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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
ASTOR HOUSE
WAITER RET|RES
WITH 100000

New York. Feb. 9.-Patrons of the AS
tor House restaurant and lunch counters
were stunned yesterday by rumor that
Charles Miller, reputed TO be the richest
waiter in the United States. had an
nounced his intention OF retiring to the
uninterrupted enjoyment OF his ample es-
tate on the Park Slope. Brooklyn.
Miller denied any intention of quitting.
but his friends said he had told them that
as soon as he had reached his thirtieth
anniversary In the restaurant. next Sep
tember. he would quit
Miller is the best known waiter in lower
New York He is credited with re-
Inarkable memory for faces. II a man
once gives him an order for n sandwich
he remembers ever after that mans ex-
act preferences. He can hand out sand
wiches 10 suit everybody.
Although worth 10000 Miller works
very contentedy for $50 a month. plus
tips He has been putting in ten hours a
day ever since 1876 With his tips he has
bought Brooklyn flats and is sending a
nephew 10 college.
There are two other rich walters I'm the
Astor House rotunda. Harry Briggs at
the oyster counter and Mowen at the
roast-beef counter. Briggs is said 10 be
worth $50, coo. Each averages s. a day I'm
tips.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09

Pitchers Harper and Chech have signed
with the Cincinnati ball club.
The Detroit American League club will
play at Columbus. O., April i3 and H.
Manager Fred Doe has accepted the
terms Of II. c. Lord. formerly with Port
land. Me.
Wolfe. who plays on the ice hockey
team for stone schools. has all the ear
marks OF fast athlete. He is also well
versed I'm football.
Outhelder Thoney, the heet-footed
youngster once tried by Cleveland, has
signed with Indianapolis He is one OF the
best outfelders Of the American associa-
tion.
II seems that Buck" Ewing is by no
means as badly Off i'm health as was made
out in the reports sent out from Cincin-
natl recently, and may live to enjoy many
more years.
The veteran Yale pitcher, Walter Car
ter, thinks well OF Jackson the Yale
pitcher, and says II he gets hit more
control OF speed and his drop. he ought To
be as good a pitcher as ever stood in a
Yale box
Harry Gessler who Is on the Brooklyn
reserve list. says positively that this will
be his last year I'm professional baseball.
He also declares he Will not go 10 Brook
lyn unless he is offered more money tf/1
the contract calls for that has been sent
10 him
Ned Hanlon will pay his first visit 10
New Orleans this year sonce 96. when he
had his champion Orioe team there. The
Cincnnatis will be the first National
League team to play there I'm six years
and they will precede the Boston Ameri-
cans
Four out OF five of the pitchers on the
Toronto team stand over six feet in their
stockings. These are A Putnam OF the
New York Americans; w. Maroney, Le-
roy Urback OF Philadelphia, who struck
out thirty-five men in two games: w
herman, who comes from the Interstate
League and possesses the record OF hav-
ing won twenty out Of thirty-one games:
and +. Halligan of the West New York
Field club. The right-handed pitchers are
Currie, who was with the Torontos last
year; j. Mckinley. who was recently
bought from Haverhlll: Baker OF the Cot
ton state League; Rust Owens. who
pitched two no hit run games last year:
A. Watts OF London ont, who played I'm
northern Michigan during the season OF
1895 and Harry Hatch OF Brown nine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
BROWN SQUAD CHOSEN

The entire team TO represent Brown at
the big intercollegiate indoor meet az
Boston tomorrow night was chosen last
evening The relay team, which Is match
ed against Amherst will be composed Of
H. H. Thurlow. r.. A. Kelley. j. Mayhem
and r. Honess. Brown will also enter
Mayhew and f. r. Dennie IN several OF
special events Mayhem IL TO compete
I'm both the scratch and the handicap 40
yard dashes. He Is also a competitor in
the as var hurdles.
Dennie. t..e fast football end. by reason
of his fine showing the Brown meet last
Saturday. has been entered In the two
4O-yard dashes. Although Brown is TO
send 20 Boston only hve-man team, two
other local sprinter have decided 10 try
for individual honors. w, &. Prout. O9.
Is 10 run In the dashes, and A. g. Bruce
has entered the lOoo-yard run
Manager Price has arranged TO enter
the Brown relay team in the armory
games which take place Feb q i'm Troy
y. Y. At this meet Brown Will run
against Williams.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
DAUGHTER SHOT BY FATHER
BROUGHT TOR. l. HOSPITAL

