the Philadelphia Nationals, has jumped
! 10 Atlanta of the Southern league, and
Shaw is reported TO have jumped from
Milwaukee to Buffalo Who next?
The Hebronville Baseball association or
ganized Monday by the choice of presi-
| dent, John Cavanaugh; captain. Andrew
| Murphy: manager, Daniel CaVanaugh;
| treasurer, Ernest Holloway.
Pennsylvanias nine left this morning
| on the annual southern trip. Five games
| will be played. the first at Lexington, va,
| Thursday. The party was composed of:
| Arthur Irwin, coach; Wolff and Harris,
! catchers: Devlin, Reynolds, Kaufman.
Marshall Wilder and Groves. pitchers
| Bennett, first base; Collier, second base;
| Orbin. shortstop: Brown. third base;
| Swain. extra infelder; White, left feld;
| Newman centre field: Noble, right field;
| Delisle, extra outheld.
The Brown baseball management has
departed slightly from precedent and
| arranged date with club OF the Ma
| tional league. The game is 10 be Will
the New York Nationals April on the
Polo grounds in New York city. The fact
| that the New York club has three oi
| Browns fastest alumni players on its
list is sufficient to create a peculiar IN
terest among the supporters OF the Two
teams. The games with the providence
team in past years have been valuable
lessons TO the hill men and the taking
on of another professional teams will b'
heartily indorsed.
! At the adjourned meeting OF the Con
necticut Baseball league yesterday Dal
Shannon, Dan Morrissey, Dan Finnegai
and Dennis keardon were appointed um
pires, and Hugh Roraty sub umpire
The salary of the umpire was fixed at slS
n month. including the payment of ex
penses Last year the salary was $50
month and expenses. The same rule
that obtained last year for club game
will hold this season.
This afternoon President Dreyfuss O
the Pittsburg club telegraphed his sigma
| ture 20 the call for a meeting of Nationa
league magnates in New York. mex
| Tuesday. and he will attend I'm persor
This decision was reached after Mr.. Drey
| fuss had received kilograms and letter
from Nick Young. G.. II. Ebbetts, John
Rogers and A. H. Soden. assuring hii
that the call was unanimous one Nj
Soden's letter stated that he had bee
Joined I'm the call by Messrs Brush an
Robson. Everything now points TO a
amicable arrangement by which the NS
tional league. intact, may start its play
ing season on time. Mr. Dreyfuss SAY
the object of the special meeting ne'
week rs merely for the adoption of
| playing schedule. and the matter OF Il
| presidency cannot be touched upon.