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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09

izing that the 5000 and more fans who had
braved the cold winds TO see the game
wanted 90 get their moneys worth waived'
the point and tho game continued The
spirit was out Of the contest. however
aud shortly after that Mulvey. who had
been doing excellent work slackened his
pace and the other players relaxed while
the New Workers romped around the
bases
The Giants began TO kick from the time
the first ball was thrown over the plate
and n that style OF play is what won FOR
them the championship then they have
ruch 70 learn from the Grays and other
Eastern League teams in the matter OF
baseball etiquette and baseball decencv.
The unspOrtsmanlike attitude OF the
whole visiting team was the subject Of
much criticism on the part OF the fans
and u was this continual show OF tho
spirit OF unfairness that led tho fans 10
swarm over the field aud TO threaten the
players with bodily harm. They saw that
the aim OF the Giants was TO browboat
the umpire and this angered them so that
when climax came they were ready FOR al
most anything that might show Cool
heads kept them I'm check and by surrcnd-
ering the point under discussion. BY
President Powers ana also waiving the
right ~ have the umpire finish the game.
The Giants returned and finished the
game
The game after the nfth inning was
rather demoralizing 90 the whole team
And Mulyey went completely IN tho air 81
that the Giants had romp ~ ~ but the
game up 20 that time demonstrated 'hc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
SCHEDULE COMPLETED

Fred H. Whittemore of Taunton. Mass.
manager OF the East Greenwlch academy
baseball team. has nearly arranged his
schedule OF games for this season 5 team.
which includes a list OF rs games hut
as vet only IL have been arranged. the
other dates being left open. The schedule
follows:
Saturday, April 81. St Andrews Chap
ter at East Greenwich; Friday April o.
South Kingstown at East Greenwich:
"Wednesday. May 2, open date: Saturday
May ;. Moses Brown school at Provi-
dence. saturday MAY 10. Taunton High
at Taunton; Friday, May ls South Kings
town High az Wakefield. Tuesday. May
22, Pnwtucket High at Pawtucket; Friday
May 2b. Technical High az East Green
wich: Wednesday, May 30 Rogers High az
Newport: Saturday. June 2. Rhode Island
college at East Greenwich: Wednesday
June 6. La Sale academy at East Green
wich; Saturday. June 2. DurSee High at
Fall River; Thursday June IA. Classical
High at East Greenwich
The prospects OF n good team this year
are not Of the brightest as only one man
OF last years fast aggregation i'm school
and eligible 10 play under the strict rules
recently made regarding players.
Practice is being held every afternoon
under the direction Of Prof Handy and
the men are showing up fairly we'll. The
management expects 10 make arrange
ments to have some Brown university
man coach the team soon. The SQUAD az
present consists OF the following: Towns
end Rurgh. Capt Gould. Phillips Baker,
Strickland. Whittemore. Burdick Dibbel
Noyes. Edwards and Langlin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
PUTTMANN SOLD
To ST. LOUIS BY
CLARKE GRIFFITH

Big Ambrose Putnam packed hs grip
last evening. bid good bye 10 the High
landers and started for his future star,p-
ing ground. st. Louis. where he will play
baseball with the Cardinals. lie had hoped
to make a place for himself with the New
York Americans. but as Manager Clarke
Griffith is satisfied with the work OF
Noodles Hahn and has another southpaw
star in Doc Newton. he decided 10 let
Putnam so.
Putnam appeared pleased with the
transaction;S AZ he had horror of re-
turning to the minors.
The second team got away last night
for Lynchburg. whore they play on Tues
day. Orth.. Mcclure. Clarkson. Whalen.
Hughes. Thomas Delahanty. Frank Hahn.
Keefe and Leroy were I'm the party.
Conroy. I.aporte and Williams slipped
away 20 their homes. 20 visit their fam
lilies and will join the team IN New York
Wednesday.
Billy Hogg who no doub; will make the
regular team. win pitch against the At
lantas today The locals are strong and
will be further strengthened tomorrow by
the arrival OF two or their best players
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
3RAWS KICKING GIANTS CRIED BABY YESTERDAY
BIC STAKES TO
CLOSE THIS WEEK
IN Grand CIRCUIT

