The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-30
Rain Spoiled Chances Of Dunn'S First
Game Yesterday.
Local yachtSmen Invited to Contest
for Emperor'S Cup.

Rain intervened again to prevent tn
champions from meeting the Georgetown
collegians yesterday afternoon. Th'
Crays went out to the grounds as usua
and donned uniforms and managed to gel
an about an hour and half OF good prac-
tice before the torrents came. Despite tht
drizzling rain which drenched the play
ers 10 the skin. the work was fast and
enappy and Manager Dunn wore happy
smile when he finally called halt. JACK
Gays the team Is coming on at much
faster gait than he had anticipated. The
squad has bucked up against bad streak
ri weather thus far. but the men have
saken 70 the work with vim that has
resulted in lame muscles and stiffness on
NIL sides.
The infield In the practice at Georgetown
was looked after by Kruger at third,
Rock at short, Dunn at second and Nor
gan OF last years team at hrst. In the
outheld. Heffron was in left, Brode in
centre and Harley in right Cooper laced
hhem out to the gardens, while McKenney
and Maddox alternated I'm dr-.ing sizzling
Erounders TO the infeld.
The excellent work OF Kruger at the
ahrd sack Is one OF the features of the
practice. He is fast on his feet.Scovers
all kinds of ground and has beautiful
wing. Rock is the same clever short OF
old. and has the crowds with him strong
by his gilt-edged fielding His ability
40 get them down behind the second sack
shows no falling off from his 1906 form.
They can't come too speedy for Dunn.
either, and the popular captain is fast get
ting into shape The welts from Cooper's
bat yesterday had tickets TO all points of
the garden. but Harley, Brodie and Hef-
iron nailed them In great style after a
brisk hour OF fielding practice.
Dunn called the men IN for batting
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protector for the first time this season.
and McKenney, Maddox and Mulvey
served up the benders. The pitchers did
not attempt much in the line Of speed and
curves, and the batsmen had little trouble
1n finding the ball.
il is impossible 10 get a line on the
cHftbre or me rwfrfers In practice, but the
three look pretty good to Manager Dunn.
He thinks Maddox is going 10 be n fnd.
Jack IS also pleased with the work OF
mckinney and Mulvey Out of the three
he says that two will make good. Maddox
has showed a fine burst OF speed when he
has let himself out. and he seems TO have
no difficulty in locating the plate
None OF the other members of the team,
!. O., Nops. Poole. Mcfarland and Cronin
have reported as yet Manager Dunn saws.
that he looks for them the frst OF next
week. He received a telegram from Presi-
dent Powers this afternoon stating that
Cronin has accepted terms. The husky
-fMirler will join the squad Tuesday.
Owing TO the return OF the washington
team and the trouble which the Grays
have had in securing room 10 practice at
the Nationals field Manager Dunn is ne
gotiating with the committee on athletics
at George Washington university with a
view OF going there to work out
This morning the Grays spent two hours
~ tne camp OF the American leaguers. bur
were only able To use the diamond for
about half an hour
Paddy Dun, the olneyville boy. who has
signed To catch for the Nationals, arrived
here yesterday. He was at the grounds
this morning and shook hands with sew
eral OF his friends on the Providence team
Most of the players are planning another
trip to the skating rink tonight Mulvey
Is the champion skater IN the bunch. but
Manager Dunn and Dick Harley are Civ
ing him close run for the title.