The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-16

team, after the game played at Lawrence
Saturday night. reduced the American
league to five teams, the Lawrence team
being the second team TO drop out since
the opening of the season. and this now
gives the league but five teams. There
-as-epeFr-EeaseH to believe these teams
will finish the season. which has five
weeks to run. In those five weeks the
schedule calls for 100 games, that is. %
games for each team.
meeting OF the American league was
held at Boston yesterday at which time
the resignation of the Lawrence team
was accepted and preparation was made
for the league to complete the season.
The withdrawal of the Lawrence team
makes the Chelsea team the tail-ender
and Il places the Providence team In
fourth place. The best that can now be
hoped for by the Brownies Is third place,
though II might be possible for the local
team to reach second place, provided
that Clinton lost about three quarters of
the games scheduled. This. however, is
not considered probable.
Worcester is but two and half games
ahead of Providence and there is a good
fighting chance for the home team TO
win out from Worcester. Chelsea is
four games behind Providence. The
Lawrence team was eight full games be-
hind when It quit.
The disbanding OF the Lawrence team
will not injure the league TO any extent
The remaining teams will retain their
standing and the schedule has been ar
ranged so as TO give each team the full
number OF games that would have been
played. while IL will not require an un-
usual number OF games In order to give
each team the required number of games.
II would have been better all round
had the circuit been made six or even
five teams at the beginning OF the season.
for II was realized later that the number
of good players available was not sufn-
cient to ensure an extra man for each
team, and the lack of talent was never
more keenly realized when all OF the
teams save the Lowell aggregation was
handicapped TO a greater or less degree
because OF injured players.
However, the circuit is where II will
remain the season through and this will
give 2 good basis for the league next sea-
son. The keen competition for players
has been great difficulty for the mana
gers OF the American league to contend
this season. The western managers. be-
cause of the great interest in the game
have gone 10 extremes and no matter
what loss suffered they are seeking to
get all OF the eastern players and are
paying the highest OF salaries I'm order
90 get players.
Hayes and McG.lvray left yesterday
for Anderson where they will play the
season out with that team. Warner is
wanted by the Worcester management
because II is feared that DAILY OF that
team VIII go west, although to Days
credit he has thus far refused a number
OF tempting offers made him by the wes-
tern managers The Racine team has
sent Hughte Devlin, who now captains
hot tn, af ,,1o aaI
ne is after DAILY and Lewis and Hart,
the Lowell rushers.
The Lowell team has practically won
the pennant. The string Of II victories
by that team will no doubt stand as a
record. which will not be equalled for a
long time TO come. But the triumphant
progress OF that team was stayed Satur-
day night by the Brownies at Infantry
hail. where 1000 persons shouted them
selves sore when the Brownies trounced
the champions in a splenddly played
game by n score of Q to = 1t waS an uphill
game and was won on to- merits OF play,
despite the fact that Cunningham was
suffering so badly with his injured shoul-
der that II was only by sheer grit he ccH-
tnued in the game.
a less plucky player would have never
gone on the surface, but while Cunning
ham could hardly swing at ball he Ian
ded three goals and with the suberb
work OF Bone the Brownies held up the
Iowells I'm fine form. II was the 18th
game for the Lowells since defeat but
they could not win. Perhaps the old
superstition regarding the 18th event of
any character is well founded i'm polo.
- Following the game-AaAager Fox OF
the Lowell team threatened to protest
the game because Null Smith, who refer
eed, did not allow a ball Gagged from the
spot by Lewis on a false start. none OF
the Providence m moving
cage. But Fox was perfectly willing to
take a goal that Smith allowed to Low
ell that Hart kicked in, as perfect foul
as ever was made
The Chelsea team defeated Worcester
at Worcester Saturday night by score |
OF to g. and Lawrence wound up it's ca
reer at home in blaze OF glory by |
warming the Chelsea aggregation by a |
score of ii to g. |
There Is prospect Of a tournament being |
played in this city at the close of the |
season between the Lowell Clinton. |
Worcester and Providence teams for |
four cash prizes to be offered by Mana |
ger Parsons. and there is no doubt that |
such a tournament. which would consist /
Of two games each night for three nights, |
would attract a great many people. The |
tournament will be arranged II condi- |
tions are favorable
At the close OF the season the Lowell |
and Clinton teams will make western
trip. II plans are developed and Ii is |,
proposed 10 play three nights in each of
the western towns. making 10 games in /
all. The proposition is 10 have the visit
ing teams play each a game with the |
home team and then an exhibition by the |
visiting teams on tho third night The |
teams would be n biz attraction I'm the
west aud such a trip II properly man
aged, ought 10 he a money-makng pro-
position
Tonight at Infantry hall the clinton
team. that strenuous aggregation led by |
Charlie Farrell, will meet the Brownies.
The result or the game Is important and