New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-29
THE PASSING THRONG.

Bernard Nichols. the American golf player who
enjoys the distinction of having twice defeated
Harry Vardon at the Fifth
STILL THE Avenue Hotel yesterday. He saws
CRY IS that golf is still forging ahead in
FORE favor. and that Travis is in better
condition this year than ever be-
fore There is a of talk just about
vival of tennis and consequent decline of golf
said Mr.. Nichols Now. tennis may be coming
back-I hope it is-but golf is most certainly not
going out. Everything points this year the big
gest golf season America has ever seen. in
the club business now. and know something about
the demands of the market. To be sure. what
call the pink tea golfers leaving the links.
and for one quite willing to- speed theS- de-
parture They took the game up for a fad. and
now let them leave it for new fad ping pong
are still as enthusiastic as ever and their num-
bers are constantly increasing The game will
never in better form He onpbt 40 vim tbn ne , m
much mistaken he will show the world some sur
prises in the professional championship tourna-
ment, He is going to play remarkable golf this
season.
Salem, quiet respectable. aristocratic Salem.
that has been living for hundred years
its reputation a burner of
MORE witches has been forced into un-
HUBBUB welcome publicity right and left
IN HUR- since Honest John Hurley. its
LEYVILLE. lpawnbroker Mayor came into
office. The Mayors newly ap-
pointed city marshal E. II. Knight is the
latest disturber Of Salems select but somnoIent cir
Giles. knight appointed by Hurley two months
ago. said E. W. Stamford the Park Avenue
Hotel yesterday. land though Hurley has been
promising long and loud enforce the laws. many
Salem people don't think the laws have been
forced by the new marshal So last night the
Anti-Saloon League held a meeting The Rev. S
B. hobbs. one of the pastors of the city. made
were present, he'd invite. him to the plat
eyeS1Eht
after he took office. Suddenly a shrin voice in
the audience uprose. declaring. Marshal knight is
here. and can speak for himself Come on then
aisle. up the platform took off his overcoat and
M01 f9rh In all the FoTy Of his new gnfoT
marshal said he'd been in office but two months
and hadn't been given chance He resented the
I'd be standing here If hadn't any sand? ne cried.
Then the audience appauded again. He ended by
evidence.
F. r. McCiinnis. of Puebla. Mexico. who has been
in that republic for five years. at
the Grand Hotel yesterday The
AMERICANS Americans throughout Mexico gen.
IN MEXICO orally take no stock in the charges
UPHOLD that brought against United
CLAYTON. States Ambassador Clayton" he
said land at no time took any
stock in them. They formulated. guess. by
some who had lost lawsuit in some mining
matter. and didn't think the ambassador had done
as much as he should fog him Ambassadors can
not get mixed up in such matters with propriety-
BY men of both parties the ambassador Is very
well liked by the American colony" Mr.. McCiinnis
Is an engineer, and has met many other engineers
from Central America. 'A1l of these engineers.
he said ARE quite that the United States will
make mistake if it chooses the Panama route
The Nicaragua route. they say. while II will cost
more. is in every way the more feasible. and the
only route that can promise permanent results"