The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-10

count of poor condition OF grounds and
rain.
Phillips Exeter has added 10 It's base
ball schedule a game with Dean academy.
TO be played at Exeter next Saturday.
Jack Dunn. utility infielder for the Bal
timore American league clup, has accepted
an offer from Manager Fogel 10 play third
base for the New York National League
club.
mass meeting of Phillips Exeter stu
dents was held Tuesday to raise subscrip-
tions for the coming baseball season.
Manager Hall called for $1,000. The sub
scriptions amounted TO more than 500.
The Atlanta Constitution says: "Buck-
enberger's players are large men. They
move with an ease that would arouse the
envy of one less athletic, and In their
bearing and carriage show a confidence In
their ability TO discharge the task COM
mitted to their keeping"
Umpire Cantilion says: 81 gave Ban
Johnson every opportunity to talk busi-
ness with me, but / have heard nothing
from him. The National league people Of
fered me big money and today they ac-
cepted my terms by telegraph. That Is
all there is TO II, although, TO tell you the
truth, i am sorry to leave the American"
Duffy will play centre field for his ag-
gregation and he says he never felt better
in his life. He has signed Jack Thornton,
who pitched for Milwaukee IL years ago
and played first base for Fort Wayne last
year, 10 cover the initial bag. Matte
Mcvicker will play in right for Mil
waukee.
Five Of the Delahanty family will play
ball this year. Ed will be with Tom Lof-
tus' Senators. Jim will be with New York,
Joe will play with Worcester OF the East
ern league. Tom will be with Denver OF
the Western league. while Frank, the
youngest OF those i'm the business, Will
play with the semi-professional team at
Warren, o.
In view OF the fact that II was Hanlon
who was loudest In his predictions last
summer that the American league would
not open its gates this year. IL looks like
a case OF the chickens coming home TO
roost The American league has cut into
Hanlons team not a little, and he rs evil
IDENTIFY convinced now that the American
league will opea its gates, and. further
more. with some OF his star players wear
ing American league uniforms.-Philadel-
phia North American.
Smoot. who practically led the Eastern
league In batting last year, is stockily
built and fast on his feet, says the ST.
Louis Republic. Though right-handed
thrower.. he is a south-paw sticker, and
he lined out some long hits yesterday
that pleased Donovan immensely. The
Eastern Lajoic stands up well TO the plate
and meets the ball with a steady,
~ Nin
he assumes "A posture not unlike Heidrick,
though he is half head taller than j.
Emmett Smoot Is slated for a steady job
i'm the centre pasture. and appears TO be
able 10 hold II down nicely.
An admitted misfortune has fallen upon
the Tiger team in the injury TO Underhill.
He was ever the steadiest pitcher that
Princeton had to put In the box. and the
fact that he is suffering from water on
the knee will put the Tiger team In
hole. for time at least. The greater por-
ton OF the work will fall upon Stevens.
who is surely a good pitcher. but who has
never yet exhibited the nerve and COM
mand that have always characterized
Underhills work. Nevertheless, the fact
that II is now up to him" may be the
very thing needed TO steady him down
and make Of bm the brilliant ball twrl-
er that he ought 10 be.
The Harvard baseball squad will leave
Cambridge this afternoon on the southern
trip. The following men Will be taken
along: Capt. Wendell, first base; Clark
son, Stillman, Schoenfuss. Hutchinson.
Winsor and Dudley. pitchers; Herman
and Milne. catchers; Coolidge. Skilton
Matthews, inhelders; Carr. Wood and
Rockwell. outfelders. The following
games will be played on the trip: Nir-
glnia at Washington, Saturday; Annapo-
lis, April l6 and IL; West Point, 10.
The minor league organization will pub
lish guide of its own this season.
Manager Harrington OF Waterbury
claims hs has a contract with George
Prentiss OF the Boston American team.
whereby that player agrees TO go TO Wa
terbury IL he fails TO make good with
Boston by April l.
Tommy Dowd will manage the John
stown club of the New York league.
There Is no end of people looking for