The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
BASEBALL TALKS

Baseball fans In this city are begin
ming TO wonder what is to be done about
the Providence team. All the other teams
are beginning the spring work of making
preparations for II, while nothing is
known of the preparations for the work
OF the team which will represent this
city. II is known. however, that Man
ager Dunn does not favor southern trips
and will doubtless take all the practice
out in games around this section. as he
did last season.
The first cut In the Brown baseball
squad occurred yesterday, when l3 can
didates were dropped. The squad at
present is composed OF the following
players: Elrod, r Jones, Raymond. c.
Jones, Pearsal Buss. San Souci Dens-
more. Jacobs, Hemphil. Harson Paine,
Dickinson. Hamilton. Tiff Graham,
Nourse. Adams. King. Young, Burgess
Funk. Keen. Dennie and Smith
Princeton's varsity baseball squad was
reduced to 20 men yesterday after two
days of practice.
This Is unusually early for such a big
cut TO be made In the squad. For al
though the freshmen have been out for
week the candidates from the three up
per classes only reported for the first
time on Monday Seven members of the
freshmen class have been retained for
the varsity nine among whom are sew
eral stars.
The Newark players are getting in
their spring work at Lakewood Mana
ger Burnham had arranged with the
baseball management OF one Of the
schools Of that place for the use Of the
grounds for batting and fielding prac-
tice.
The following players have signed con-
tracts since Feb. 9th, 1906, with the clubs
I'm the Eastern league:
Baltimore-James II. Mullen, Michael
Lynch. James Barton.
Bufralo-William Thomas. NJ W Whit
ney. James o. Murray. George N McCon-
nell. Fred Badel, Edward Priestap.
Newark-K. ]. brennan, William Nah
ling. Edward p. Fertsch, Frank j. spen-
Ger.
Rochester-Frank j. McCabe, Charles
V. Moran. James II. OBrien. Ambrose
McConnelly, d. T. Walters. VIM. Hughes,
George Schultz. George O Barclay
Toronto-Willam y. Kirwan, Leroy
Urbach, Clarence F. Currie. Fred +. Nit
chell. John Toft. VIM. Yale. Thomas
Roman, Jesse F. Becker James f. Ma
roney, Fred Croius. John White, A. p.
Owens. Harry Meek. Charles T. Yaegar.
Fau River will play Providence two
games at Fall River Patriots day. Man
Connecticut Good Friday. playing Hol-
yoke and Springfield
Catchers Duggan and Knots, Pitcher
Frock, Second Baseman Henry Short
stop Hickman and Outflelders Kane and
Sheets have signed with Worcester
Former Manager Connie Murphy OF
Haverhill returned the contract forward
ed 20 him by Manager James A. Sayer.
Manager Jess Burkett says he has not
waived clam TO Al Mauch the Lebanon
player with Wilmington last season.
Secretary Morse of-tte New England
league has promulgated the following
contracts:
LOWELL. A. Dyer. ]. J. Murphy. ]. c.
Rafter. III. Smithson, r. J. McGraw, W.
r Warren, E. o. .Drinkwater. r. Shan
non. F. n. O'Brien.
Lawrence-W Klock. 8. A. Murch, J.
Steventon c. F. Weaver, G. F. Eaton.
New Bedford-F q. Valdois. ID. Murphy,
NJ. n Elliott. ]. +. Kehoe, Ed Mullaney.
worcester-R. c. w. Sheets, d. J. Dug
gan, s. Frock, A. +. Kane, F. Henry, c.
II Hickman. j.. Knots.
Haverhill-B. Morrison, w. Ahearn, p.
II. Connolly Fred Gibbs.
Terms abcepted--Lowen. A Abbott:
Lawrence. F. ]. Eustace: Concord, It.
Maher
Released-By Concord F ]. Eustace:
by Haverhill to Holyoke Andrew Law
renee.