Within the next few days the early
closing stakes for five big trotting meet
ings will close, and the outcome will be
watched with much interest by the
friends of the sport, particularly by the
managers OF race tracks and the owners
OF horses in training
All the tracks included in the list. Read
vile. Hartford, Columbus, Buffalo and
Poughkeepsie. with the exception OF the
last named. are members OF the grand
circuit. and the Roughkeepsie meeting
will be i'm line with the grand circuit. and
the meeting 10 all ntents and purposes
will be a member of the big line.
=, ith the exception OF the Poughkeep-
sic meeting. the shorter race idea will
prevail at all OF these events. Though
the conditions vary at all the other
tracks, at all or them the races will end
at the conclusion or the third heat rhe
conditions at Readville and Hartford are
the most liberal to the horsemen. and II
will be interesting TO see II the conces-
sions VI the matter OF entrance fees msdo
by these associations will result in
more liberal support on the part OF the
campaigning horsemen,
A great many track managers have al
ways contended, not only that the asso-
Citations could not AFFORD 20 give meetings
on per cent entrance. but also that
the horsemen would not appreciate the re-
duction II they did make H.
Thanks TO the Readville and Hartford
associations. the '5 per cent entrance plan
will be given fair trial this year. as
will the dash plan of racing Both are
really on trial
For the six stakes for the Readville
meeting $1,000 is hung up, as follows
The Blue Hill 2:3o class. trotting $500:
the Massachusetts. 2:l4 class, trotting,
5000: the Ponkapoag. 2:l0 class, trotting.
$500; the Readville. 2:OS class. trottins.
5000: the Norfolk. 2:0S class. pacing. $Sn
The Massachusetts stake, the feature
event OF the grand circuit meeting AT
Readville. has been changed from tho 2:lQ
class 10 the 2:l4 class. Whether this VIII
open TO faster horses or not remains 20
be seen. The supposition Is that " Will
At any rate. IL should attract the cream
OF the record horses, and also the fast
green ones that have been pointed for the
big stakes this year.
For the four stakes opened for the Char
ter Oak meet $4,000 is hung up as as fol-
The chafter oak. 2:os class. trotting,
5000 ,2:30 class. trotting. S2co 2:S class
pacing. 5000; 2:20 class. pacing. 5000
A. j. Welch has inauRurated q new fea-
ture In the Charter oak stake In the form
of handicap record according 10 record.
which II Is thOuRht VIII result IN The Targ-
est entry ever received for the classic
event. Horses with records OF from 2:oSi4
TO 2:O9 will pay per cent, those with rec
ords OF from 2:O9i. To 2:l0 per cent. those
with records from 2:l0i. 10 2:1i per cent.
those with records from 2:llh TO 2I2 .
per cent. and those without records or
with records slower than 2:l2 ~ per cent.
Just how this plan will work ii is hard 10
say
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
SUttoaN 7rnAl<1.1S- a lone
draw FOR a Safhsl-

The worlds championship billiard
tournameut will begin in the Madison
SNare Garden Concert hall tonight with
Louis Cure Of Paris and ora Morningstar
of New York. opposed in the opening
game. Both are ready TO play the game
or heir lives. and while the Frenchman
is third choice 10 Willie Hoppe I'm the
betting on the result OF the tourney he
f. not expected 20 have an easy time with
his first opponent.
All OF the billiard fans are anxious TO
see how Hoppe will fare against that
powerful Quartet-Cure. Jacob Schaefer.
George Sosson and George Sutton. all
grand billiard players. who I'm the opinion
OF experts. have more knowledge OF the
technique OF the game thap Hoppe but
lack the youngsters remarkable eNecu-
ton. But they will not be able 10 see him
before Wednesday. Sutton will play A. G..
cutler OF Boston tomorrow afternoon and
tomorrow night Slosson will meet tho
loser OF todays Cure -Morningstar game
To add interest 10 the tournament and
assure a lively contest at the finish, the
losers In each series OF games will be put
forward and the winners held back for the
final struggle for championship honors
This system may necessitate scheduling
the losers for successive afternoons early
I'm the week.
VI will stimulate the weaker men, how
ever. and direct their energies against
those who have been made ante-post fa-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09

