The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

play faster ball than IL did at home to
capture one half the games.
Tommy Dtsrfn, who was on the Brown
Varsity pitching squad few years ago.
is now pitching for the Bridgeport team
I'm the Connecticut league.
June IL will be a red letter day for Wor-'
cester and for Kitty Bransfeld OF
Pittsburg, whom Worcester claims as
her own. Worcester wants 20 honor
Bransfeld and President Dreyfuss has
been asked to have Pittsburg play an ex-
hibition game I'm Worcester on that day.
Dreyfuss is opposed 10 exhibition games
but he has consented to this one.
Frank Bancroft. the business manager
OF the Cincinnati club. was in Cleveland
last Tuesday. endeavoring 10 get Earl
Moore and third baseman Bradley 10
jump their contracts and go TO Gincinna
II. Bancroft was turned down by the
players.
Old Dick Cooley, who was rather 100
slow for the Eastern League while with
the Syracuse TAN enders last season. Is
making good with the Boston National
League team and now leads the whole
league in base innings.
The Collins team leads the American
League in the number OF long hits made
this season.
Brooklyn has dropped into last place
owing to the bad conduct on the field Of
Ct. ~ IL
quently benched by the umpires, thus
weakening the not overstrong ex-cham-
pions.
BY the way what has become OF the
Homer Smoot case? This player belongs
TO Worcester just as much as Harper and
Wallace belong TO st. Louis. the player
the latter club is trying TO enjoin from
playing with its local rival. Worcester
has made a demand for Smoot, but thus
far the demand has been ignored.
Roy Evans is pitching strong game
i'm New York and getting away with four
and five hits a game. He won five games
out OF his first six.
The American league is providing one OF
game. Three teams are tied for the lead
and two are within easy striking distance.
The Crescent Baseball team has leased
the Thornton ball grounds for the sea-
son. The grounds will be put In fast con-
dition. a new fence will be built for Me-
mortal day when the strong Woonsock-
cts will play In Thornton in the forenoon.
he xCf WnnnSOrk-
ct in the afternoon. John ORourke has
been engaged to pitch and play third
base Hargrave OF Manville will cover
left field The Crescents will play the Bell
wheelmen at Hillsgrove Sunday and the
following Saturday will go TO Wexford.
Cuddy OF Wakefield will pitch Sunday.
There are few open dates in June. Ad-
dress Jas. II. Kennedy, l2s Sabn street,
City.
The Thayer street grammar school team
would like TO hear from any team In the
city under Is years of age. The line of the
nine is as follows: Murphy, c.; Peck. p.;
Manchester. 1b.: Cusick, 2b.; Kilton, 3b.;
Coleman, s. s.: Boody, T. f.; Wheeler. |.
T.: Hunter, C. T. Address w. III. Murphy,
Thayer street grammar school.
Fisher. the star pitcher OF the Thayer
street first team. has a disabled arm and
cannot pitch against Doyle avenue Satur-
day.
The Young Tigers will play the Sweet
Briars Decoration day at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon. The game will be for s. a
side and will be played on the field rear
of Adelaide Park. Bliss and Monk will be
the battery for the Tigers.
Yesterday the Elmwoods defeated the
Vultures by a score of 16 TO and now
would like to arrange games with any
team in the city under IL years. Address
Gilbert Hardy, 6S Hamilton street.
The East Side Juniors hereby challenge
any nine in Providence averaging from II
to Il years Addr~-s Walter Thayer. 20G
Gano street. city The players are as fol-
lows: j. Manning. p.; w. Ahern, C.; w.
Thayer. h.: +. Vincent. 2b.; +. Gardener,
3D.. w. Mclaughlin, $. s.. H. Bracken,
r f.; j. Warnock, c. T.; r. Perry, ]. (. Ad-
dress Walter Thayer, manager, 2o6 Gano
stret, city.