The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
Capt. Writings Crack.a-Jacks
Give Does Team Another
Set Back.
THE WITCHES ARE GETTING GAY.
They Gave the indians q Throw.Down on the
Fall River Reservation Last Night-Bewliag
and General Sporting Notes.

Was Mary Ann Doe in town last night?
Yes, Mary Ann Doe was in town last
night. Did she enjoy the trip? Nitl And
her family didn't either, and the large
N. B. on the blue sweaters even turned
light shade of yellow before the wearers
left the floor.
Not in many moons has the Auditorium
held an audience of the size of last nights
gathering, and the heart of the manager
waxed glad as he heard the steady clink OF
ths sheckles as they dropped in the box
Office window, and some of the most Sc
date men in town came early and occupied
front seats. Some of the audience came to
see trouble, some to take a hand in the
trouble should occasion occur, and others
to "roast" Doe and the "Kid."
Talk Of enthusiasm, why there was more
enthusiasm to the square inch in the Au-
ditorium last evening than the Day Star
could carry to Rocky Point on warm
Sunday in summer. 1t just floated around
in chunks, and when a crank lost his wind
his neighbor helped him out. No one
knew exactly what kind of reception the
Whalers would meet with, and this fact,
coupled with the report that a warrant was
out for "Kid" Conway, and that he would
be arrested as soon as he came on the floor,
doubtless attracted many to witness the
game.
The Tigers came out on the floor for
practice as soon as the amateur game was
over, but not so with the Whalers, who
either considered that it was not necessary
or that they didn't care to take any
chances with the audience in the humor
they were in before the game. At last
Freddy, after a careful survey of the
crowd, came on the floor, and as his men
followed their leader they were received
with variety of cat calls, Kisses and other
expressions of disfavor, and the originality
indicated by the expressions OF some OF
the rooters was worthy of better cause.
The Whalers had no intention Of losing
the game, and didn't land In town with that
idea, but it did not take but few minutes
play to develop the fact that every man In
q striped jersey was in great form, and as
far as speed and accuracy was concerned,
the Whalers lost sadly by comparison and
the waylin which the Pawtucket rushers,
with the able assistance of Hobe and
Brother Bill, juggled the ball was cheer
ing sight for the Pawtucket cranks. The
play of Will Whiting Is deserving OF
special mention, and he gave great exhi-
bition of play in his position by the way
in which he looked after John Roberts.
The New Bedfords started In to play
team game, but their calculations in this
respect were knocked "galley west, and
when they showed an inclination to be
"fussy" they received as good as they
gave, and after one or two experiences
none of them could muster up courage
enough to run up against the Writings to
any great extent, and they satisfied them
selves with jamming Bone and Cunny up
against the wall when opportunity offered
But this did not happen often.
Almost at the start OF the game Doe
started to chew with his men, as well AZ
chew gum, and poor Dump Williams came
in for large share of good advice. The
candid truth of the matter is that the
Captain himself played the weakest game
of anyone on the Whaling team and was
of little or no use to his men. Had Freddy
played as good game as the man he
, criticised the score would probably have
been more even.
Most of the time the ball was down near
the New Bedford end of the rink, and the
fact that Lations had but 20 stops to 81 by
John Smith, indicated the way i'm which
the Tigers kept the ball rolling.
Several fouls were called during the pro-
gress OF the game and several others were
not. One OF the New Bedford goals were
lost from this cause.
During the first period Roberts made
grandstand play by taking the rush and
running the ball up the center for goal
in five seconds, Will Whiting was given
a slash over the eye by the point OF Will