The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
New York League Team Losing all
Its Best Players.
SPRINGFIELD GETTING READY
Ernest HunoId May be Matched Against
Morris Cronin-Rhode Island A. @. After
Maher and DoIan-C Callahan Wants to

be several new faces i'm the places Of the
stars who have been idolized by the cranks
for long time. Before the Association
gets through the present New York team
will probably be complete wreck. The
players are dissatisfied. The loss of Rich
ardson and Connor will be severe blow
TO the Giants. The management is nego-
tiating with "Long John" Reilly and
Mike Leblanc, and one of them will proba-
bly, be signed 10 cover first base left vacant
by Connor. They are also talking busi-
ness with Jack Crooks Of the Columbus
club To cover second base. He Is
fair player but greatly outclased
by Richardson, who is considered by
New York cranks to be the best second
baseman in the country. Then, too, Ru-
sic, the "phenom," has gone to the Chicago
association. He gets $1,000 for next years
fellow 20 years old. From present APP
pearances New York will have team
next year that might win a minor league
pennant, but never National League
flag. The players signed so far are Gore,
Tiernan, Welch, Glasscock, Sullivan,
Sharrott and Taylor
Springfield is making great preparations
for the annual football struggle between
Harvard and Yale which is scheduled for
the 2lst. A big grand stand will be built
completely surrounding the football arena,
and seating accommodations will be pro
vided for 20, 900 people at 81 and II 90
head. With good weather there should
be some money in the game both for the
Springfield managers and the college
treasures.
The Williams College men are not quite
so sanguine about the success OF their
football team as has been intimated. The
careful thinkers among them argue that
their playing up TO date is no criterion 10
go by; that they have met very weak
teams so far as the big scores which they
rolled up shows, and the games have all
been played on the home campus. When
it comes TO playing Amherst and Dart
mouth there is likely to be change In
the state of affairs.
II is probable that match may yet be
arranged between Morris Cronin, the
club swinger and Ernest Hunold the IA
nous club swinger of this city. Ernest
says that if Cronin really means business
he will make match with him for $50
side, but he must be given at least
three weeks to get ready in. Hunold has
not juggled the clubs for two years and
must of necessity be out of condition for
such contest, but if Cronin really wants
a match the Providence swinger will ac-
commodate him.
The Rhode Island Athletic Club will
probably furnish the fraternity with all
the amusement it wants between now
and next summer The club has gained
a reputation outside of New England al
ready and the boxers are asking for a
chance to appear before Rhode Island
audience.
Billy Madden has written to Secretary
McCurdy offering to bring his Irish
it is more than probable that
we may be able to get line on the new
arrival before another month has passed
1t was the idea of the club to get Jim
Hall to go against the Irishman but Jim
Dolan has expressed willingness to
undertake the task of standing of.
Madden's protege and the club will give
him the opportunity if Maher is secured.
Dolan has told me many times that he
would 60 against anybody, no mat
ter who he was, and in accepting
the club offer to 90 against Maher, who
had defeated Davis, Jim Daily and Jack
Fallon in quick order within the past fort
night, he proves that he wasn't bluffing.
Tommy Callahan, the English bantam,
whose match with Tommy Kenny, the ex-
amateur champion bantam fell through
week ago, has also written TO Sec
retary McCurdy, Offering to go against
Bobby Burns or Johnny Murphy.
A dispatch from New York yesterday
stated that Callahan and Kenny had been
matched again for $3.50 purse, in which
case the match with Burns or Murphy
would have to be postponed. Callahan
comes from England with good record.
He challenged "Nunc" Wallace and Fred
johnson, but neither would accept and he
came to this country looking for more
laurels.
Nothing has been heard from Austin
Gibbons as TO the club; offer for him to
meet Jack Falvey in u fifteen-round con-
test and the club may make the same offer
to Mike Daley, the Bangor lightweight.
Eddie Conlev, the California pet" who
is to meet John Il. Sullivan ON the 18th,
wrote TO Secretary McCurdy yesterday
down to weight easily by the date of the
meeting
national middle weight between Jack
O'Brien, the famous English middle
weight and George lie Blache, the MA
rine." O'Brien has challenged the MA
rine " TO meet him before the club in Eng
land Offering the largest purse and will
make q stake of $500 side if desired, be-
side allowing the American $50 for eX-
penses lie Blanche has signifed his will
ingness TO accept If they raise the ante
for expenses 10 $500. Since the marine"
Laid down.. to young Mitchell
in the California Club last winter
he has been keeping in the shade pretty
well. Offers for his services were pretty
scarce and he is ready now TO accept about
anything that will help him to regain his
laurels and wipe out the blot on his
record and il he does make n match with
the Englishman it may be depended on
that he won't fake again. Once was
enough for him.
George Hammel, the sprinter has chal-
lenged Ben Thornton TO run 125 yard
race for 800 a side, and Hammel agrees
10 give the latter three yards start
Another match has been arranged for
sl00 side for race between Pryor and
Purcell, who were beaten by Hunt at
Narragansett Park last Saturday. The
race will ,lke place on Saturday, Nov. IL.
The following challenge received at the
the News Office to-day explains itself
10 the Sporting Editor Of The NeUs:
notice that stewart. the champion pool player Of
RHODE Island offers 20 PLAY any one IN the state 200