Miss Lima p. Salisbury. whose father,
William r. Salisbury. shot her at Gloces-
ter, in early December. was brought to
the Rhode Island hospital yesterday morn
ing.
The father. who has n violent temper
had quarrelled so much with the daughter
that the latter declared that she would
no longer live under his roof
Miss Salisbury went to a district school
entertainment and later stopped az the
house OF stephen c. Irons, who resides
about a mile from the Salisbury farm.
The father went TO the Irons place
found his daughter there and discharged
a shotgun at her, driving a charge of
buckshot into her left side
The wound was so bad that recovery
was declared impossible. Since then Miss
Salisbury has been in a serious condition
BY the removal Of the buckshot stil i'm
her body she may regain her strength.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
Paniz and Freeman Go IS Rounds TO a
Draw at Riverpoint.
Phil Finch Beaten at New Orleans by
Mud and Weight Yesterday.

Last night there was large delegation
of the sports from this city I'm attendance
at the boxing exhibition at Thornton S
Opera House, Riverpoint. They came
also. from all over the state.
The opening bout OF six rounds was to
have been between kid" Hebert OF
Riverpoint and DAILY OF tho Crompton
Athletic association. The Crompton boy
was unable to appear, however. Young
Butcher" from scituate was substituted.
The latter. although the taller and The
litter OF the two. proved no match for the
Riverpoint youth. Both boys started I'm
10 mix things at tho very start and were
tired when the gong rang at the end or
the first round. The second round was a
repetition OF the hrst There was a rapid
succession Of the tactics I'm which both
seemed proficient. diving and ducking.
ciinching and hanging on the ropes. II
was difficult at this stage OF the pro-
ceedlngs to even guess at the probable
winner Hebert, who IS a baker by occu-
patton, was the most aggressive OF the
two, and went at his man much rs ne
The next two rounds, like the first two.
were amusing. but that was all. Each
round closed with tn, boys I'm a condition
akin 10 grogginess.
In the fifth round Hebert started in with
q rush. and driving his man against the
ropes. proved that Butcher was 40 match
for the baker
The star bout OF the evening. between
kid" Pantz OF Boston and Max Freeman
OF Pawtucket. came near to being omit
ted, the Boston man and his hackers
showing a disposition TO go 10 the limit
OF fussiness. The gloves had 10 be
weighed to please the fastidious Bostoni-
ans and then their opposition TO cnan
breaks delayed the game. as we'll as
caused a lot OF impatience among the
spectators before the point was yielded
and the seconds left the ring.
At no stage OF the game did either boy
show serious signs of distress, although
up 10 the 10th Freeman took n stiff body
walhoping, and the signs at that period
indicated win for fantz by a Knockout
Freeman's one good round was the 18Th.
and the gallery gods went wild with en-
thusiAsm at the local lads clean scoring
OF left and right smashes TO head at long
range.
Pantz opened the mill with a rush,
and for two rounds Freeman seemed "A
selling platter" His leads were slow and
stiff counters TO the body were easy for
Pantz.
Round by round. up TO the 10th. Free
man scored rarely and clnched con-
tinually TO avoid punishment. Freeman
flashed fast on opening the 10th, but
slowed up. and Pantz was at him Ike
cat In the llth. rushing him all over the
ring and several times through the ropes.
The 18th was about even. The 18th was
q lively round, the honors going to Free
man. A tame finish was tackled on in the
closing rounds. with Pantz working hard.
Neither was badly marked.
In the preliminary Young Clarke OF
Centredale lost 10 Eddie Jansen OF NJ.
Pleasant by foul in the second. Mike
Stone refereed and Mike Fitzpatrick was
timekeeper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
YALE GYMNASTS PERFORM

