The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-07
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
No Hope of the League to Freeze
Out the Association.
MUTRlE TO BE RETIRED,
He and John B. Day May Bolt the League
Stewart and Zimmerman Will Play
Pool Next Wednesday-Talk of Form
ing "a New Boxing Club.

Sensations in baseball continue to null
tiply. Now the talkxi that the League
has made deal whereby the circuit will
consist of twelve clubs next season. Dame
rumor had it that the Athletics, Boston
Reds, Louisviiles, the Columbus club and
the Milwaukees, would be given the go
bv. and that the three remaining Asso-
citation clubs would unite with the League.
The twelfth club was to be Indianapolis.
These rumors would indicate that the
National League intended TO freeze out
the Association, and that the Association
would tamely submit to the congealing
process.
On the other hand the Association mag
mates declare that instead of allowing the
League TO freeze them out they intend 10
beard the League lion in his den and VIII
attack the League in the cities in which
the League considers itself imnrcSnable.
There is good grounds for belief that a
number of the present League magnates
will join hands with the Association ana
aid ii in establishing the Association on q
basis so solid that the utmost efforts OF
the League will be unable to annoy it.
The members of the Metropole Athletic
had quiet entertainment all by them
selves in the gymnasium yesterday after
noon. IL was an exhibition of strength by
John Whitman, the Police Gazette cham
pion iron-jaw man and heavy weight
litter. His first performance was 70 pull
teeth. The trio tugged hard, but their
united efforts could not pull the
strap from the iron-like grip of
Whitman's teeth. Then he lifted
"a dumbell weighing nearly $50 pounds
with his teeth and stepping up into
chair and then down again, still holding
his grip on the heavy weight. His per,
f,.,., nit In gixfN
dumbells was wonderful, and he con
cluded his exhibition by lifting 80 pounds
with his teeth hands and back. Whitman
is n man of wonderful physique, and for
a man weighing l5s pounds his muscular
development is truly marvellous.
In the New York Club there is trouble,
and IL would not be the strangest thing in
the world 10 see John B. Day and Jim Mar
tin at the head of an association club In the
Metropolis next year All the directors,
except Day insist on Martin being remov-
ed from the management and the steps
will probably be taken within few days.
In that case it would not be strange TO see
Dav bolt the League and go over to the
Association with Martin.
Brooklyn is also said to be dickering
with the Association and altogether il looks
rs the shoe was on the other foot SO far as
the League freezing out the Association
goes.
Fred Stewart accepts Zimmerman's chal-
lenge, and those who enjoy seeing the
game of pool as il should be played, will
have an opportunity next Wednesday
evening at the st. George Hotel Billiard
parlors, where those two experts with the
cue try conclusions The game will he
for S25 side and the gate receipts,
the conditions of the match being
that Stewart get 200 to win TO
Ximmerman's 175 balls. In the State
championship series a fortnight ago Stew
art beat Zimmerman 80 TO go, but the lat
ter player and his friends are satisfied that
that was by no means criterion of his
ability, and the game next Wednesday
evening will give him an opportunity TO
redeem himself.
Apropos of pool playing, it is probable
that Stewart will play the champion Of
New Hampshire before the month has
passed. The champion of Rhode Island
was in Boston on Thursday looking for a
match with Landy, the champion of New
England. The latter could not be found
but friend of James Doyle, the
New Hampshire champion assured Stew
art that the man from the Granite State
would be pleased 10 get on match with
the Rhode Islander and the arrangements
will be made within few days. IL will
he played in this city, and will take two
nights to complete il, the game being 500
ball continuous pool $50 each night. This
will give the pool players of the city some
thing TO talk about.
The first meeting in the interest of a
federation of pigeon fanciers will be held
in the Slade building tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock. The object of the or
ganiZation is TO unite the pigeon fanciers
of the State in one body for the advance
ment of the sport. Rhode Island has
more pigeon flyers than any State in the
Union and with n federation such as is
proposed will establish "a national reputa-
tion for itself.
There has been considerable talk Of late
of arranging a new boxing club in the
city, not fighting club but one where
boxing pure and simple can be enjoyed by
lovers of the sport. The object of the
club would be to promote boxing and let
fighting alone altogether. The contests
would he all for n limited number of
rounds. ten rounds at the most, and for
scientific points only.
, was talNln9 VITA one OF the gentlemen
Yesterday who il in favor of the COntem-
plated organization and he expressed just
what was proposed for the club. He said /:
Il think a small club where scientific
glove contests are the rule would pay in
this city and be u success. The moment
men begin TO slug and fight brutally then
the club will begin To be n failure Let
the fellows who want big purses and
finish fights alone altogether. Such clubs
are I'm existence in the majority of cities
i'm the country.
Smuggling" to finish is what kills the
business, and the sooner clubs are or
ganized where only boxing is allowed the
sooner "slugging" will be done away with
altogether.
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