The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-28
DIAMOND DUST

Capt. connor was back in the game
sick list the team Is badly crippled.
1t looks as though Burnham needed
Few men or S d,e pepper or something
defeats at home is a costly experience.
Frank Corridor is doing splendid work
with the stick. his Improvement over last
year being most marked.
TororIao seems TO play better ball away
from home than on it's own diamond.
Since arriving home Il has won but one
game. and already the patrons Of the
Orous kicks against the poor work OF the
team.
Harry Davis, whose strong point has
always been his batting. has not been
hitting the ball UP TO his standard so far
this year. but has been fielding stronger
than ever. He has been improving in
his stick work OF late. however and prob
ably will strike his gait before long.
The Washington Post says that there
isn't an umpire I'm the business with
better carrying voice and purer pronun-
citation than Silk O'Loughln. SILK was
on the Eastern leagne staff for several
seasons. and while he was not a general
favorite owing TO his seeming autocratic
manner. still he was the real thing for
an umpire and kept the players where
they belonged and kept the game moving
II is pity there are not more like him.
New leagues that have affiliated with
the National Association of Professional
Baseball leagues, OF which the Eastern
league is a member. are the Cotton state
Nall md g nal
Lajoie refused a $500 year contract
with Detroit to sign with the Cleveland
club: just what he is drawing with the
Spiders is not known. but 1t must be big
money.
The weak batting of the Boston Ameri-
can league team is emphasized by the
fact that in all OF last weeks games Col
Inns, Parent. Hickman, Bachance and
Ferris made but l6 hits between them, or
considerably less than one hit apiece per
game.
For the grand transformation scene Of
any drama, Pat Crisham would he great
principal Patrick is so much unlike the
Patrick Of a year ago that he seems to be
beginning again I'm baseball. It's a brill
liant future that's mapped out for Pat.
as he has done I'm recent games. .-Worces-
ter Spy. Pat. while a member of the
Providence team last season, played poor
ly. but Hhis was due to the severe attack
OF typhoid fever, from which he had just
recovered. He has now regained his
strength, and Pat In condition Is the
equal OF any man in the Eastern league.
The decisive victory Of Brown over
Yale In the last game between the two
teams has given rise 10 the hope that
the team has at last struck its gaft IL
is better late than never, but as most
of the big games scheduled have already
taken place. the brace will he OF little
advantage when the final figures are
made up.
The Valley Juniors Of Cumberland.
average age l6 TO IS years. have an open
date for Memorial Day and would like
line up: Joe o,Hare. r, T. John Burns
list b.; Thomas Mahon. 2d. b.; Joe Ryan.
r. f.; Joe Powers. !. f.; James Ryan, 3d
b.; Henry Layelle. $. s.; James oHare:
o'Hare. Box 275, Lonsdale.
ANY 1s-year-old team in the city desiring
"A game can be accommodated by address
ing Il. j. Sherman. 2S5 North Main street.
The lineup of the 81. Patrick Juniors Is
as follows: @. Tassket, G; J ,shsehann' s,,
Sheridan. 5. s.; +. Quinn, 30. f. Gately.
l. T.; L. GlasheCn, r. e.: j. Delaney. c. T.
Edward Glashecn will receive challenges
for the Rhode Island Stars from any l2-
year-old team In the city. Direct chal-
iengcs TO 10 Black street.
The Little Banner BOYS would like 70
hear from any team in the city under i3
years Address NJ J. Dorgan. 80 Ashbur-
ton street. city.
0LNEyvllle TEAM.