The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-23
in SPORTING CIRCLES.
Yale's Success Over Harvard--- Now
for the Princeton Game.
IN METR0P0LE TANK TONIGHT.
Opening OF the New Room of the Provi-
dence Cycling Club this Evening-Gen-
eral Athletic News and Gossip From
the City and Country.

| superiority over Harvard in football, and
now comes the game on Thanksgiving
Day between the victors in Saturdays
battle and the Princeton College boys.
Among all the $1,000 spectators of that
great struggle between the scientific giants
of the two greatest Universities Of the
country, there were none who cheered
louder in support Of Yale on
| Saturday than did the Prince
| ton boys. The reason is apparent
| They wanted TO play an unbeaten team,
and then if they win they will be cock of
the walk" at the game, while If they are
| defeated they will at least b9 on the same
plane with Harvard. The Princeton men
are hopeful, yes, more than that, they are
| confident OF success. The report comes
| from that college that while the Princeton
eleven who witnessed the struggle at
| Springfield on Saturday admit that it
| was the finest game played in the
last few years, still, they say, Yale Is weak
| in kicking, and after the first rush was
unable TO force the ball over Harvard's line
| On the other hand Princeton plays great
defensive game and the Yale men will
have 10 hustle when they meet the Jersey
boys on the Manhattan field next Thurs
day. IL will be great game and the
managers of the. affair have completed
accommodations for 10000 people.
There will be a contest in the tank at
the Metropole Athletic Club tonight
which every member of the club who can
get there will be sure to be witness OF.
/ The feature of the entertainment will be
the sport which was introduced into the
Boston Athletic Association last wir<er,
and which jumped into popular favor
rom the start. 1t is called human tar
poon fishing" and illustrates what
a skilled fisherman can do in landing"
the mighty fish. The well-known and
| powerful swimmers, Stewart and He'll
born will represent the finny tribe to.
night and an expert fisherman has been
secured who promises to land" them in
quick order, no matter how stubborn and
| game" they may be. The contest will be
| an innovation in sport in this city and il
its success in other cities is any criterion
to go by it will make a big hit. Previous
TO the contest a general meeting of the
club will be held.
There will be a merry crowd and a jolly
| time at No. 600 High street tonight, when
the Providence Cycling Club throws open
the doors of its new club house, and bids
| brother wheelmen a hearty welcome. The
| visiting knights of the silent steel will
| congratulate them in turn and then will
follow the usual merry making
customary on such occasion. The
| Providence Cycling Club is deserv-
ing of all the congratulations that
| can be showed on 1t. 1t has illustrated
very plainly what club composed of en-
| ergetic and enterprising young men can
accomplish when they once set out to do "A
| thing. Although still in its infancy the
| Providence Cycling club has accomplished
what organizations of several years exist
| ance might well he proud of and at every
turn the members have shown themselves
to be hustlers from the word go. The steps
taken by this club in appointing COM
| mittee to confer with the other clubs re-
| lative to track for cyclists is another il
| lustration of their enterprise which the
other clubs hereabouts will do we'll TO fol-
| low.
Another boxer has died from the eff
| fects OF a punching received in glove
contest. This time il was in New York,
| and the victim a mere boy-young Hell
| linger. As usual however, neither COM
| batant could be called clever at the manly
art. Unskillful hands will often inflict
more injury with or withoul gloves than
the hard-hitting, scientific boxer. This
awkward blow is always dangerous
blow. Boxing is a healthy, manly sport
and should be encouraged as not only de-
veloplng the physique, but giving control
to the temper but nothing will bring it
into disrepute quicker than finish fights
DtUWteu men lOT IL ltdb VI ell
durance or laking in knowledge of the art
of self-defence.
The fight between Hattie Leslie and
another creature of the same sex in
Brooklyn theatre last Friday night was
about as disgusting spectacle as an audi
ence was ever called upon to witness.
Sullivan and "a worthy rival would be
barred from a ring pitched in the city of
lal ls1
theatre OF its class is permitted TO allow
exhibition that must bring the blush of
shame upon a callous cheek.
Dick Moore, the crack middleweight of
the West, and Tim INLAND of Chicago are
TO meet in Omaha, Dec 4, for a stake and
purse.
weight, is matched TO contest with Austin
Gibbons at the Metropolitan Club, New
Orleans, Dec. -
George and Abe Kleinman, the noted
wing shots of Chicago, are going to shoot
against j. A. X. Elliott of Kansas City
for the championship cup.
Tom Gardner and "Nunc" Wallace, the
two best bantam fighters in England, are
TO fight for "a big purse and championship
at the kensington Club, London, next
month.
Joe Donaghue, the champion amateur
skater, Will not make a European trip this
season. Fredericksen, Pauschin and Nor
seng are expected to visit this country
this winter.
The Williams University Of Pennsyl-
vania football game, which was to be
played on the Berkeley Athletic Club
grounds, New York. on Thanksgiving
morning, has been declared Off
John O'Brien, the English middle
weight, who recently challenged the
world, was given trial i'm London the
other day His opponent was heavy
weight weighing pa pounds and q feet A. :
inches in height. O'Brien stopped him in
three rounds.
The New York Athletic Club has en-
gagged Jim Glynn, Bill Slavin, George
Strong aud Joe Butler to spar nj its pro-
fessional tournament, Nov IS The man
ayers of the club state that professional
fighters were much more acceptable at the
CLUB than the so-called amateurs"
Capt. John l.. Brewer, the noted wing
shot who sued his former backer, DIR
John A. Dougherty of Philadelphia for
breach OF contract, has just been awarded
1896 by Philadelphia jury. Dougherty
is the person who brought Frank Slayin
and Charlie Mitchell To tnis country.
po,ta "a tneasnre as lo,y as mad, h,. -. -