The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-17
BASEBALL BRIEFS

George Stallings has secured "Pink"
Hawley for Buffalo.
Fred Lakes new park at Lowell VIII
be known as Spalding Park.
Garoni Is pitching fine ball for Walter
Burnham. He once had a trial from New
York.
The st. Louis Nationals will not conflict
with the Americans while on the road this
season.
Cleveland will retain FIVE pitchers. They
will probably be Moore. Wright, JOSS, ,Tay-
lor and Vasbinder.
Hugh Fullerton. the well known base
ball authority OF Chicago, picks out Bos-
ton TO finish second in the American race.
The Yale freshmen had a wooden-legged
pitcher In the box against the Columbia
freshmen. Monday, and he won his
game, 10 6.
Comiskey's team played a Thinning
10 game at Notre Dame. Ind, Monday.
Notre Dame made flve hits in the eighth
and each side scored in the 10th.
Manchester. N H., will take the field
tomorrow. playing a double header-Wor-
cester In the morning and Dartmouth I'm
the afternoon. Manager John Smith in
tends TO play right field during the sea-
son, which means that others must look
10 their batting figures. Concord will also
have it's opening today, with Lowell as
an attraction. and Dover and Nashua
will furnish baseball attractions.
The Spalding Official Guide for 1902 is
H..
its kind ever attempted. The contents OF
the chapters on the National league in
ciude articles of contests from 1876 10
1901, the 25-year pennant race records; 10
years history OF the league from 1891 IN
1901. etc. The American league season OF
1901 is reviewed thoroughly. The minor
leagues come in for more attention than
was ever accorded TO them before. Many
schedules In the Guide are included.
The baseball team connected with the
Young Mems Parish club will have for
opponents in game on the Prospect Hill
grounds, Lonsdale, Saturday the East
Siders of Pawtucket.
The Doyle avenue grammar school de-
feated the Hope high second team by
a score of IL 20 10 I'm very interesting
game, yesterday. The feature OF the game
This team would like to play any gram
mar school nine I'm the city. Send all
challenges to r. d. Allen, IA Camp street,
city.
The Young 1mperials would like to ar
range a game with any strong baseball
team I'm the city, the members of which
are from - TO II years OF age. The posi-
tions of the players are as follows: Wal
ter Cave D.; Peter Brown. c.: Walter
Thayer, 1b.: w. Russell. 2b; John White,
3D.; w. Mclaughlin, s. s.. A. Thayer, l.
e.; Joe Mello, C. f.: n. Bracken, r. fSend
all challenges 10 Walter Thayer, mana
ger, 2os Cano street, city.
The North Attleboro high school has
organized a baseball team with submas-
ter Fred w. Hilton manager and Joseph
Martin captain. The battery will COM
prise Chas. w. Douglas and Harold Met
ters. There are several candidates for
first base. Capt. Martin will occupy Sec
ond. Mowry third and HcAlpine play
short. The outfield will be covered by
Porter, Quinley and Hewes. The first
game will be played on Columbia ground,
Saturday morning at $3.50, with the Frank
lin club.
Yesterday morning Prof. Clark OF the
East Greenwich academy gave a short adj
dress on Athletics" A subscription was
then taken up and about $50 was raised
for the benefit of the baseball team.
The Crescent baseball club held n meet
ing last evening and organized for the
season with the following players: O'Con-