The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-03
Fixing Adm ,ssIon to Fights.

Carson, New, Feb. IA bill was in
troduced in the senate yesterday after
noon providing that the admission to
any glove. contests held in Nevada
should not exceed 81. The bill will prob
ably pass.
The Yale-Princeton Hockey Match.
There is every indication that hockey
will become regular feature of intercol-
bgiate sport. Interest in the game has
icreased wonderfully, and plans for cham
pionship matches are under consideration.
Two of the big colleges-Yale and Prince
ton - are training diligently for their
game on Washington's birthday. Ever
since Princeton downed Yale in the annual
football game last November the SONS of
Eli have yearned for an opportunity to get
,ven. They think that they have found
Ihat opportunity and will play hockey
with the fervor of fierce determination.
The Tigers, on the other hand, have sworn
that they will gather more laurels. 1t Is
sherefore probable that the contest, which
Is to take place at Washington, will be full
,f excitement and interest. Delegations
from number of universities and colleges
will be present to encourage the contest
ants and promote general enthusiasm.
Polo Pointers.
Salem plays at Fall River tonight.
Pierce and Menard are playing together
in old Bridgeport form again.
Patrons of the game here in this city
had good chance to witness some of the
tactics which are regular practice in
New Bedford, and have wondered why
visiting teams could not win.
II you will notice that team who has
the reputation of playing scientific game
starts roughing it little bit they are
called down and kept there by the referee.
While any team who is known to be rough
over the circuit can make a dozen fouls
before one is seen by the referee.
In future, according to the Providence
Journal, the management of the Grays
will not be satisfied with less than three
victories a week, and most of them against
Pawtucket and New Bedford. We fear
that even the removal of Manager Muir
rays opal will not have the desired effect.
The new referee is assigned to the game
between the Tigers and the Whaiers, and
will no doubt have a warm time of it from
general indications. 1t is to be hoped that
he will officiate in a manner that will in
dicate his intention to do the proper caper,
and thus gain the good will of players and
public.
No doubt the largest crowd of the season
will be in attendance at the Auditorium
this evening, when the Tigers will have
Mary Ann Doe and his quintet from the
Whaling Port for guests. Danger signals
have been displayed, and unless all indica-
tions fail there will be some of the liveliest
hustling possible during the As minutes
seance.
1t is fact that the Pawtucket Club has
stacked up against greater odds than any
club in the league this season. Salem and
Fall River have both failed to win game
from the leaders at New Bedford and Fall
River has not had their regular team in
the whaling port once this season. This,
together with the Salem team losing 13 out
of IA games to New Bedford, and all other
teams having two games with the defunct
Bostons, the Tigers have had hard row
to hoe.
Out in Pawtucket the cianks are wild
over the defeat administered to the Tigers
by the Providence Grays, and they are
bowling that the referee gave Providence
the game. They refuse to consider the
fact that the fouling by the Tigers in the
early part of the game prevented the Grays
from scoring big lead, and that this foul
ing would have taken many goals from the
Tigers had it been penalized. They cut
out all reference to the ignoring of fouls
made by the Tigers. Providence Journal.
"Just song at twilight"
To Pawtucket people who never saw a
game in Fall River or New Bedford it is
matter of considerable wonderment why
the Tigers, who have about every game
played in the home rink nailed down be-
fore IL begins, cannot walk away from
their rivals, especially in view of the fact
that they always dish up defeat In such
large doses in the home jungle. In New
Bedford when the game is going against
them the Whalers resort to blood and
thunder tactics and endanger the lives of
their guests to such an extent that IL Is
extra hazardous to take the risk of getting
MANNED for life. 1t is impossible to win
under such conditions and why take the
chance OF having a man laid up at this
stage Of the proceedings.
General Sporting Notes.
The question of whether the forthcom-
ing pigeon sweep will be for twenty or
forty miles will be decided at a meeting to
be held at J. j. Devlins 419 Mineral Spring
avenue, on Thursday evening.
The Hobo Wheelmen OF Woonsoc ket
have disbanded and are winding up their
affairs. The Hobos have been I'm existence
over three years. Each year during the
bicycle season the club has had successful
bicycle events at Agricultural Park, at
which many Of the crack riders of New
England have rode.