The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29

August Moran as the third umpire In the
Eastern league for next year.
President Pulliam Of the National league
announces that he will be unable TO fur
nish umpires for college games. The coll
leges must now get together and agree
upon umpires for their games.
George Tebeau says that the New York
Nationals have secured a second Mathew
son IN Ferguson. Tebeau thinks he will
make good. New York can easily make
use OF such one as he is reputed 10 be.
The New York National league club has
signed nj. W. Fitzgerald. a catcher who
played In sharon. Pa, last season and
recommended 10 Manager McGraw by a
friend. lie Is reported to be a hard hitter
and good backstop and weighs 1856 pounds
President Garry Hermann has called n
meeting OF all the Cincinnati PLAYERS TO
be held in that city on Jan. 7. The
caucus viii be presided over by Manager
Ned Hanlon. The object of the meeting
is to have Hanlon get in touch with his
players at once.
There Is a hitch In the match between
Willie Fitzgerald and Willie Lewis. sched-
uled for Colma Jan. 10. Fitzgerald had
agreed 10 fight Lewis az 1876 pounds weigh
in at O'Clock; now he wants the weigh
ing done at the ringside, which Lewis
will not consent TO.
Paddy Minnahan, manager OF Kid Good
man, and Johnny Mooney. manager Of
Honey Melody, are at swords points, and
mix-up between them would be no sur
prise. Mlnnahan claims TO have evidence
10 show that Mooney has been trying to
get Goodman under his management
Jimmy Britt, who is now in New York.
had arranged to meet Unk Russell and
Harry Lewis at Philadelphia, but he has
called off the matches. His brother who
Is at San Francisco has wired Jimmy not
to make any Matches in the east. as he
is to have chance TO box twice on the
coast.
President Harry Pulliam has secured as
umpire w. Il. Carpenter. with the South
ern league last season. where he did re-
markably good work Carpenter has UNI
pired in the New England and other
leagues, and once enjoyed a term In Ma
tional league company. and will be n dee
cided Improvement upon some members
of the staff formerly employed by Pulliam.
In a lease which was filed for record
but dated Feb. /, 1905, the Equitable Trust
company transferred the West Side ball
park, now used by the ball team, to the
Chicago league ball club for a term of II
years. The rental called for is s155. .05O so.
The consideration for the first seven years
is little over $500 a year, while for the
other 10 rental OF $4,000 year Is called
for
From the outlook the Kaufmann- Schreck
fight is not to be. Promoter Coffroth will
endeavor 70 persuade Manager Billy De-
laney that the money Kaufman will get
by fighting will more than pay for the
long rest he will lose. In the event, how
ever, OF Delaney remaining firm, it IL
likely that John Willie will be brought
out from Chicago and will meet Schreck
at Colma late in January OF early in Feb
ruary.
A deadlock developed at Cincinnati yes
terday at the annual meeting OF members
of the American Association Of Baseball
Clubs, and as a result President Joseph
ID. OBrien of Milwaukee will remain at
the head of the association. Four clubs
favor O'Bren and four oppose him. In
consequence officers will hold over There
will be no split In the association. The
makeup of the association will be the
same as last year.
Nate Lewis manager of Kid Herman
the Ghetto champion, who defeated Eddie
Hanlon recently at Los Angeles has
posted a $1,000 forfeit TO bind a match with
Jimmy Britt. Lewis received a telegram
from California stating that should Her
man be victorious over the winner of the
Corbett-Herrera fight, a purse OF $15, 900
would be offered for a match between
Herman and the Californian. the fight to
take place some ;'me in February.
There will be horse racing in Havana
soon. under the same rules and regula-
tions as II is now carried on IN New York
4 jockey club has been organized there
and the president and secretary have
been In correspondence with the Jockey
club In New York. getting from them rules
Of racing and other necessary information
The Eastern Jockey club. however. Will
have no jurisdiction in Havana. The or
ganizers have expended $3.50 900 on the
plant.