vorites. although more open contest has
never been held I'm this city.
The odds quoted last night showed
Hoppe a warm favorite. They were az
foliowsN Hoppe. s to 5, ! TO ?; Schaefer
10 4. 20 3; Cure, 10 1. even sutton,
8 to ?. s 10 5: Slosson 10 10 1, TO l. even;
Morningstar. p 10 /. TO l, TO /: Cutler,
25 TO ]. TO l. 3 10 /
In addition 10 the $1,000 purse and $500
cup first offered for the players. the en-
tire net gate receipts will be added to the
prize money This is In addition 10 the
$3.50 received in entrance fees The prize
money will be divided upon the basis OF 40
%. Is, IL and s per cent among the five
leading men at the close of the tourna-
ment
Sutton played a practice game with w.
Gershel yesterday afternoon at the Broad
way academy and defeated him 400 TO ia
with an average of % ais and high runs
OF 10. 80 and 70. Gershel averaged 3-ls
and4alad high runs Of is. " and 50.
LaN night Sutton played c. Aborn and
won still easier. the SCORE being 400 to 1856
His average was not as high as in the
afternoon game. but his runs were high
er He averaged 10 1-H and made 50 GO
and 81 I'm various innings. Aborn aver
aged 1890. with nigh runs OF 81, "a and
%
Slosson met Alfred Klein at his acad-
cmy last night and won by 600 points 10
136. Soeson averaged 26 1O-15, with high
runs OF 80 and So while Klein averaged
9 2-14 with high runs OF 81 and q.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
REPS. PULLIAM
|NSTRUCTS HIS
STAFF Of UMP|RES

President Harry Pulliam and his staff
Of National league umpires held a meet
ing yesterday at the leagues office In the
st. James building. Broadway and
Twenty sixth street The umpires present
were O'Day. Emslie. Johnstone Carpenter
and Conway. The only absentee was
Klein. who is umpiring the preliminary
games between the ST Louis Browns and
Cardinals
The playing rules were gone over care
fully so that they will be uniformly inter
preted by the umpjres President Pulliam
gave the men a number OF instructions for
their guidance during the season.
The Highlanders will return from their
southern trip on Wednesday and will play
an exhibition game with the Providence
team at American league park. On Thurs
day they will tackle the Newark Eastern
lcaguers.
The transportation facilities TO Ameri1
can league park will this season be better
than ever before Subway express trains
from the Battery and Brooklynl bridge will
run direct TO the new station at One Hun
dred and Sxty-seventh street ard Broad
way In less than 20 minutes
The subway station at this point has
been completed. The elevators that will
carry passengers 10 the street will he
in working order before Saturday. The
grounds can now be reached by way OF
the Sixth or Ninth avenue IL road by
transfer TO the new surface car line at
one Hundred and Forty-hfth street and
Eighth avenue which runs direct TO The
gates OF. the ball grounds.
From the IL" station to the park the
run is less than ten minutes. instead OF
the long trip last year from the IL" at
One Hundred and Twenty-ffth street BY
this route passengers by the IL" road
express trains can reach the park Just IN
time for the games.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09

