The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-20

maze their regulations should receive fais
play. None of US Is I'm hurry TO do
business. but If the msgnates are willing
10 talk business we stand ready TO meet
them half way. Then, and not till then.
will we consider the subject OF signing
contracts"
The three Connecticut league players.
Bone, Lawlor and Lcahey, who have been
sIgned by Henry Harris for the "Wasps"
OF Los Angeles, have been notified that
they are liable 10 a fine OF 5000 II they
leave the Connecticut league for Calf
fornia. but in spite of these threats they
notified Uncle Henry only a few days
ago that they would be on hand I'm plenty
OF time to warm UP before the season
opens
The Harvard baseball management has
secured William ii. Keeler. the captain
OF the Brooklyn club of the National
league. TO coach the baseball candidates
In batting and base running. He Will re-
port at Cambridge next Monday.
Howard II. Brewer OF San Francisco
lowered the American swimming record
for 600 yards by 5S l-5 seconds, at Chicago,
last night He made the distance In SIN.
2Js., defeating II. Carroll Schaefer OF Phil
adelpha. the amateur champion of the
United States. and Fred Wonck OF Yale
university. Schaefer was beaten by Is
yards and Wenck by the length of the
tank.
Reeder. Goodwin and Handy the well
known amateur swimmers, have been dis
qualified by the Atlantic association OF
tho a. a. u. for competing in unsanc-
toned games.
The stewards OF the Jockey club met In
New York yesterday and appointed the
following race ofncials Starter, c. j.
Fitzgerald: judges. Clarence Mcdowell
and G. H. Pettingill: clerk OF scales, IL.
G.. Crickmore; handicapper and forfeit
clerk w. S. Vosburgh; timer. w. il. Bar
rett; paddock and patrol Judge J. J.. Hall.
on the recommendation OF the stewards
OF the National Steeplechase and Hunt
association the chg High Strung was re-
instated for steeplechase and hurdle
races.
At the Old Bailey, I'm London, Eng.
yesterday. on the resumption Of the hear
ing OF the charges growing out of the
Bank OF Liverpool frauds. the defence
was commenced with an examination of
Dick Burge, the pugilist. one of the
accused men. Burge was found guilty
Sentence in his case was postponed until
the trial Of the other accused men is COM
pleted.
John ". Farley Of the Harvard Law
school. who SO successfully coached the
University OF Maine football team last
fall and who was engaged to return 10
coach the team the coming season has
been offered the position of head coach
at Harvard. and has been released by the
University athletic committee OF the
state college OF Maine, at his request
The Chicago National and American
league teams will play six games before
and nine after the season OF 1902. Com
iskey and Hart met i'm Chicago on Mon
day and talked the matter over. Two
Saturdays and two Sundays in April were
agreed upon, the games to be played
alternately on the respective parks.
Colonel Rogers of Philadelphia has placed
himself on record as opposed 10 meeting
the Athletics. and the Boston directors
have hitherto refused To meet their rivals
for public patronage. In fact, Treasurer
Billings has gone so far as To say his
club will not play clubs that meet Ameri-
can league teams.