Last evening an exhibition I'm heavy
gymnastics was given by the Yale uni
versity gymnastic team in the LYMAN
gymnasium. The performance was very
creditable, and although I'm some parts
the team showed lack OF form, as a whole
II was good and well worth seeing Mr.
f.. G. Butler. captain OF the team. is a
small man, weighing only 13 pounds, and
Is the holder OF the inter collegiate cham
pionshlp I'm gymnastics, and Is undoubted-
ly one OF the cleaverest gymnasts ever
seen here
The order of the events was as follows:
Horizontal bar-E G.. Butler. F. w
Purdy, A. G. Gilbert. +. A Druelslieb
II. G. Hoerle. ]. Legawa, r. A. Seeby
The work OF Butler in this event was es-
pecially noteworthy, he performing some
very difficult feats.
Parallel bars-Butler, Prosch. Gilbert
Druelslieb and w +. Ruox. The work
of Druclslieb was noticeable I'm this event.
The exhibition OF fancy club swinging
by A. G. Gilbert could not be excelled,
and called forth the genuine admiration
of every one present
Side horse by Prosch. Gilbert and
Prince; flying rings by Butler, Druelslieb.
Knox, Price; tumbling by Butler, Gilbert
and Hoerle. Hoerle showed up to ad-
vantage I'm this event
JTU JTTSI WRESTLING
Exhibition OF Jiu Jitsu by X. Tsaureto
and ]. Sewaga This was perhaps, the
NOSE interesting event OF all. First the
two little Japs gave an exhibition OF some
Of the moves and falls I'm Jiu Jitsu, and
then a hold-fast tackle which excelled
anything ever seen here I'm the line OF
gymnastics The sight OF the two little
Japs struggling on the floor held the spec
tators breathless as they tried TO follow
their moves. The last event was tank
swimming by Gilbert. The effect was very
pretty and only added TO Gllbert's clever
ness for this line OF work shown earlier
In the evening
This kind OF work is new AT Brown. this
being the first team that has ever come
here to give an exhibition. and Il In
hoped that the event last night will stimu-
late the interest In heavy gymnastics up
here.
All OF the men are students Al the pres
ent time I'm Yale. Butler is a Junior in
the scientific school Prosch Is a medical
school man. as Is also Gilbert '0s who
has won his "Y'' on tracks OF the two
Japs. Tsaureto Is n senior I'm the scientific
school and the latter n graduate student
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
STOLEN
FURS BEFORE
POLICE DID

New York, Fe5. 9.-When a sneak thief
broke into the basement OF the Seventy
ninth street branch of the New York
public library and took several sets Of
furs and a pocketbook from the womens
cloak room, Monday afternoon, there was
a wall from the women attendants
All the employees keep their wraps In
the basement. and no one thought It pos
sible for a burglar to force his way be-
tween the iron bars.
Miss Emily Dunlop Of No. 10 Ritter
place, Bronx, who was serving her first
days apprenticeship found her muff stole
and purse gone. Miss Florence Overton
of No. Il East Eighty-seventh street. the
head librarian. missed her valuable set OF
furs
Miss Overton was angry: she notified
the police, no action. Yesterday she got
list Of the nearby pawn shops and sent
out the janitor, Henry Wollam. disguised
AS a sleuth
He soon reported that a set of furs had
been pawned at Sobels, No. 1924 Second
avenue. Miss Overton hurried TO the
pawn shop and asked to see the furs
Mine she said, as her eyes sparklcd.
How much?"
-Four dollars" said the accommodating
uncle" and she marched of with the
furs. When two detectives called later
she said YOU'RE slow; have recovered
my property"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
ICE YACHTING

With the wind blowing fresh from the
northeast, but with all their canvas set,
Ave OF the third-class boats OF the North
Shrewsbury River Ice Yacht club started
in a l0-mile race at Red Bank y. j., yes
ierday afternoon for the challenge pen
nant of the club.
II was the first race OF the winter be-
tween the big flyers, and big crowd of
people witnessed the contest. The boats
in the race were Grant and Morford 3
Tyro. William Whites Silver Heels Irving
Hance's Northwest. Daniel Asay's Gull
and n. Doremus' Atlanta.
The Silver Heels got away first and was
the first to round the stake In the opening
lap. on the second lap she was over
hauled and passed by the Tyro just be-
fore reaching the home stake. The Silver
Heels. which is a new boat. could no;
regain her original position and had TO be
contented with second place. The Tyro
won I'm q minutes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
BALL PLAYERS FIGHT

Michael j Donln. centrehelder OF the
New York National League Baseball
club; Walter Bennett. a southern league
pitcher, and Mike McGrath, another pro-
fessional player. were put In jail at AL
bany. yesterday afternoon upon arrival Of
a New York Central train. on which they
had made the toughest kind OF n rough
house. the trainmen averred Donlin is
charged with having drawn n loaded re-
volver on the train porter and all three
face a hearing today on a charge OF dis
orderly conduct.
All were bailed out late last night after
Senator Thomas +. Grady had been sent
for, but without his being able to help
out the players. Finally two bondsmen
were found for Donlin. and a Troy hotel
man went on the bonds OF Bennett and
McGrath
The trouble started just after the train
pulled ont from PoughkeepSie 10 Is al
legged that some OF the players, who were
going TO Troy. became intoxicated. and
balls were thrown and suit cases used to
help along the disturbance The conductor
tried I'm vain to stop the fight Donlln
smashed him I'm the face the conductor
says. A wire was sent 10 Albany for po-
lice assistance. and the three. who were
pointed out as having been the chief mall
efaCtOrs were arrested. billy" Gilbert
and George Wiltse were I'm tho party
Their protests against the arrest of Dom
lin had no effect.
The hunt for bail became q serious mat
ter. The players who were going to at
tend n banquet I'm their honor last night
at Troy, feared they would have TO go up
the river without tho trio Bail was pro-
cured after more hard work than any Of
the club have done since the season
closed IN October. The players many ~
whom belong TO the New York Giants. are
10 play al indoor baseball team in Troy
tonight
Donlin Is one Of the best known ball
players I'm the country His heavy batting
was q material factor In the victories Of
the New York team.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
SHOP GIRL SUES
HER WEALTHY
FATHER-|N-LAW

