The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-01
Corbett Anxious to Meet jeff Bowling
Alley Scores Baseball Briefs and
General Sporting Gossip.

other position this year selee says Bob
will make an ideal shortstop.
Barclay one OF the outfelders In the
Rochester team last year, leads the East
ern league in the number OF single base
hits. Ysf-'
Greminger, now with the Boston Ma
tionals had an average of 343 In batting
last year with the Eastern league. HIS
fielding average at third base was .ell.
Toronto has blacklisted three players,
Bonner Altrock and Farrell. These men
cannot play again In any team OF the
National Association OF Minor Leagues
unless they pay $1,000.
President p. r. Powers OF the Eastern
league was fortunate in obtaining the
services OF such an excellent manager
I'm Jersey City TO succeed Tom Burns as
Tom Reilley OF Meriden. Reilly was the
manager OF the New Haven team when
Fred Parent first attracted attention.
Cy Young of the Boston American
league team, who has been coaching the
Harvard pitchers. left for Augusta, Ga,
today to join his team.
stop. has signed to manage the team
and play first base for Rochester. II was
with this team he began his first profess
sional engagement. 16 years ago.
Jimmy Manning and Charley Nichols
have spent $4,000 improving their new
ball field at Kansas City.
James Sheckard the outfielder, has
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more American league club during the
coming season, and is on his way TO join
the club at Savannah. Sheckard had pre-
viously signed with the Brooklyn Ma
tional league club. Baltimore has refund
ed TO Brooklyn the advance money paid
TO Sheckard.
Bobby Lowe has been slated 10 play
shortstop for the Chicago National league
club.
A baseball game for the benefit of the
| widow and child OF the late Thomas T.
| Burns will be played on Hampden park.
Springfield April %. between the Jersey
| City baseball club and the Springhelds.
| The waterville Baseball association. a
| corporation OF which the capital stock
| is SO 600 of which $500 is paid I'm. has been
| organized I'm Waterville, Me. The officers
| OF the corporation are c. w. Abbott,
! president: III. l.. Simpson. vice president;
III. c. Prince, secretary; DIT +; >; Merrili,
| treasurer: Cyrus w Davis, clerk OF the
corporation. The par value OF each share
| of stock is IS.
There will be ball game on Merino
| Flats next Saturday that will undoubtedly
/ attract many people, not only as being
| the first opportunity of the season Tor
L .lon 0nlrc tn
| emotion but because the proceeds of the
| game will be given for the benefit of the
| local mill operatives, just now engaged
| in a strike. The game will be played be-
tween a nine composed of men who have
| played one or more games with the
| Centredale team and nine men selected
| from Olneyville players. The Centredale
lineup is announced as follows: Evans,
| %. McKenna, c.; Hannaway. 1b.; j. MUIR
| ray, Oh; Neno, s. s.; pwyer, 3D.; Cahill,
|. f.: Taylor. C. f.; Sullivan, r. I. Fred
Veno will captain the Centredale bunch
and Jimmie" Moorhead. who has signed
| 10 play with Fall River. willis look after
| the Olneyyille end of the function
"Charlie" I.annigan will hand out the de-
| cisions and the game will be upon a
strictly amateur basis, college men
barred, and all the players will give their
services.
III not nhTmOny DetWeth thV "o'' "e
factions a playing schedule for the com
ing season is expected 10 be the result
OF the meeting of the National league
club owners that begins tomorrow night
at the Fifth Avenue hotel. An impression
prevails that the question OF the league
presidency will not be considered at the
meeting Both factions appear TO be Will
ing 10 carry out the proposed plan of ap
pointing "A committee of three TO run the
affairs OF the league during the comint
season According TO n statement made
by Charles III. Ebbetts. president OF th'
Brooklyn club. A. @. Spalding's name vii
be put forward as one OF the governing
committee OF three. The question of con
nictng or non-conficting dates with th'
American league in Boston. Philadelphia
| chicago and St Louis will also come up