The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-10
SPORTING GOSSIP

About 30 head OF racers the property
or MeSsrs. +. r.. Hitchcock and j. r..
Madden, will be shipped from Lexington
to the Bennings track ON March 20.
Advices from Washington report that II.
T. Oxnard's Innexible has again given
way in training. The trou5le is in his
near nore leg
Admirers OF cross-country horses report
that the J. w. Colt string OF Geneseo
steeplechasers now a Bennlngs. all look
in fine condition. Among them the hose
Thistledale gives promise OF becoming an
adept
Paul Rainey. who owned the fast colt
Yankee Consul. recently inspected his
racers in training at Memphis. I'm charge
OF j. w. May. He commissioned May to
secure a flrst-class Jockey for the season
which he fancied would carry the Rainey
colors with honor. Toots Nook will be
got ready for the Tennessee oaks. Mr.
Rainey will leave for Europe on or about
April 10.
Overshadowing all the others Of the 600
racers now entering at the Lexington
track are those of w Harry Brown,
brother of the late Captain S. S. Brown
Headed by Agile, winner OF last years
Advance Stakes from Beldame. the string
includes some very high bred two-ycar-
olds
shortstop OLeary and Second Baseman
Schaefer did not go south with the De-
troit team. O'Leary wants an advance OF
salary and Schaefer objects TO a provision
in his contract.
The St. Louis Americans will be without
stone the hard-hitting outfielder lie re-
ceived permission TO practice at home. IL
appears that Stone contracted a severe
case OF rheumatism while south with the
I,e h.. frat IN rfglE
a trip to Dallas this year
Manager McCloskey has appointed W.
Il. C'SpikeD shannon captain of the ST.
Louis National league team. Shannon
joined the st. Louis club IN the early part
OF 190i coming from the Indianapolis team
OF the American association.
Trouble has cropped up between Pitch
er Scanlon and the Brooklyn Baseball
club management. According TO Scan
Ion. who is attending the medical college
Of the Syracuse university. he was 10 re-
ceive an increase i'm salary II his work last
year warranted. lie claims that he helped
Brooklyn considerably. but there Is no
increase I'm salary In sight lie declines.
threfore, 90 put his Tame 10 a contract
The national commission through It's
chairman Garry Hermann. has just issued
an attractively bound volume containing
tho second annual report Of the commits
rlolls tNNfllnk al luf IiO't'uiHSS VI AAiiA
body during tho season OF 1906. The full
details OF the worlds championship series
and the series for the championship OF
Chicago are also given.
Pitcher Cleary, returned TO Rochester by
Detroit has signed his contract TO play
ball with the Bronchos again next season.
Apprecia ton OF his work last year Is
given In increase OF salary.
Manager Buckenberger has decided that
after playing at Troy on April y and the
following day at Albany. he Will take the
Bronchos east and play In Lynn, Mass.
on April 25. giving an easy jump TO Provi-
dence for the irst Eastern league game
England refuses TO recognize the 100
yard worlds swimming record OF last
week by &. NJ. Daniels In New York. be-
cause u was made I'm a handicap race
His time was Sc 3-6s.
Rochester motor cyclists will meet to-
night al Hotel EgEleston 10 organize and
affiliate with the FEDERATION OF American
Motorcvclists. This city will be the term
mus ~ the endurance run from New York
next summer There will be n numter OF
important races here next summer, some
OF them ON Memorial day.