induce many horsemen TO take chances.
despite the probability of a large field.
Nearly score of probable starters can
be figured as having chance to win. The
fact that the cripple Hermis has been
left in would indicate that the famous
racer might go to the post were II not 40
well understood that II is always a doubt
ful matter about getting an unsound
horse Mt enough TO do, his best.
He was declared out OF several big
handicaps and was left I'm others from
which it would seem that his owners de-
sire to earn FOR him stud reputation by
trying to win other races than the Sub
urban, which he already has TO his credit
Many horsemen question the wisdom IF
keeping I'm training a horse that might
break down I'm any race
Not many events have been run at Ben
nings that afford much OF a line on the
Carter. although ina the only appearance
made by August Belmont's Lord OF the
Vale, he carried l2S pounds and ran fair
second to w. L. Maupin's Pater. The first
six furlongs OF that race were run in
! ! Is Is, and this compares favorably with
the race won by Dave Johnson's Roseben
here last April. ten days prior to his
strong second 10 Sydney Pagets Ormon-
de Right, that won the Carter from a big
field
ance Of the season whereas Roseben had
had two good races here at Bennings. and
he was I'm prime condition.
New Orleans will have several repre-
sentatives, notably Phil Finch or Rams
Horn, the two best racers az the Crescent
City track Southern Cross. that twice
beat Rapid Water is also n New Orleans
horse and his chances are liked by some
From this section may go Santa Cata-
lima aud Bohemia, neither or which has
started at this meeting Race King Is
seen I'm public regularly. just as he was
last year prior 20 running Sysomby a dead
heat in the Metropolitan. The little son of
Tenny runs trihe better each trip. His
owner has his eyes set on the Carter, in
which the distance. seven furlongs. and
the weight, 100 pounds will Just suit Race
King
Ormonde's Right trained last year by A.
J. Joyner at Sheepshead Bay. is now the
property OF Alexander Shields and w. NJ
Redfern. He wound up the 1906 season at
Bennings I'm excellent condition winning
his last with 123 pounds up. with only III
pounds up I'm the Carter he should be
dangerous
Roseben will meet Ormoude's Right on
~ pounds worse terms than iu last years
race But there is no doubt that Roseben
Improved more than l2 pounds I'm three
months, He gave away all sorts or weigh.
at Belmont Park
"Hummng Bird Tyler. a bookmaker
has refused TO sign petition the object
Of which was to do away with all the
outside men" IN the betting Enclosures
The plan was To substitute telephones 20
some central point I'm the ring from which
they were 10 connect the stools occupied
by the layers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09

McGraw's world beateTs played the baby
act yesterday when they stacked ~
against the Providence champions % me
Eastern league and were not making thc
showing against the team that Mugsey
thought ought TO have been made by the
team that led the word In baseball last
ason He seemed 20 forget that the
Grays were OF the champion class, too,
and could play ball some, at leas. as wei!
a. the team from New York
Simply because "a team IL in the olg
aeaneues and Won The championship OF
she two leagues one season, and because
ahat same team has had little more
araining than the leaders OF the minor
1eauge. does not mean that team Ike
the one which Manager Dunn and Presi-
Gent Powers has gotter together cannot
80 some when Il comes TO playing ball
roo.
McGraw brought his giants here TO show
now much hetter they were than the
Grays as IL was. When IL was seen that
from the viewpoint OF the Providence fans
ahey were not far n any, superior 10
uhe team wearing the local uniform. nc
went up In the afr and concluded 70 do
she school-boy act. and went Off the Held
nouting
II there is anything the fans OF this sec
sion like II Is fair play and sportsmanshlp.
g'his has been demonstrated time and
ugain when other teams have come here
snd played the better game. Partial to
1ho home team. as all loyal fans should
BE-. II there was any move unsportsman
like on the part OF the local team. the dis
gust OF the fans was Immediately shown,
even were he the favorite The fans are
30 impartial as 10 fair play that yester
nay there came very near being serious
trouble when McGraw and his giants went
40 the benches and refused TO play be
cause the umpire was clearly IN his rights
and had made "A decision that was proper
The fight started in the fourth inning
" hen Providence was a bat Up 10 that
tiine the Giants were not nguring In the
scoring column az all while the Grays
bad made two tailies. Barton came up
20 the bat and looked over four wide ones
handed out by Ferguson and then amblcd
down TO first. The next man was out and
then Cooper came 10 bat. He landed on
one that went into the crowd and, ac-
cording TO the ground rules. the umpire
sent him 10 second 10 rest while Barton
split the wind for third from where he
bgured on scoring again. This would have
put the Grays further>in the lead and NJ
Graw did not like the position his pets
were being placed I'm and the jibes ana
taunts that were being hurled at them FOR
their play.
Finding no way TO regulate the course
OF the Grays around the bases he thought
OF that old-time trick learned and prnc-
ticed by the school boys Of the primary
grades. kicking and pouting IN order %
have his way. Donin and Mertes both
started after Cooper's drive and this
offered an excuse for kicking. McGraw
claimed that the ball was fielded before
Cooper left first base and therefore II
should be allowed TO 20 for but one base
This neither Dunn nor Umpire Cotter be-
lieved 10 be fair.
There was a 25-ninute harangue oyer
the matter with no prospect OF having
the game played and Manager Dunn real
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09

