The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-31
THE WORLD OF SPORTS

Hurley. Gus Epler. II. ]. Cote. W. A.
Spratt and Notify Lee.
York Of the Tri-state league expects 10
have $4,000 with which TO put out best
ever team this spring
Toronto gave Outielder Roman and In
fielder Becker 10 secure Herman Long. the
veteran shortstop. once with the Boston
Nationals
President Creamer. the new head OF the
Tri-State league, has announced that his
league Will accept no players already
under contract.
The Chicago Nationals have landed an
other pitcher in Walter Mueller, last sea-
son with Toronto. He Is over six feet
in height. and the son of wealthy
brewers
Columbus has secured two good pitchers
in Flaherty and Robertaille. The former
was worked I'm 20 games and won 10 and
Robertaille won eight games out of lS
Outhelder Jimmy" Barrett OF the De-
troits has his injured joint in a plaster
cast al his home. and writes that he viii
keep II on a few weeks more He Is sur
fering no Inconvenience therefrom. and
thinks his knee Will be strong as ever
when the time comes to go south.
The Pennsylvania. Ohio and West Vir-
ginia baseball circuit has been completed
with Washington. Braddock. Uniontown
I'm Pennsylvania; Wheeling. Fairmount
and Clarksburg. in West Virginia; Steu-
benville, I'm Ohio. The season will open
Decoration day and close early In Sep
tember
The veteran outhelder Henry Lynch.
who played last season with Montgomery.
Ala. and Augusta. Ga. has returned
north and is making his home I'm Wollas -
ton. Mr.. Lynch intends TO remain north
and 10 give up baseball for umpiring. He
would make a good man for any league.
Arthur Irwin announced yesterday at
Altoona that In all probability Young
Cy' Young would wear an Altoona uni
form next summer.
According to Irwin. Frank V. Dunn
bought an option on the Boston Nation
ais for 5000. and recently the owners OF
the club declared the amount forfeited.
Dunn. according to Irwin, personally
signed Young Cy" Young and the lat
ters contract Is with Dunn. and not with
with the Boston club.
Norwood Gibson left Boston yesterday
for Peoria, III. where he Intends 10 make
short visit and then go 10 Hot Springs
for a three weeks stay before starting
for the trarlng grounds at Macon. CID
son has been I'm this city since the sea-
son closed He looks well and said he felt
sure he would do his full share OF the
pitching next season and make up for
his poor form OF last year.
Seven members Of the Holyoke baseball
club last season are going TO jump the
team and cast their fortunes with the out
law tri-state league. They will play with
the Lancaster. Pa, team. which Will he
managed by Jess NJ. Fysinger. who man.
aged the Holyoke club last season.
Among the players who were reported
today by Thomas V. Fleming, the new
Holyoke manager. as likely TO jump the
team are Pitchers Hodge. McCabe. Do
land and Hartley, Outflelder Hoffman.
Catcher Rementer. First Baseman Deal.
With the exception OF Hodge. these play
ers were brought to Holyoke last season
from the Tri-State league.
Whether Concord will be in the New
England league the coming season Is a
question to be finally determined at n pub
lie mass meeting TO be held in Union hall
tonight. There are men ready to stand
for the ma jor part OF the expenses Of pur-
chasing the franchise. but they want the
rank and file OF sport-lovers TO be repre-
sented.
Jack Hayden. a former Broncho, Will
coach the baseball nine of Washington
and jefferson college during the coming
season Hayden I'm the fan OF 1902 was
football coach of the Rochester East High
school.
Hayden has a great reputation Of n
jumped as a baseball player, not in feet
and inches as is set on the records of the
A. n L.. but in number of times he has
folded tents and stolen quietly away from
baseball clubs and contracts.
His last jump was from the Orlies OF
the Eastern league, to the outlaw Tri-
State league club of York, Pa.