The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-17

victory Of old Diablo In the Brooklyn
handicap. IL In another case Of Hubbites
taking their stand on the wrong side of the
fence. In fact, for the past few months
they have not picked a winner on anything.
Sullivan started them on the downward
course when he bowed to the prowess of
Corbett, and since.that fatal day In New
Orleans nothing has gone we'll with them.
They put their dollars upon Lamplighter
In the Brooklyn handicap, and while the
colt did manage to come In second he
might as well have brought up the rear as
far as the majority was concerned for they
had played him AS q dead sure winner.
There Is a great big moral apparent In
oil this but the real sport cares IA little for
morals as he does for a last years hat and
he looks upon the whole transaction as
another evidence Of what he terms internal
luck or words. 80 that effect.
The baseball season Is on In Boston, but
II seems to me as il the old time excite
ment IL lacking. The explanation may lay
In the fact that the season is young and
that excitement will not grow until the
fight gets older but so far there has been
no enthusiasm worth mentioning. The
crowds that ased to gather in front of the
uptown bulletins are conspicuous now by
their absence. The opening games nave
been fairly well attended but the audiences
have been made up principally Of ball
cranks that time only serves to strengthen
In their love for the game. Then there Is
more or less curiosity regarding the work
ing of the new rules and many / know
have gone simply to see how the pitcher
will act in his new position.
A friend of mine, who has had expert
ence in running baseball teams, declares
that unless old General Appearance is q
Investigated individual, the game is q
thing of the past, and hat even the extra
efforts made to give IL an early boom here
will not succeed. The old days may not
come back, perhaps, but / cannot avoid
the conclusion that baseball Is the Amer
lean national game, M will live for years
to come. The best indication for the flu
ture Is the reduction of salaries to q sensi-
BILE basis. Later will come a reduction In
the price of admission and then p opularity.
The regular season ut the theatre 8 Is fast
coming TO an end, the Columbia and Hollis
street having already closed their doors.
Both have had successful management
and the latter may truly be said to have
done a phenomenal business. Supple
mentary seasons are announced in several
places Of amusement, as for instance at
the Grand Opera House where The
Ticket o -Leave Man" is presented, and
the Bowdoin Square where James O'Neill,
In 'Fontenelle," holds the boards. When
Hoyt's Temperance Town" leaves the
Park, as 1t will this week, a light opera,
1.-The Golden Wedding" will be tried, and
the close of Willard's engagement at the
fremont will bring a summer engagement
of Pauline Hall and her opera company.
At the Boston ''The SIP an Of Life" proves
a strong card, as does Led Astray' at the
Globe. The last weeks Of "Shore Acres"
are announced and the success of the
piece will make the Museum season a good
one, where other results were feared. The
Howard il now a popular price theater,"
and you car gain admittance and find
something upon the stage from I to II p. m.
NoD.