The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-07

Strength Of the League In Membersh1p
and Money.
Recent socessions and threats Of seces-
sion from the League Of American Wheel
men attract attention to the strength OF
that organization. Out OF 10,26% mem
bers Of the League Of American Wheslmsn
ten years ago there arc only 1, 1T who have
retained their mGpbership. From 1880 to
1881 inclusive there were 6, 7b0 members,
out Of whom 36S still remain In the ranks.
In 1880 there were 1896 new members, OF
whom 80 are now enrolled. In 1881 there
were S98 new membors, with 6i still on
tho list and in 1852 there wero 1891 new
names presented, Of which 40 still remain
Isaac Bassstt, tho present secretary, has
heen holding the position for ten years
During this time he has enrolled In all
I50,7S3 applications for membership and
has handled and disbursed S4G5, S8l.Ol.
Last year broke all previous records In the
history OF the organization and 3i,4l9
new names were enrolled, n gain of 81 per
cent over the gain OF tho previous year.
The income for loss year was 3l23, 495.lS,
more than double the best previous record,
which was 500, SOL. 10, While S7a, ,5S4.6a
was distributed among tho divisions.
One of the complaints against the league
Is that the west Is not properly represented
in its management. Another complaint
comes from the professional racing men.
1t is their cry, that while they are under
the jurisdiction of the league, they arc not
permitted to become members of that or
ganization. They have no voice in the
management of thoir own affairs They
claim that it Is the same thing rs taxation
without representation, or even worse, and
the rebellious spirit Is rife on that account.
Kid Mccoy q Hard One.
Pittsburg, May kid Mccoy. who Is
meeting all comers nightly at the Bijou
theatre, where he IL playing an engage
ment this week, last night knocked out
two Pittsburg pugilistic celebrities. NJ
G. Creedon. weighing about 165 pounds,
went against the kid and was knocked
out in a round and q half. O'Hara. a
heavyweight. stood up about half a
round when he went down and refused
TO get up.
Hammer Throwing Record.
Oakland, Cal. May AT the annual
field day of st. Mary's college. held yes
terday. Tom Carroll smashed two
worlds professional records In the ham
mer throw. He tossed the 16-pound
hammer l5S feet. breaking his own
worlds record by 1--WE feet, and thre w
the S-pound hammer 253ll feet, shat
terine the worlds record for that event,
also held by himself, by nearly 30 feet
Clipped Diamonds.
Excuse US, but have you noticed the
persistent regularity with which Uncle
Bill Coughlin Is lacing the ball.
Pawtucket plays at Newport tomorrow.
The other games are Brockton at Fall
River, New Bedford at Taunton.
Sidewheeler Todd has great command Of
the sphere this season. The efforts of the
New Bedfords to rattle him yesterday
were waste of vocal energy.
Todd was working for shut out and 1t
was painful to see him explaining how
long managed to get the hit that sent
Davis In with the Whalers only one.
Capt. Stouch is making his men play
the game for all their is In it. There was
some pretty and effective sacrifice hitting
indulged in by the Pawtuckets in yester-
days game and runs were the result.
The Tauntons did well to hold Paw
tucket as they did Tuesday. AS a rule,
the Rhode Islanders are terrors on their
own grounds, which they at times use as
veritable slaughter pen.-[Fall River
Globe.
1t is refreshing to see Weisbecker line
the ball to tho different points Of the
diamond rs the occasion requires. Hits
down in his to ritory that look good for
two bases are being helded to second in
time to shut off the runner with consider
able regularity