The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-24
Will Pay No Attention to Miss de En-
gIehart's Challenge.
HAS ALREADY BEATEN HER TWICE
He VIII be Matched Against senach for
$500 u side-Meeting OF Association
Magnates at Chicago Concluded
Weekly sport OF tho Omcers' Rifle As
sociation.

all the challenges which are directed to
him, he would be a very busy man. The
latest challenge is Helen +. b. de Engle-
hart, who styles herself the champion
lady fencer of the United States" She
expresses her desire, through challenge,
to meet Davis in five-bout contest of five
minutes each, the one scoring the greatest
number of points to be the winner.
Will Davis accept itg Probably not,
and probably the challenger, whose men
tor is Prof. Castroni, does not wish hiIn
to, IL she had there would be something in
the way Of a little money accompanying
the so-called challenge, just enough to
show that business was meant. But
there was no forfeit, and consequently
Davis would be very foolish to pay any at.
tention to IL.
Again, Davis has defeated this lady on
two occasions already and what possible
glory could there be for him in repeating
IL. He said to me yesterday, "A man is
foolish to fence with lady anyway. What
can he gain in defeating woman, and
especially one you have defeated twice
already"
QThere is strong probability that before
the close of next month we will have the
pleasure of seeing this same Prof. Davis
and Prof. Senack, fencing instructor at
the New York Athletic Club, in contest
on the Music Hall stage. IL has been the
ambition of Davis life to meet this famous
fencer, end 1t now looks as If he would be
gratified
A movement is on foot and has already
taken pretty definite form to pit Davis
against Senack for $500 side. That is the
amount that the New Yorker wants to
battle for and Davis will have little trou-
BILE in finding that amount of backing.
There has been considerable correspond
ence going on between Davis and Senack
of late and it Is pretty nearly settled
thing that the contest will be arranged to
take place in Music Hall the latter part of
next month.
The annual meeting of the American
Association at Chicago was concluded
yesterday.
The matter of circuit was referred to
a committee composed of st. Louis, Phila-
delphia and Columbus.
The adding of the latter club is signifi-
cant. The committee in plain language
doubtless means that Won Der Abe and
Wagner are to treat with Columbus TO
secure its lowest price to get out
1t was given out to the press that the
association had referred the matter to a
committee because it was in doubt
whether to go on as ten or twelve club
league.
ment, and the Chicago club people give it
out on the quiet that the circuit will only
be an eight-club one. They would listen
to nothing else The circuit, too, will no
doubt remain as it is with the exception
of Columbus.
The election of officers was taken up
and resulted ia the reelection of Zach
Phelps for president by acclamation.
Julian B. Hart was elected ce-president,
and Harry Means, of course, remains as
Phelps secretary. The board of directors
is composed Of Boston, Washington, Mil
waukee and Columbus, while Chicago,
Philadelphia and st. Louis composes the
schedule committee.
Barnie, Schmelz and Chapman were ap-
pointed a committee TO examine the rules
and suggest improvements at the spring
meeting.
One of the changes recommended was
that whenever game was begun and not
completed as provided in the rules that it
be taken up where il was left off and
completed on the next schedule date be-
tween said clubs in such city before the
regular schedule game is played.
With the meeting of the American AS
sociation magnates at Chicago, the ques-
tion which very naturally follows is, twill
anything be done toward patching up the
differences between the Association and
League ~ Probably not, at least not by
the Association people. If there are any
overtures to be made / think il will come
from the League side of the fence for up
to date the a. a. has all the best of the
argument, the fight and the players
The Association are in no hurry TO make
up, at least they say they are not, and add
that II anything is to be done in that line
the Leage must make the overtures. The
American Association is getting stronger
every day and there is no reason why they
should want to make up. They can now
pick the cream of the League players
while if they signed a truce they would
have TO take the best they could get and
keep their hands off the League ball
tOssers.
There is only one reason that can see
why the Association should consent to
peace, even IL the League did bow the
knee, acknowledge its wrong and ask for
harmony, and that is the salary question
Peace means lower salaries. Does any
body think that the players want peace?
Not bit OF II. They want war, grim
visaQcd war, and if they can do anything
to keep IL up in the line of contract
jumping they will very readily lend their
services to the cause. 10 them peace
means "A reduction of from ~ to 40 per
cent in salary. Can anybody blame them
for wanting the war continued SO that
looking at the situation straight in the eve
there is little prospect of settlement
To sum up in brief, the Association
doesn't want it, the players don't want it
and the League says il doesn't Sowhere
is the chance for peace.
The competitive shoot for the Gov. Ladd
and Lieut.-Gov Stoarns prizes is narrow
ing down TO n pretty fine thing. The
shoot next Friday will settle the question.
The weather yesterday was not very pro-
pitious, but the men at the range man
aged TO pile up pretty good scores for all
that. The aggregate scores were: Peck,
16; Forsyth, 78 Rose, 6S Brown, 62; Per
rim, 81; Price 81. The cup will be won by
either Capt. Peck or Capt, Forsyth. The
first named has an advantage of one point
now. their total scores up to date being
636 and 635.
The Maher-Mahan contest TO a finish.
which was slated for Wednesday night ut
the Occidental Club in san francisco,
was declared off at the last minute, be
cause the physicians declared that Maher
was i'm no condition 20 20 into the ring.
IL is well known fact that Maher has
been i'll with consumption for many
months, The disease has been at work
ever since the Australian lightweight ar
rived i'm this country. and the fact that he