The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-12
PLANNED To OPEN
BASEBALL SEASON
IN FINE STYLE

According 10 schedule. Manager Dunn
Of the Providence team arrived in this
city this morning looking The picture of
health and az eager for the opening of
the season as well as just as hopeful and
optimistic as a boy in the heyday OF
his youth.
with the smile he bore all over his
countenance one could fairly see success
In great large letters spelt out and when
IL comes to plans for the season Mana
ger Dunn Is as fun Of them at present
as Is a school girl OF fancles. When
seen in the lobby OF the hotel Dunn bore
the ruddy color OF having spent n de-
lghtful winter enjoying himself and was
as ready 20 talk baseball as he is always
TO play the game
In speaking OF the prospects for the
team during the coming season, he. with
President Powers. stated that they were
planning 10 make this year even better
for the fans OF the city than was the
case last season, II money and pains
could make that a possibility.
The only plans that had been definitely
arranged so that they could be made pub
lie were as to the opening day, ON April
26th. IL Is planned 10 have all the great
personages In baseball on hand and TO
give Providence such an opening as
will make all others in the past fade into
the mist OF insignifcance.
There VIII be large delegation OF the
friends OF the owner and manager OF
the team on hand from both New York
and Boston on that day including the
presidents OF both the major leagues and
number OF the other stellar lights OF
the baseball world.
Among those whom President Powers
I.. 4. n
Taylor. Father Chadwick. ]. H. Farrelly.
Garry Hermann. President Pulliam and
a host of others.
IL is planned to unfurl the pennant
won so nobly last season and all in all
TO give Providence day I'm baseball that
will long be remembered.
Today President Powers, with Manager
Dunn, is inspecting the ground and maxi
Ing arrangements to build additions 10
the seating capacity. among the features
OF which will be private boxes down In
the front with seating capacity In each
one OF i've or six persons. A number
OF changes In the seating will be seen
when the work is done also, and also in
the layout OF the ground
When asked as TO the secretary this
season, President Powers was non-com-
initial and stated that he would be on
hand himself during the greater part OF
ihc stason ana large amount OF the
work would, without doubt. be done by
him. AS to the statement that Mr. Har-
ris would be the secretary, he said that
was untrie, though II was n fact that Mr.
Harris would be closely associated with
him, as no had been for a number OF
years past. He stated. however. that
Mr. Harris would be about the grounds
In the person OF a confidential clerk and
not as the secretary When pressed for
Information as who the clerk would be
he would not commit himself
As 10 the players, he stated that n
number OF them had been signed. but all
those who had been had been announced
to the public but that within a few days
the full list would be given out
Roy Rock had not been signed as yet,
but II was thought that he would soon
affix his signature 10 the contract II
was stated that he amount Of increase
in salary that wac made 10 this star
player was not what he expected and he
was still holding out for his figures Just
what will be done will be decided today
or In the next couple OF daya when the
parties concerned meet.