The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-26
DIAMOND DUST

Rochester by winning two games yes
terday Is now less than one game behind
the Grays. The nght for fourth place
Is interesting.
RAub's stick work In the first game 1T
Montreal yesterday was Of the grandest
description. At bat four times he hit the
ball safely each time. including a double
and a triple Francis. of Rochester, also
made a great record yesterday. making
four singles and q home run out of six
times up.
Out OF town teams can secure games
with the Providence Independents BY ad-
dressing Henry p. Crawford. Palmer
street, city. The Hillsgrove. Bristols.
Glenlyons and Quidnicks are preferred.
Newark is now hopelessly in last place.
Lajoie stands first In the list of batters
of the American league, his average being
40. showing what q wonderful sticker
no Is.
Charley Dooley has offered to trade
Pitcher Varney for Murphy of Lawrence.
Gokey OF Nashua or Mckinley OF Haver-
hill. varney's father doesn't want him
to play with Montreal. GO II is too far
from home.
The mighty Wagner of Pittsburg. once
the leading batsman OF the league now
stands number 20 on the list Keeler
stands ninth.
The decisive game IN tho Yaie-HarvaId
series will be played on the Polo Grounds,
New York. next Saturday. Patton will
pitch for Yale and Clarkson for Harvard.
A permanent injunction has been asked
forby the Philadelphia National league
club In the United States district court n
gainst LaJoie and Bernhardt playing with
the Cleveland American league club.
The wife of Manager Harrington Of the
Waterbury club of the Connecticut league.
died yesterday after a long Illness.
Providence team earlier In the season,
and who covered second base during the
illness OF Captain Connors. has signed
with the Springfield club OF the Con-
necticut league.
Walter Burnham has protested last
Fridays game with Toronto. claiming
ionged to the Troy club OF the New York
state league.
fitting climax TO the long list Of de-
feats recorded against the men from
Newark was their victory on Saturday,
which was wholly unexpected until the
last Toronto man was out infthe ninth.
When they realized that they had won
the pitcher fell fat on the field from
sheer establishment, and the other players
assumed other appropriate postures be-
tokening an extreme shock at such TN
outcome. Culver dropped on his knees
at the plate in an attitude of prayer, with
his hands clasped as he had seen the
thing done in a picture. 1t was the
best part of the game.-Toronto Tele-
gram.
Moriarty. the Newark pitcher, who
Jumped his contract. Thought better Of II
and returned and was welcomed back to
the fold with open arms.
Tom Reilly. Of Meriden. having severed
his connection with the Jersey City team.
is now anxious to dispose OF his Meriden
franchise. The club has been losing
money right along and Tom can't see
where he 10 called upon TO support the
team when the people of the Silver City
don't do their share.
The Benefit Street School baseball
team will play the Benefit Third nine
Saturday. The former team wiuld like
10 arrange games with mines whose men,
bers are not over IL years Of age. Send
all challenges TO Michael Cohen, 70 Ran
dali street, Providence.