The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-14
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
The League Takes No Steps Toward
Settlement of the War.
THE CHECKER MATCH TONIGHT.
Smith and Martin May Participate I'm the
Manhattan Games Comparison of the
Yale and Harvard Team Work-The
Sullivan Comfy Contest VIII Not BE
Interrupted.

The National League has completed its
business and adjourned without accom-
plishing anything of Importance. IL was
hoped by friends of the game that some
thing would be done toward patching up
the difficulties between the two big or
CARNATIONS, but the nearest the League
came TO it was TO appoint President Soden
of Boston committee of one 10 receive
communications from the Association rela-
tive to peace or any other business. This
means that the League will wait for the
Association to make advances, that II
will not take the first step itself. The AS
sociation will not make the advances that
is certainty, If the word of the leading
magnates can be taken for anything. The
A. A. is perfectly willing to patch up the
difficulty if they get an equal showing,
but will not consent 20 take the short end
and as the Lacquer is also opposed 10 go
ing beyond a certain limit IL is more than
probable that the spring OF ls92 VIII see
the big leagues warning for supremacy
and paying fabulous prices for players Tor
the sake of getting them away from the
opposition. Taken all in all the merry
player seems TO be getting the best OF it,
and il is for his interest to see TO 1t that
The Wales Eddy match for the draughts
championship of Rhode Island begins to-
night in the rooms of the Providence
Checker, Chess and Whist club, 235West-
minister street. Mr.. Wales holds the pro-
fessional championship title and Mr.. Eddy
the amateur championship. The sittings
will be friendly and as no admission Is
charged, large attend ince OF the devo-
tees of "Dameh" is expected. Neither con
testant has apprised the other Of
the openings he intends 10 play,
and many beautiful impromptu sur
prises are anticipated. The consen-
rds of opinion among the experts
relative 20 the result of the match Is that
Mr. Wales must look well TO his laurels.
Little, if any money will change hands
when the match is ended.
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At meeting of the Indoor Athletic
Committee of the Metopole Club held last
night the situation was discussed and the
possibilities of the club in line of winter
sport was talked over at considerable
length. In the toy gymnasium and tank
the Metropole has facilities for indoor
athletic entertainment and competitions
second 10 none i'm New England. and they
will be utilized freely during the coming
winter II is the intention of the com
mittee on indoor sports TO have something
i'm the line of athletic entertainment
every week. The club contains plenty Of
good material for such entertainment both
in the gymn and in the tank, and il will
be put TO good use between now and next
summer, The game of water polo, which
in the past two years has become one of
the most popular of winter sports will re-
ceive its share of attention and before the
winter is a thing of the past it is probable
that the members of the club, and per
haps the public will see games
between the local players and the
other crack teams of the Amateur
Athletic Union, including the Manhattans
and Ney York Athletics. Indoor baseball
will also be furnished and with the ma