The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-17
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
First Of the Weekly Events at the
MetropoIe Big Success.
NEW WEDNESDAYS PROGRAM.
Baseball Msgnstss still Trying to Come to
an Agreement-Presiden Noel Of the
Olympic Club Guarantees Mitchell
Protection-Western Sports Disgusted
with LeBlanche.


ries of the indoor athletic events at the
Metropole Club last night was big sue
cess. The sport was in the tank last even
ing, and next week it will be in the gym
nasium.
There were three events on the card,
which included water polo game, 100
yard handicap race and wrestling on
horseback.
The handicap race came first with
| Stuart on the scratch Wilkinson and
| Eaton seconds, and Verify 10 seconds.
Heilborn did the handicapping and did his
work SO well that it came near being
| dead heat. Stuart, who was on the
the men with a start, but he made bad
turn the last time across, and the best he
| could do was to finish a close second to
| Wilkinson, with Verify third and Eaton
last. They were all well punched at the
finish, being all within second of each
| other.
| Next came the wrestling on "horse-
back" This is new feature of aquatic
sport, and one which promises to become
| popular. Two strong men each take
| man on their shoulders into the water
where the riders try 10 dismount each
other. Last night Stuart and Scott were
/ the horses" with Morgan and Heilborn
as the riders. Morgan and Stuart got the
| first fall and HeilbOrn took the next two
falls. 1t was funny work, and the club
second trial Stuart and Scott were the
"horses" again with Fleming and Wilkin-
| son as the riders. Each obtained fall
| after some hard wrestling.
The final event OF the evening was the
practise polo game between teams cap
tanned by Stuart and Scott. Stuarts
| team comprised Heilborn, Morgan and
| Verify, and Scott's were Flemming,
| Wilkinson and Eaton. There was some
short playing which finally resulted in
three goals for Stuart's side.
There will be another practise game, in
the tank next Wednesday evening, when
other players will be tried. A swimmer
| named King, from Fall River who made
| reputation as water polo player in Eng
| land, will be given trial against Stuart,
and If he comes up to expectations will be
given berth on the team.
The entertainment for the members at
the Metropole, next Wednesday evening,
| in addition to the practice game of polo in
| the tank, will include contests in the gym
nasium. There will he l5-yard scratch
race, a standing broad jump, running
broad jump and a running high jump,
points between club members.
| nc DdSeOdll fudBudttS are SUlll tTyluR
to bridge over the chasm at indianapolis
and come to an agreement. A dispatch
| from Indianapolis says:
1t was given out that the Chicago
trouble had been amicably settled. 1t is
evident that every association club is
| fixed except the Chicago club. Won der
Abe has an option on the Columbus club.
Boston's absorption is in such shape
| that papers can be made out any moment;
and the Association club turned over TO
the league. Milwaukee will receive back
the money invested in the association
| from 81, 600 to $4,000.
| All the other clubs become members of
the new league, and the Chicago clubs are
thus forcedto settle the dispute with each
| other. The total cost Of forming the new
league will be between 100000 and
| $50 0000
The conference committee concluded its
session, and the association then met and
| heard the report of its members. 1t was
| not so satisfactory to the four clubs which
| are to be dropped, and it decided that the
presidents of the Chicago, Milwaukee.
| Boston and Philadelphia clubs should
| meet the committee singly.
| The proposition which goes from the
| League through its committee to the Asso-
| citation committee, Messrs. Won der Abe,
Won der Horst aud Elliott, involves the
| ~ club plan solely IL rests with the
| Association which clubs of that organiza-
| tion shall be included in the new roster
| The only controversy will be over Louis
| vile. Columbus may take the plum, but
| it is doubtful.
| Contingent upon the result Of the peace
meeting new central league is talked of.
| This will, Of course, be subordinate TO the
| big organization. The nucleus is already
formed, and includes the cities of Indian
apolis. Columbus, Milwaukee, Detroit and
| Buffalo.
/ D..r CT
| teur middleweights fought four rounds
| 10 draw last night at the tournament of
| the Eagle Athletic club at the Clermont
| Avenue Rink in Brooklyn. The crowd
thought that Butler had the best of it.
George LeBlanches defeat by Greg
gains has settled his career as pugilist On
the Pacific Coast. The sporting men
would have stuck TO him out there if he
had made any kind Of a battle. He told
| them that he had a sure thing and they
backed him at 10 to 5. In the eighteenth
round he pretended to be badly hurt by
fall and ignobly refused to continue the
fight.
| How have the mighty fallen!
| At one time LeBianche was
looked upon as the greatest middleweight
boxer in this country. He was terrible
man when he had an opponent in front of
him who was his inferior The moment
~
Blanche would weaken and lose heart.
Now that his pugilistic career is thing
of the past, he will have splendid oppor-
tunity to go to work.
In reply TO a telegraphic inquiry sent by
Arthur 7. Lumley, editor OF the Illus
trdted Nclcs of New York, President Noel
of the Olympic club of New Orleans said
he would give purse of s12 900 for Charlie
Mitchell and James j. Corbett, the Cali
fornian champion, to box for, and that he
would guarantee full protection and fair
play TO Mitchell.
| IL Mitchell. on his arrival in day or
two, still asserts that he dare not enter
the Southern country owing TO his having
been party 20 the Sullivan kilrain fight,
ne will make himself ridiculous as Noel's
word con erning full protection" is gen
orally regarded by sporting men as an
ample bond.