though he had fairly good control. strik-
ing ont five men. the damage was done
before his removal from the box ana the
Atlanta's two runs In the third inning
won the game.
The Yankees made a desperate effort in
the ninth 10 pull the game out. and by
good stick work secured one run. Then
with the bases full and two men out.
Kleinow popped up q little hy TO Shortstop
Morse and the game WAS over.
Whalen who succeeded Hughes in toe
box pitched clever game
Conroy's tumble in the fatal third was
Indirectly responsible for the loss OF the
game. Two muffed files by the same field
er are chalked against his record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
GOULD A CHAMPION

No more surprising event has taken
place in tennis in the last decade than
the victory of young Jay Could on Sat
urday at the Racquet and Tennis club
by which he became national court tennis
champion. His defeat OF Charles r. Sands
the former champion. was so decisive that
the younger son Of George Gould is ac-
credited with being the undisputed peer
OF all amateurs The score was So "a
50, straight set win. and the heir 10
millions played like a professional
George Gould saw his son win the
title. as did among others Payne Whit
ney, l. Townsend. 7. s. Taller. j. J. Har-
riman. Clarence II. Mackay, j. M. Water
bury. Jr., Il. G Havemeyer l.. Water
bury, Jr., w. p. Burden, J. p Burden.
Jr.. il. o. Havemeyer. Jr and II p
Huntington. They one and ali sang the
boys praises yesterday and proclairned
him the wonder OF the tennis world.
Young Gould rs only IL years old While
not OF large frame or particularly mus
cular his limbs possess that suppleness
and activity so valuable I'm tennis He
also possesses the audacious confidence
OF youth, which he puts in his play. He
~ modest in appearance, has dark com
plexion and black hair
Before the game there was a feeling
that Sands had not played OF late up "a
his usual form and that he Nigh, be hard
Crane. Jr.. OF Boston, and Sands had de-
feated George r.. Fearing. also OF Boston
90 the former champion and the young
Lakewood player were matched for the
final. But while Sands was credited WITT
not being at HE best he played n hard
game. and hts vanauisher deserves all the
laurels he won
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
PAwTUcKET MERCHANTS KICK

The Pawtucket Merchants asSocia ton
has framed a protest against what II
claims ~ be discrimination IN railroad
fares. by which residents " Blackstone
valley towns north ~ Pawtucket are in
duccd 20 come 20 Providence instead %
Pawtucket 90 trade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
H0RsEMEN LOOKING TO THE AQUEOUCT
TRACKOPEN|NG SCHEDULEDFORMONDAY

An the gossip here just now relates TO
the $4,000 Carter Handicap which is to
be run next Monday at Aqueduct Sixty
nve entries were made, at least a dozen
OF which swere complimentary" and
they and others have since been declared
out. The value OF the race, however, will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
PACKERSVIIlC B. B. A.

