The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-15
BASEBALL TALKS

| IL will cost Dayton players s. for every
| glass OF beer they drink before game
this season. At this rate quart OF bub-
bles will cost s4o0
The New York Americans, Chicago
! Americans and Brooklyns each have a
dentist on the playing list. but winning
| pennants Is harder than pulling teeth.
When Cy Seymour was a pitcher he was
handicapped by his small hands. But they
are plenty big enough To wrap them
selves securely around every fly ball that
comes within block OF center field.
The veteran twirler Kid Nichols OF the
Philadelphia Nationals staff is practis-
ing with the Athletics in New orleans. A
report sas Nichols is living In New
Orleans. II was thought the Kid was too
firmly welded 10 Kansas City TO change
his abode this late in life
IL seems that the reform Griffith intro
duced last season I'm the way of uniforms
is not 10 be retained The New York
Americans are to go back 10 the old blue
suits and white stockings, the most UNI
athletic attire that ever offended the art
istic sensibilities on the diamond But all
will be forgiven II Grin can snare the eiu-
sive pennant. 'Tis not the clothes that
make the champion.
out OF the West there Is coming what
is hoped will be a phenom pitcherefor the
Bisons. His name is Joe Galask, 1870
pounds who halls from Seattle. He was
recommended 10 Manager Stalllngs last
fall by Frank Gotch. the wrestler. Galash
will start at once for Buffalo and will
probably go right on down South with the
rest of the Bisons. It's pretty long
Jump for a pitcher, Seattle. Wash, TO
Haddocks Ga.
Manager Ed. Barrows, OF the Toronto
club and Patrick Mulquen OF the same
city were In Buffalo yesterday. They said
they came over the border just for a little
recreation. Barrow thinks the Eastern
outlook for 1906 is the best ever
The Eastern league schedule is compile
ted. and Will probably be given out for
publication next Sunday. after the East
ern League meeting, which takes place in
Toronto.
Lew Wiltse, Syracuse, left-hand
pitcher. has signed to pitch next season
with the York club, OF the outlaw tri-
state league. Zimmerman, third baseman
formerly OF Jersey City. and last season
with Toronto, will play with the same
club
Wiltse for number OF seasons and n
part Of last year was one OF the twirling
stars OF the Baltimore club.
Last summer he jumped 10 the Tri-state
league. He is a brother OF George Wiltse.
who pitched successfully with the New
York Giants last season and is with Nc
Graw again this year
President Harry T. Taylor OF the East
ern league. has called a directors meeting
TO be held in Buffalo next Friday after
noon. The league schedule meeting will be
held on Saturday afternoon ut 10 o'clock
in Toronto. II is said that Rochester has
been generously treated In the matter OF
holiday dates and otherwise by the sched-
ule committee OF the league.
PRONUNCIATION OF the contracts OF Will
liam Carrick and Outhelder Edward
Swander. with the Newark club, is made
in the bulletin issued by Secretary ]. H.
Farrell Of the National Association of Mi
nor leagues. The same bulletin notes that
Robert Wood, Philip Cooney. II h. Hill.
Frank McManus, Charles Kissinger
George NJ. Smith and William J. Mllligan
have signed with Buffalo. and that Pitch
ers James Cleary and oliver H. Faux
ner have closed with Rochester for the
coming season.
1nhelder Otto Williams will play with
the Altoona club this season. Manager
Arthur Irwin received his contract sev-
eral days ago. Williams was sold in 1905
TO New Orleans, and received $500 for his
service. Prior TO September /, 1905. he was
purchased by Connie Mack but was later
served with a reservation notice by New
orleans.
This spring Mack rendered him n con-
tract, which he returned unsigned. Later
New Orltans sent him a contract calling
for s1375. He protested, but was told there
would be no change in the figures VIII
liam thereupon accepted Altoona s offer OF
&40O for the playing season. Tim Flood.
formerly with Portland OF the Pacific
coast league has also signed there.