The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-06
DOINGS At BROWN.
Ball Plavsrs Back From Their Southern
Tow-Notes From the University.

The members OF the basebah team
have now all returned TO college after
their southern trip, and with two ex-
ceptions are in the best OF condition
Larry Macixinney. fielder had to
leave the squad on account OF blood
poisoning. caused by former injuries TO
his leg in the cage and in the hockey |
games OF last winter. Tom" Barry |
last years football captain. has some |
trouble with his shoulder which may |
prevent him from finishing the season. |
Tom" plays in the outield. and his mere
presence in the game goes a long way
to help Brown win.
In every way the players have benefited |
by the trip, as IL has given them the ex-
perience that is so valuable I'm the frst
or a college season, and has also taught
them TO play together.
The infield has been playing remarka-
bly, well, with three old Brown players
on bases, and a new one at short doc"
Belding is OF course a success at first;
Capt. Gray second, and Harry Pattee
ehortstop, make fast combination
around second base, and Penley is cover
ing third. Roy Clark. the freshman
catcher, is another find, and though he
does not yet know all the points OF the
man. All these men are hitting well,
and give promise OF placing Brown way
up on the list OF colleges this year.
Houghton Metcalf in the field is catching
and hitting better than ever.
Mike" Lynch and Harry" Hatch.
will have to pitch In all the important
games, a. Wslch and whiting did not
show up very we'll in the south. Mike"
Is playing the game OF his life. and is
probably the best hitting college pitcher
In the east. Harry" Hatch Is not yet
In his best form. but has very large
assortment OF curves. and will puzzle
many batters before the season is over
The schedule, as revised and approved.
IL az follows: Wednesday. April 8,
Trinity. at Adelaide park; Saturday,
April IL. Providence le2gue team at Ade-
laide park: Wednesday, April 10, Am
herst at Adelaid park; Saturday. April
Is, Providence league at Adelaide park;
Monday, April 20. (Patriots' day. VIII
liams at Williamstown Wednesday.
April %. Wesleyan at Adelaide park;
Saturday. April rs. Princeton at An
drews field: Wednesday. April 90, Yale
at New Haven; Saturday. May 2, univer-
sity OF Vermont at Providence; Wednes-
day. May 6. Harvard at Cambridge; Sat
urday. May 8, Yale at Providence; Tues
day. May IL, university OF Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia. Pa; Wednesday, May
10, Princeton at Princeton, n. j.. Sat
urday, May l6. Dartmouth at Providence;
Wednesday. May 20. Andover al Provi-
Gence: Saturday. May 2S. Yale at Provi-
dence; wednesday, May 81. Dartmouth
at Hanover; Saturday, May 80. George
town at Providence; Wednesday. June
8, Harvard at Providence; Saturday. June
8. Williams at Providence; Wednesday.
June 10. university OF Pennsylvania at
Providence: Friday. June IL. university
OF Pennsylvania at Providence; Monday,
June 1b Amherst at Amherst, Mass;
Wednesday, June II. Columbia at Provi-
dence Commencement day).
The April number of the Brown alum
nj Monthly is now out and contains
many items OF interest to Brown friends
and graduates. The first article is an
illustrated account by Professor Albert
Granger Hardness Of Studying the Past
in Rome" Several pages are devoted to
write-ups OF the alumni reunions at
Providence, Springfield Fall River and
woonsocket. A full page is given to a
picture Of the Bajnott Memorial tower
large amount of graduate and under
graduate news appeared in the depart
ments. thus making them very interest
ing TO alumni
This morning a gang of about forty
men began work on the site Of Rookie
feller, and from this time on the work
will be pushed. The building is promised
by the first OF January, and to meet that
promise the contractors viii have TO en-
ploy a large number OF men.
A three-story brick addition to the Uni
versity clubs quarters is being built. on
the first floor opening from the present
library. will be lounging room from
which there will be access to new IL
brary; on the second will be a new billiard
room, which will make II possible to have
two pool tables in the present billiard
room; and on the third floor will be three
new sleeping rooms, with bath and toilet
This will give the club eight sleeping
rooms In all. Ever since the club was es-
tablished its sleeping rooms have been TO
few. The present membership limit OF the
club Is 375
In view OF the construction OF the new
engineering building special announce
ment OF the courses I'm civil, mechanical
and electrical engineering offered at the
university has recently been issued. II
contains the names OF all the members OF
the faculty under whose instruction stu
dents In technical subjects may come.
and statements OF the conditions OF ad-
mission to candidacy for the degree Of
ba chelor OF science; OF the courses OF In
struction leading 10 the degree. and of
the facilities offered at the university for
work in engineering.
Students in these technical departments
are allowed little or no election OF stud
les. with tho exception OF one course In
the sophomore year all the courses are
prescribed. The schedule OF courses In
cludcs, however, one years work In Eng
lish, one I'm French and one I'm German.
This week Thursday and Friday. the
two days chess contest between repre-
sentatives of Brown and Yale will take
place in Lyman gymnasium. The strong
Yale team composed OF Messrs. Sawin,
Hull, Adams and Sandford will arrive In
Providence. Wednesday evening. April g.
Match play will begin each day at 9
o'clock, and continues until half-past
Eve. with an hours intermisslon for
lunch.
There are reasons why Browns team
this year Is the strongest ever put In the
field. The team as finally made up COM
prfses q. II. Easton 'o5. ri. II. Hill '03 w
G. Meader 05 and W. w. Burton '06. The
last two players are new men. but both
won their places by defeating men al
ready on the team. Both the new play
ers have had the advantage OF valuable
coaching az the hands OF Or. Gomberg
state champion and Mr.. Herman Rosen-