The sequel TO an elopement to this
city in 1905 Is the suit for $4,000. filed by
Mrs. Maud Ellis Langley. clerk in a store
at s. a week. pretty and %, against her
father-in-law. Stephen s. Langley, rich
and socially elevated
Mrs Maud Langley wants the $4,000
as damages because her 22-year-old hus-
band, Harold s. Langley has deserted
her and at the instigation. she believes.
OF his father and mother. She makes
her mother-n-law a party TO the suit.
Mrs Maud Langley is. according to
the marriage records. the daughter OF
John NJ. Ellis, OF ST John. n. b.. a
sea captain. She and young Langley
eloped 10 this city in April 1905, and
were married here.
The affair attracted much interest be-
cause OF the prominence OF the Langley
family. Harold was employed in tho
hosiery department OF the Langley Burr
company OF Boston, OF which his fathSr
Is president and received $l4 week.
II is said that he Is eventually TO be-
come a member Of the firm. but appar-
emily since his marriage he has not had
more than the pittance he earned.
The Langleys. one OF the first families
OF Winchester. made an awful row when
news of the elopement and wedding was
received, and Langley. Sr, hunted up tho
young lovers. then I'm New York.
He acted as IL he was going TO eat
me-" said Mrs. Maud Langley. "for he
was dreadfully angry, but after a time
he calmed down and said: L like your
appearance and am glad that my boy
selected such a wife
I'VE had intended to stay a few weeks
La, l,,t Y
TO come 10 his home. III you don't, all
l can do is to go back and tell my wife
lat you look like Evangeline OF Ar
cadan fame he remarked. So we ac-
companied him 10 Winchester.
AT first everything seemed all right.
81 tried 10 make myself agreeable to
Mrs. Langley and her other two sons,
Lester and Percy. But trouble slowly
developed Harold. my husband. was
continually nagged and his wedding often
times thrown in his face. We decided to
live by ourselves, and took quarters with
Mrs. Ella Chute OF 351 Massachusetts,
avenue.
Harold worked at his fathers store
as assistant TO his brother Percy i'm the
hosiery department. On his pay OF s14 n
week we were expected to live in Langley
fashion in the Back Bay.
without as much as a hint, Harold
disappeared in June. ! was taken Ill and
went away for few days. In my alb
sence n member of the family came 10
the house, paid the landlady n debt OF
81 we had run up and had my husbands
trunks carried off. | wrote demanding
their return, and for an answer received
my belongings taken from the contents
II have asked my father-in-law for
aid. only to be refused. Aside from finan1
cial consideration. he did not assist me
TO a position. He told me that II was,
better for me never TO see. Harold again.
and advised me 10 return 10 my homo
in Nova Scotia"
Harold Langley is a quiet unassumins
boy and fond Of athletics. He was a
student at Harvard for several years
and was n member OF several OF the ex-
elusive university societies
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
JOCKEY CLUB DATES