The Packersvillc Baseball association
that made such a prominent mark I'm
sporting circles last season with the Edge
brook club met last night and reorran-
lied electing the following officers Pres
idcnt. Phil Semino. Jr. secretary ana
treasurer. Geo. Semiuo 81 manager,
Henry = Murdock captain Phil semino,
Jr. with Semino brothers battery Those
wishing 20 make dates are expected to ad-
dress Henry s Murdock. Esq. Packers
Vile Conn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09
AMONG the BOXERS

MONDAY.
Jimmy Walsh VS. Willie Moody, Tony
Bender VS. AL Granders, Tom Lansdon va.
H. Decker, Kid Hogan VS.. Tom Love and
w Parker US. George Decker, Philadel-
phis.
George Memsic VS. Young Erne, Indian
apois
TUESDAY.
Adam Ryan vs. Amby McGarry, Tuxedo
A. c.. Essington, Penn.
Sailor Burke vg. JOS Hagan. New York
Young Kenney vs. Fred Sidney, Lowell.
Luther Manuel We. Peter sullivan, VAL
ley Falls.
WEDNESDAY.
Rufe Ferns VS. Charley Hitte, Albany:
Kid Herrick We. Jim Potts, Grand
Rapids
Jack Dougherty VS.. Barney Furey.
Peoria.
Joe Grim VS.. jim scanlon. Altoona.
j. Goodman vs. G. Forbes New York
There are a few good bouts billed for
decision in other cities but the only one
of interest here Is scheduled for tomorrow
night at Valley Falls. when Luther Man
ue OF Pawtucket meets Peter sullivan
OF Fall River.
In Philadelphia tonight Jimmy Walsh
will go against White Moody. While
Walsh Is aware that Moody is a clever
boxer. he does not expect to have much
trouble I'm besting him.
Jack Dousherty. the Milwaukee welter-
weight that the western sports are plug
ging hard for championship honors will
face Barney Furey In Peoria Thursday
night. The latter was good boxer
few years ago. but now he is considered
easy for Dougherty.
II having been settled by the courts
~ s.fts
sington Penn, can legally hold N-rouad
bouts. the club will have another meeting
tomorrow night The feature bout
which will be betweer- -A444l4rs-Af cGarry and
Adam Ryan. Is not very strong one.
but 81 will convince tho sports that 90
round bouts can he held by the clLb with
out interference. ~ decisions Will hs
given. SO those who het on the contests
will haye TO agree on some other way ~
settling their wagers
For othes Sporting News see psge SIX.
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PROVIDENCE

Rune-DOnlin 2 Browne McGann,
Mertes T. Dahlcn 2. Devlin. Gilbert Bres-
nahan, Ferguson 2-1S; Barton. "copper"
First base on errors-New York q: Provi-
dence ? Left on bases--N New York z.
Providence 10. First base on balls-On
Ferguson 2; OFF Mulvey II. Struck out
BY Ferguson g. by MulYey g. Trw,o-baae
hits-.mnn Harley. Mertes ?, Dahlen 2.
Gilbert. Bresnahan Sacrifice hits
Mulvey. stolen bases-Mertes. Devlin,
Bresnahan. Double plays-Mertes 10 Dew
lin to Gilbert; Rock TO Dunn, 10 Harley.
Wild pitch-Mulvey. Passed hall-Coop-
er. Umpires-Cotter Heffron and Strang.
Time--2h. osm.
.r..... ,u.a a. -, 49,.
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HUGHES EASY FOR ATLANTA

Pitcher Hughes. one OF Manager Grif-
hths new ones was touched up at lively
rate by the Atlanta slugsers Friday Al
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09

a GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles Your druggist will refund money
n PAzo OINTMENT fails to cure you In
9 20 n days. &C.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09

'Batter failed TO take turn.