The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-08

" IL was the hardest match ever played
In my life" was Champion Fred Stewart's
version, in brief, of last nights match be
tween himself and Zimmerman. II is n
fact often remarked that Zimmerman
plays a stronger game when he gets up
against Stewart than at any other time.
If he could play the same game through
out the tournament he would make them
all hustle. II cannot be lack of nerve that
the other contestants; but what is it He
knows the game, as anybody who saw him
in the contest last night can testify, but
he seems TO lose the knowledge of the
game altogether when his opponent l.
any other man than Stewart.
He put up great game last night, and
II was nip and tuck from start TO finish.
The majority Of the crowd wanted to SEE
him win, because that would make the
contest for all the prizes closer. For Zim
norman TO win last night would tie Stew
art and Read for first place, and move
Zimmerman up several notches. He made
a gallant fight, but it was in vain. and at
the finish he was obliged to submit TO the
inevitable. The score:
STEWART, %, co., L. /, o.o,I. 10, i,1,o, /,
Zmmerman-o, o. Il, 10, 1901, TO- l,oo.I,
o, ], %.
The other game was all one way Crocker
won in canter by the following score;
sfSS@5. s5Ss1S51l o. o. ., o. 6
Tonight the players are Read and Muir
ray, Stow and Zimmerman.
The information comes from Chicago
that Sullivan, the great, is to take the bi-
chloride of gold treatment as cure foI
drunkenness. The statement should b,
taken with the proverbial grain of salt
dispatch from Chicago is as follows:
John l.. Sullivan, champion pugilist o
America, will play his next important en-
gagement at Dwight, Ill. This time Dr.
Lester c. Kelley will act as his manager
The great and only John l.. will eacl
morning bare his great arm and receiv,
his daily injection Of bi-chloride of gold
He will be under the same restrictions as
other patients
Sullivan's trip TO the antipodes was no
a bowling success financially. He re
turned TO San Francisco sore in heart an,
poor in pocket. For 90 days John hao
held in check his appetite for rum. Whel
he landed on California's hospitabl,
shores, his troubles began. He was sueu
for debt, and his show did not draw. III
drowned his rage at his ill-success in tht
wine cup.
Things finally came to such a pass tha
his hackers, Charlie johnson and JIMMY
Wakely, threatened 10 withdraw theii
support and disband the show. Sullivan
himself proposed going to Dwight IT,,
troupe will play its way across the cont
nent, close its season a few weeks in al
vance, and Sullivan will place himsel
under DR.. Keeley's treatment. After l.,
leaves Dwight he will go into training 70;
his fight with Slavin.
Last night in New York city Tom Calla
chan of England whipped Billy Kenny
Jersey City in practically two rounds.
was a clean knock out. Callaghan i'm
pressed all Of the spectators with the fac
that be is cyclone fighter, and it look
very much as If Callaghan will get plen,
If backing to fight George Dixon.
Johnnie Griffin, the bright youn
scatherweight boxer of Brockton, who 5,
easily defeated Larkins of New Jersey a
heir recent meeting in New Orlean,
writes from the Crescent City that he is al
present training Jimmy Carroll for hi
coming encounter with Billy Myers, I'll,
luandom cyclone of danger, who wa
found on several occasions not to possess
80 nluCH ptll-up uOoul 40 popular EtpOIt
ave him credit for.
CAROLS wind is good and his sand IL
the right place. says Griffin, "and yoi
can tell his friends that he'll not be founC
wanting at the proper time"
In regard TO the report circulated TO tn,
fleet that Ike Weir, the Spider" haC
posted forfeit in support of challeng,
10 Griffin, the young champion says:
II think the Spider got quite enougl
Il Nantasket, and j hardly believe tina
such forfeit has really been posted
lm after easy game just now, and should
the Spider feel inclined to decide that al
eyed draw made by his friends, known a.
sure thing betters. will only be too glaG
80 give him an opportunity. | think one
Of the clubs in New Orleans would be
willing TO offer suitable purse"
The conference which was TO have taken
place Yesterday between Samuel Cornell.
he Manhattan Athletic Clubs foot ball
representative. President W. B. Wright
Of the Yale Foot Ball Association anC
President Ferrand of the Princeton Foot
Bali Association, did not take place.
Yale's representative telegraphed that
he could not meet them. and failed to say
when he could.
IL is believed this indicates that Yale
has decided TO drop the dispute regarding
the receipts Of the Thanksgiving day
game.
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