The Jockey club stewards met yester-
day at New York and after a protracted
session decided on the racing dates for
the season. The Empire city track was
not granted meeting. The days or rae
ing and the allotment To the various race
courses I'm the state are as follows:
Aqueduct, from April is to % Oen days)
Jamaica, April q TO May Q1 days)
Belmont Park. May 10 To 10 mine days)
Gravesend MAY q 10 VI (six days)
Belmont Park. May 2S to June mine
daysD
sheepshead Bay. June 2l to July 10 u7
daysD
Brighton Beach. July II TO Aug C22
days.
Saratoga Aug to 81 (23 days)
Sheepshead Bay Sept. / to Is Q3 days. }
Gravescnd. Sept. II TO 20 Q2 days)
Brighton Beach oct. l to (six days)
Belmont Park, oct. to 20 Q2 days)
Jamaica. oct 22 to Nov Q2 days)
Acqueduct. Nov 3 to 10 Ql days)
The racing dates are practically the
same as last season. with one exception
The jamaica track lost one day, which
the Aqueduct track gained The Bel
mont Park track splits up its early spring
meeting with the Gravesend course. This
move was made in order to have the
longest meeting when the weather VIII
probably be mild. BY this change the
dates are prolonged, so that the Brighton
Beach meeting is pushed back to July IL.
All the big courses. such as Belmont
Park, Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay
were allotted the big holidays.
Was hington Jockey club. Monday,
March 26. 10 Saturday. April Ia, spring
meeting. Is days: Friday. Nov l6 to Sat
day, Dec. l, autumn meeting, IA days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
COLUMBIA GETS
COIN FOR DEATH
OF FOOTBALL

New York. Feb. e.-It was reported
at Columbia university that Mrs. Maria
II. Williamson. who gave TO the univer-
city $4,000 for the establishment OF a new
professorship, had done so because the
university authorities had abolished foot
ball.
The statement was made by an officer
OF the university who is in a position
TO know the sources OF the various gifts.
He added that another gift OF $4,000 by
George Blummenthal, which had been an
nounced simultaneously. had been given
for the same reason.
The fund given by Mrs Williamson
was designed in her swn words. for the
establishment OF "a professorship. or ap
endowed lectureship on the origin and
development OF civilization among men. ."
IL is generally believed among members
OF the faculty that by go wording the
gift Mrs. Williamson desired TO convey
the opinion that she regarded the aboli-
tion OF the game OF football as a good
thing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
BOXING BOUTS

Arrangements have been completed for
two of the three boxing bouts which are
TO take place at the Rhode Island Ath-
letc club at Thornton next Tuesday evcn-
ing
The chief event is TO be between Ches-
ter Goodwin OF Chelsea and Tommy Love
of Philadelphia. these boys having been
matched for a 15-round go at l25 pounds
The semi-fnal contest OF the evening will
be of eight rounds. and the contestants
will be Steve O'Donnell OF Fall River and
Tommy Quill OF Brockton, a pair OF live
~ lightweights.
The third bout is undecided upon. but II
is understood that within day or two
articles will be signed by n couple OF less
er lights in the pugilistic game.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
BASKETBALL CONTESTS

Arrangements have been made between
the Holy Name basketball team Of New
port and the Boston Holy Name team for
a series OF games for the championship OF
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and IL
Is sure to create much interest.
Both are fast teams and il Is a toss-up
which will come out the winner The firt
game i'm the series will be played In New
port, Tuesday evening next, In the Haz-
ard hail. and the second game will be
played the following wwek in Boston.
Should, third game be necessary II will
be played on neutral ground. The mem,
bers OF the team realize that to win they
must play fast ball. as their opponents
are a strong aggregation and have defeat
ed many OF the fast teams in the vicinity
OF Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
FRESHMEN BARRED

II Is stated with authority that tho
main question discussed by the represent
atives OF Yale. Harvard and Princeton at
New Haven yesterday. the subject being
a change OF eligibility rules in athletics,
was the restriction Of candidates for ath-
letic teams to men in undergraduate de-
partments and OF keeping Freshmen OF
university teams.
Yale went into the conference prepared
TO advocate changes to this effect Prince
ton declared In favor OF such action,
while Harvard wished for some slight
notifications.
The restriction OF Freshmen from teams
representing university is thought to be
a step forward i'm stopping the practice OF
athletic proselyting in preparatory
schools
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
OTTO HAS PUNCH

Young otto. whose real name IL Arthur
Susgkind. the New York boy who holds
the worlds record for quick knockouts.
lived mp 60 his reputation by knocking
out Tommy MOwatt. the Fighting Con-
ductOr." of Chicago. after ib seconds OF
lighting iu the first round OF what was
scheduled 90 bc three-round exhibition
at the stag OF the Long Acre 4. G.. last
night at New York
Mowatt was given "a two-minute rest
and came back for the second round otto
boxed for u few seconds and then sud
denly shifted and planted another swing
on Mowatts jaw. Tommy promptly hit
the carpet and az he was unable 20 get
no. the referee stopped the bout \
crowd % about f5po members were on
hand 60 see what Otto would do 90 Nov
att. and they howled and yelled like they
we're mad when the hoys were hghting.
mad even kept ~ the racket during the
rest between rounds
Otto has been boxing nearly every night