The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
DOINGS AT BRO WIN.
Varsity Team 10 fIay tomorrow on An
drewS flsId-N Notes From the University.

Tomorrow's game with the University
OF Vermont nine will be the first game
of the season to be played on Andrews
field. The work on the field and on the
new track Is practically completed, but
the turf on the diamond Il very rough
as yet and the base lines are too SOFT
The infield has been turfed in order to
make the men familiar with grass dia-
mond. eNarly all the college teams
play under such conditions. and Brown
is placed at "A disadvantage In games Win
these mines. =,
A tur field is OF course slower and
makes cleaner fielding possible, While IL
also gets rid OF much dust the new
diamond will probably be a trifie sort TINS
season, but by next year at the latest IL
viii be I'm excellent shape The squau
has been practising there all the week
and by tomorrow's game Will feel thor-
oughly at home on IT.
SPECTATORS at the game will also see
another new feature on Andrews Held.
This Is the running track. an oval path
four laps TO the mile, 10 feet VIDE with
straightaway stretches OF $3.50 feet on TWO
sides Ii encloses the baseball diamond
and football field, and stretches diagon-
ally across the field. one OF the banked
curves coming just behind the catcher
position, and In front Of the grand stand
The track Is thoroughly modern In con-
struction, and every detah has peen mace
as perfect as possible.
In spite Of the position OF the new track
however. IL seems that this years track
team Is TO be very poor indeed. There
are only few men left now of all the
men that were counted upon. McGoVern,
Doughty, Lynch, Cooper and Frothing-
ham have all left college, and shaw ana
Morris are far behind in their studies.
The management had planned to engage
a trainer and had made partial arrange
ments for meets with Syracuse and Prin-
ceton. all of which had to be cancelled
owing to lack of material.
Fortunately the bicycle squad has not
yet diminished. II comprises H. T..
Brown. captain. who has won points for
three successive years at the intercolle-
giate meets Francis n point winner last
year Seldom, Golfer, Masury, Case, and
White Those OF the track squad who
will be possible for Brown are Capt.
Elmke Tucker, Pattee, Russ, Barry,
/ Blanding, Bumsted and Barker.
The only meet in which Brown viii
| therefore participate this year viii be IN
I the New England intercollegiate games
/ at Worcester May p and %.
His excellency Governor Garvin has
| tonStUltu W Ii'oldS Ab Nii' AiANhS fA'e'N
| debate on June II.
At the close Of the college year Mr.
| w e Cederburg, who has held the po
| sition OF instructor I'm mechanical draw
/ ing, will leave Brown. Mr.. Cederberl
came here last September and his worl
| has been highly satisfactory. He f.
graduate OF Yale. with the degrees o.
/ Ph. B. and Sc. r., and is "A member o
! the yale Sigma Y society. Mr.. Ceder
4 berg leaves Brown 90 accept n very Hat
! tering offer from Augustana college.
/ out OF II applicants for his position Mr.
/ j. G. Brooks was selected TO nll the place
/ Mr. Brooks is also n Yale graduate. viii
| an NJ r. degree and has taught for foul
/ years at Yale. lie has also been severa
/ years I'm connection with the Gilbert ant
/ Barker Manufacturing company wh'
| manufacture gas machinery at Boston
/ lie has thus had experience IN both tn,
practical and theoretical sides and Il
| well ntted for his position az Brown. III
| will beciu his duties next september az
/ Instructor I'm mechanical drawing.
! A public lecture will be given In Man
/ ming hall on Tuesday. May r.. at \ p. IN
! by Mintou Warren Ill. D., professor o
] Latin in Harvard university, oi
/ "Glinpscs OF Roman Life Through In
| scriptiOns" This lecture. given unde
| the auspices OF the Hardness Classica
| society. will bo ~ interest both TO IN,
] members of the Classical club and 20 IN,
| public generally.
A lecture on the homes OF English 20
/ cts Illustrated with the stercopticon. vii
be given by Prof. Walter G.. Bronson o
I the English department at Brown OF Ma,
eats o'clock. IN Manning hall All stu
dents and their friends will he welcome.