The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-05


Daniel +. Burke. who has been endeav-
oring TO secure a franchise for Taunton
I'm the New England baseball league, has
been requested 10 attend the league meet
ing Thursday and has hopes that the
city win be admitted ultimately.
This week the class crews of Yale Will
begin practice ON the river at New Ha-
ven. These crews have bene doing all
their rowing in the gym tank up to pres
ent Two eights are unusually well deVel-
oped. the '02 and the '03. There are II men
in close race for "A seat In the 'O2 class
boat. There are 20 men in the 'W class. In
the '05 squad, there are enough for five
eights. IL will be cut down TO four crews
this week.
"I believe blackmail Is being paid by
every one who is permitted TO break the
law continuously. i am told that the
gambling houses and many Of the pool
rooms have been reopened don't believe
that this could happen without the con-
sent of the police and believe that pro-
lection is paid for II just as II was un-
| der the Tammany administration.
When District Attorney Jerome OF New
York spoke thus today he did not refer
| directly 10 saloons and Raines law hotels'
| but those who heard him knew they were
| places.
Judge Clark of the New York supreme
! court decided today that betting and
| gaming on horse races were forbidden no
! less on race tracks than i'm poolrooms,
| and he vacated temporary injunction
| obtained by the Maxim Gay company re-
| straining several persons from selling
! racing tips This rs said to be the first de-
| cision on the point as to whether there
| is legal property in racing tips. IL was
| contended that the parties complained oil
purchased for s5 the necessary informa'
tion on the horses, and duplicated ano
sold II at a much smaller price
| Representative members OF the New
| York Yacht club will make cruises in the
| Mediterranean this spring. Several have
| already sailed for Europe, and others
| have made arrangements TO do so al
| carly dates. c. T. Alexander. who chart
| cred Col. A. j. Drexers handsome steam
| yacht Margarita, early in January, mas
| engaged passage on the Deutschiahu
which sails on March j. ON March
| Charles G. Deming and Ashton Lemoint
will sail on the st. Paul, and these WI
make up the Margarita's party. A. Cass
Garfield has chartered the steam yach'
Onora, owned by Sir Christopher Furness
The Onora will be at Cannes on April 10
where Mr.. Garfield will join her. Henry
T. Sloane, also of the New YORK hach
club and owner of the auxiliary schooner
| Yacht Idler has also determined t'
make a Mediterranean cruise, and he ha'
| chartered the new Watson designed
steam yacht Golden Eagle, owned by 81
Samuel Il. Scott.
| On FORM the New York baseball nine u
| stronger this year in the pitching depart
| ment than it ever has been since Rusi
and Meekin were the mainstays OF IN
team. Frank Sparks, formerly of Milwau
! kee adds another young man VINO !
considered TO be one of the most promls
ing OF the modern-day twirlers. W
Mathewson, Taylor, Kennedy, Magee an
Sharks, the New York have a formidabl
| array of pitchers. The Injunction case tina
is supposed TO define the issue betwee
the two factions, and decision concern
ing which may settle all trouble I'm IN
National league. did not come 10 tria
Yesterday as expected. Col. John |. Rog
ers of Philadelphia desires 10 make a
argument for the Spalding faction, an
as he had an important business engage
n,ent elsewhere. he asked the consent 9
MIR. Freedman's counsel for "A postpone
ment until Thursday, (which was agree
| TO,