The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16
Law ence Manager Says They Will Con-
tinue, but Facts Cause Much Doubl.
Two Schedules Cause Conflicting Da'es
for Providence Team.

There has been, because OF the ar
team, a beautiful mixup In the playing
schedule of the American league. and the
announced games for the week have been
changed twice IN two days. According 10
the schedule announced Monday the Law
renee team was not included I'm the sched-
ule and change was made whereby the
Lowell team was substituted for Law
renee at a game scheduled for tonight at
Infantry hall.
A meeting OF the league was held yes
terday and while the first schedule placed
Chelsea at Portland the second schedule
placed Lowell at Lawrence, and the play
last night was according 10 the scheu-
ole made public yesterday
Tonights schedule. clinton at Lowell
and Providence at Chelsea was the same
as the first schedule for the week. bur
tomorrow night there was TO be Lowell
at Providence, Portland at Worcester and
Chelsea at Clinton. The revised schedule
calls for games with Providence playing
at Lawrence an. Portland playing at
Lowell BY a mixup the schedule for
Wednesday night Is repeated for Thurs
Gay night which would seem to indicate
a mistake of considerable proportions. for
teams play two successive nights In the
same cily.
Under the first schedule Providence was
to play at Lowell Thursday night. The
first schedule placed Worcester at Port
land Friday night and Providence at
Clinton. but the second schedule sends
Worcester to Portland and Lowell to
Clinton The games for Saturday night
were Clinton at Providence, Portland at
Chelsea and Lowell at Worcester but II
the second schedule goes the games VIII
be with Clinton at Providence. Lawrence
at Worcester and Lowell at Chelsea.
II is evident there is a mistake which
must be rectified.
Manager Parsons was at Lawrence last
night and ne completed the deal whereby
Bone Canavan and McGrath will join the
Providence team and will play the nrst
game with that team tonight at ChelsAa-
The Lawrence team maintains that II will
continue in the game and IL was stated
at the meeting that the team would In
clude Jason and Lations. with either Nc
Grath or Devlin and two other players
who would be secured.
But to the contrary Manager Pettee Of
the Muncie, Ind. team stated that he had
s.gned Jason as second rush for his team
and this morning he would leave Law
renee for Muncie, taking Jason with him.
II that were the case then the Lawrence
team would be reduced TO Lations AS
for Devlin Manager Parsons has said
that he dh not intend 90 release that
player and would carry him as sixth man.
Wiley and Curtis have already been re-
leased.
To add to the general mixup lowell
last night played without the services OF
Tibbetts and Holderness and Manager
Fox was IN the goal and Hugh Devhn of
Providence played at half back. Bill Hef-
fernan did not show UP at Portland and
Gvaffam, a Portland man. played in his
place with the Chelsea team.
The situation has gotten serious. that is,
n seven teams. with players enough for
nve teamA are TO continue In the game.
and Il would seem thei reduction Of the
number of teams IN the only solution OF
the problem The inroads OF tho Western
league has lost the American league
fun team Of players. and as there is no
agreement the manager offering the
highest salary seems to have gotten the
plumA.
CfMSEA g. PORTLAND
At Portland last nisht tho Chelsea team.