The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-07

VILE team of the American association.
Manager Murray of Providence later
signed to manage the Jersey City team
and Charlie Carr of that club first base
man. was to be exchanged with Provi-
dence in return for Pete Cassidy. Then
came the question of Cassdy's contract
with Louisville. IL Louisville's contract
held good and Cassidy was not controlled
by Providence the deal was off. for Carr
was wanted by Providence as a playing
manager.
The determination Of the question hung
fire for long time and then came the
truce between the American and Nation
nj leagues. After the peace conference at
Cincinnati Win Mercer manager OF the
Detroit team, committed suicide. Manager
Barrows OF Toronto was signed as mana
ser for Detroit. Then Barrows began TO
look up Eastern league talent.
He claimed to have signed Carr and
proposed TO hold him. Then came the de-
cision affirming the right of the Provi-
dence club TO Cassidy and then when the
legality of his action I'm signing Carr was
questioned Barrows announced his will
ingness to pay for Carr. Carr announced
himself in the matter as follows:
II don't want any trouble. but If Presi-
dent Powers is anxious TO precipitate a
quarrel with me he will find that / can do
little warring on my own account.
There are three or four players I'm the
Eastern lStdkue AT present unslSneu, BoOu
enough for any team, who would be only
too glad TO join the Detroit club. SO that
Mr. Powers had better come down from
his high horse unless he wishes TO lose
some OF MS star performers"
Barrows believed that this settled the
matter. He was going 10 raid the East
ern league unless the league gave him
the pick OF its players and renounced its
legal rights because he wanted II thus.
Now there is prospect of arrows being
sat down" on for there is an announced
determination OF the Eastern league 10
retallate against the American league as
a whole, by invading Washington. unless
Barrows Is compelled 10 come down. 1t
was believed that there was prospect of
peace with all OF the baseball associations
at the conclusion of war between the
American and Nation leagues. but Bar
rows broke out and now the Eastern
league proposes to place a team In Wash
ington unless Barrows is called off.
Carr could have been sold by Jersey
City to Chicago but because OF the under
standing nc WAS 10 come to Providence he
was not disposed Of Washington people
are willing 10 provide grounds and back
ing for an Eastern league team. The
question is this Can President Johnson
and President Pulliam afford to have n
tangle which VIII place the two leagues
outside OF the National Association OF
Professional Baseball Clubs for the pur-
pose OF bolstering up Barrows' assump-
ton? The general belief is that the head
OF the American leagues does not and
will not stand for Barrows and his
President Powers says that the pur-
chase OF the Baltimore franchise was
completed yesterday and this completes
the Eastern league circuit. who will
the team Is not certain. but Han
Ion has made a proposition TO Charles
Dooley, which may be accepted.
Tom Kelly and Dan Shannon are certain
appointments as Eastern league umpires
TIN Hurst IL wanted and he may be in
iuccd TO get back into the game.
Buffalo has signed Cy Hooker. the
pitcher who has held OFT for more money.
Bobby Lawson has signed for the com
ng season with the woonsocket GYMS. /
Falkner is also wanted by the same team |