The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-14
in SPORTING CIRCLES.
What the Peace Conference at
Indianapolis Means.
FRED. SCOTT IS CHAMPION.
Won tho Heavy Weight Trophy ut Bos-
ton-Chicago Business Men Trying to
Abolish the Garfield Race Track
Tommy Ryan Defeats Frank How
son-Gcneral Athletic Gossip.

As the winter advances and the dawn OF
another baseball season approaches there
is talk, and more serious talk than ever
before, of a patching up of the differences
between the two big baseball organiza-
tions. For long time past it has been
known that Mr.. Prince Of the Boston
Association club was sick of the whole
business" and has declared that the only
chance for the game to live and
those backing il to break even
was to form twelve-club league. If this
was done he would remain in, IL not he
wanted to draw out. An attempt was
made by Mr.. Hart, also of the Boston
Reds, TO raise money enough to buy
Prince out and continue the war in Bos-
ton, but up to date he has been unsuccess-
full. With Boston out of it, the general
feeling is that the association must go TO
the wall, and in view of the fact that a
peace conference has been called for to-
morrow at indianapolis some de
velopments of interest to low
be looked for. The probability is
that the l2-club league of which Mr..
Prince is the father, will be the only big
organization in the field next season, in
which event the Milwaukee and Chicago
Association clubs will be likely to raise "A
sion that they will be dropped. II this
plan is carried out it will be death blow
to high salaries for players.
Fred Scott, of the Metropole, fulfilled
his part of the contract and upheld the
fair name of his club at the finals in the
boxing tourney for the New England
amateur championship, on Saturday night.
There were originally four entries in the
heavy weight class. but three of them
dropped out and left only the Providence
man and f.. B. Jackson to contest for the
coveted gold medal, emblematical of SUI
periority. Jackson only lasted thirty-two
seconds, and then lost the bout on a foul.
As general thing it is as much credit to
man to win on n foul as on knock out,
for the rule is that so long as man has a
chance of winning he will not spoil his
chances by fouling. IL is only when he
sees the inevitable approaching that he
deliberately commits "a foul, either to save
himself from the knockout or as an alter
native to quitting. There are, of course,
exceptions TO this rule, but as general
thing the man who fouls is the man who
would have been defeated anyway.
In the tank at the Metropole club next
Wednesday evening the first practice water
polo match Of the season will be played
and all the members of the club who take
an interest in athletics will be there to
witness the match. The twelve men who
have been selected to play on Wednesday
evening are the dozen best swimmers in
the club from whom the team will be
chosen which goes to New York next
month to play the Manhattan Athletics.
In addition to the polo game there will be
three swimming races for different dis
tances.
The article which appeared in local
paper last week designed 10 throw cold
water on the recent match between Her
bert T.. Eddy and w. III. Wales for the
draught championship of Rhode Island,
has aroused considerable feeling in the
local club. The writer states that there
are better players In this State than Eddy
or Wales. Mr.. Snow forfeited the State
championship to w. III. Wales of Woon-
socket, who has successfully defended his
right to the title. IL there are better
players in the State than Wales 1t can be
best determined in match, which can % be
arranged at any time. Mr.. Clarence II.
Freeman is admittedly the best player in
the world, having defeated both Barker
and Wyllie, and worlds champion is not
classed with State champions. The other
player referred to bythis i'll informedwriter
Is a resident of Teddington, Eng, and not
entitled to place among Rhode Island
ShCthVi pAoyt'o
Yale men will make determined effort
to have Heffelfinger take seat in the
crew next year. The giant does not want
to 40 in for the crew. He remembers an
experience which he had last year, and
firmly believes that he is n Jonah in row.
ing. He was broken-hearted at the result
OF the race last summer, and vowed that
he would never again row in race.
A strong movement is being made in
looking to the suppression of the Gar
field race track. Ministers and business
men are united in the effort.
1t is asserted that the alleged races at
this track are conducted by gamblers, and
that they are attended by the lower classes
of men and women.
At meeting held by members of the
Illinois Club Saturday night ex-Mayor
Carter Harrison, the Rev. Drs. Withrow
and Lawrence and others made addresses
declaring the Garfield Park Club public
nuisance and menace to the peace and
good order of the citizens of the west side.
A committee was appointed to wait on
Mayor Washburn in regard to this nui-
sance.
Tommy Ryan, the champion welter-
weight of The country, defeated Frank
Howson Of Sheffield, England, in four
teen rounds yesterday at a resort about
fifty miles outside of Chicago for a purse
of 81 900.