The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-10
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Athletic Soldier Boys at Infantry
Hall Last Night.
CO. C AND co. D WERE TIED.
The Pool Tournament Last Night-Billy
Madden Replies to Jim Corbett-Bobby
Burns to Meet Fitzpatrick in a 10
Round Contest at Montreal.

and prizes at Infantry Hall last evening
while their many friends, including Gov.
Ladd and staff, looked on and applauded
the feats of strength and skill. 1t was
the Soldier boys" first tournament and
the success which was made of it is a
guarantee that it will not be the last
There were fifteen events on the card and
every one of them was whole exhibition
in itself The tug of war. the fencing
bouts, hurdle race and 100-yard race We're
especially fine; no better was ever seen in
this city.
Col. thornton was master of ceremo-
nies, Philip Morgan of the Metorople was
referee. Heilborn of the Metropole, judge
and Al. Martin also of the Metropole, pis-
tol firer.
lne prizes were badges and banners and
the winners Of the several events were as
follows:
Half mile run. ten laps-s. Youde, Co. c,
SIN. iLs.
Hitch and kick. ,sergt. Charles Fletcher, Co.
ID, first; Corp. A. j. Joyce, Co. Is, second. ut
Full dress race two laps-sergt. j. K. Carr,
A, first; H. Binns Co. A, second. Time,
arvest race-Sergt. Jacob Tanner, Co. ID,
nrst; w. ID. Pointer, Co. G, second
Fencing -sergt, Charles Fletcher, Co. d,
1i Running Ss' high j. jump"s. Yoade, M Co. z, first;
Charles Dodge, Co. ID, second. 4ft ,55lain;,
Half mile walk, ten laps-Sergt. w. w.
Kirby. co. A, first; William G. Hawkins, Co.
Sack race, one lap-Corp II. J. Smith. Com
pany ID, hrst Corp. 4. Locke, Company A,
second.
Putting shot-T. Knott, Company c, first,
. feet inches; w 4. Baker, Company ID, sec
ond. - feet inches.
Three-legged .race-Sergt. J, g.. Story and
Charles =. Dodge. Company d. first; w. j.
Charlesworth and Sergt W. w. Kirby, Com
Tany A, second.
Corp. ii. w. Gardner, Company b, second:
100 y.-rd races. Youde, Company &, first:
.orn. II. j; Smith, Company ID, second; time
1l16 seconds.
tie between the four companies, A. b. G.
and ID. 1t was best two in three falls with
a single final. G. and ID. were left in for
the final and ID. won it.
The special banner for the company win
ming the most prizes was not decided as G..
and ID. are tied. It will be decided at a
later date in what manner this question
will be settled.
Billy Madden has written to the New
York Herald, a letter which will be likely
To rouse Jim Corbett's ire. Madden says
that Corbett has been for months shouting
that he wanted to get at Charley Mitchell.
But now that the latter is on the ocean
bound for this country he displays great
match. Madden thinks this course on
the part of a man who wanted Mitchells
scalp before any other is very strange
indeed. But he is willing TO let
that pass, and is really anxious to
have Maher meet Mitchell and Corbett
also. However, sooner than let Corbett
claim a forfeit of the $1,000 posted by
Madden with the New York Herald,
Madden is willing to make a match with
Corbett, and submits articles of agree
ment signed by Maher. They provide for
finish fight, gloves to weigh four ounces
Queensberry rules.
The match must take place in the
United States between April Is and May
Is, 1892, and before the club which offers
the largest purse. The winner shall take
all the stake money and 20 per cent. of the
of the purse, 25 per cent. to go to the loser.
The club must give the principals $500
each for expenses. Each principal must
deposit 81 600 to bind the match, make a
second deposit Of 81, 800 on March Is, and
make final deposit Of $500 two weeks
nre, ious to the date agreed upon for the
battle.
Yale boating men were very much sur
prised yesterday when il became known
that j. Avery Gould, captain of the Var
sity crew, had rendered to the boating
authorities his resignation as leader of the
eight. Capt. Gould gave no specific rea-
son for his action, and said that he could
not tell whether or not he would hold a
place in the Varsity boat next summer
Another captain will be elected as soon as
1t is possible to get in the votes of last
years crew.
Tommy Ryan, the champion welter-
weight, has telegraphed his acceptance of
Danny Needham's challenge to the New
York World, and says he will be ready to
wager 5000 side the contest to take
place in Chicago in January or February.
Bobby Burns, of this city, and Jack
Fitzpatrick, of Canada, are TO spar ten
rounds for $500 a side at Montreal, Dec. 90
The last time these two met Fitzpatrick
was booked for winner at u 50 to 81 clip,
and no takers at that, but Bobby went In
and trimmed him so handsomely that i'm
the sixth round FitZ was hanging on the
ropes helpless and Bobby got the decision.
His friends will look for him to do the
same thing over again.
Fifty-eight men presented themselves
as candidates for the Cornell College fresh
men crew last evening. Courtney took
the men in hand, and will begin TO weed
out those who show no aptitude for the
training, and Immediately after the holi-
days regular work will begin in the gym
nasium. The Varsity men will not meet
till next term.
Stewart and Read were the winners i'm
the pool tournament at the st. George last
night. Dan Falvey was entered for the
tournament yesterday, was to have played
Read last night, but his conduct before
the match was so much on the "bum"
order that he was expelled and will not
be given another chance.
The first game was between Stewart and
Woodward, and was characterized by
good, steady playing throughout. Wood
ward made "A good showing against the
champion as the score shows, but do his
best. ne could not :" get there" and Stew
art is still the only man in the tourna-
ment who has not been defeated. The
score was as follows:
stewart-o. 1. L. o.. 1, I,i.ol,1,1,LLo.o.o 1. o. o. Il
'wwoodvsrd- -I.o,o,Li,c.oLoo.oooLLi.l, o,
q, LOB
After Falvey had heen expelled Stow was
put in TO take his place against Read, and
played better game than at any previous
time i'm the tournament. The score was:
Read--i, o. 4, q, 4. I, o. l. o. 4. 4. o, l. o.