The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-11
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Marvin Talks on the Prospect Of a
Two-Minute Trotter.
CORBETT'S MONEY ALL UP.
Preliminary Bouts in the Amateur Boxing
Tournament Last Night-Nurphy and
Mccarthy Agree on Weight - Malcom
Ford win Not Contest His Fathers
VIII.

VIII.
In a long letter Charles Marvin. the
Sage, discusses the chances of the two
minute trotter and the track that will
produce him. Marvin thinks it must be
an improved kite, down hill all the way.
This is a possibility if the straight
stretches are separated about $50 feet, in
stead of being made to meet, as in the
kites now built. The timers stand is be-
tween the start and finish, and the up
grade is not touched until the mile Is
finished. Peculiar grading or banking
would not make such track popular.
Marvin SAYS of it:
81 would not be surprised If horse
could trot over track OF that kind in two
minutes. wouldn't be surprised If the
thing could be done before the nineteenth
century is ended. The grade ought not to
be less than 10 feet to the mile nor more
than 20 feet. Probably 12 or Is feet would
be about right. III IL was ID feet there
would be that much rise to make after
finishing, and it could be done easily
enough in 100 yards IL you get too steep
grade you jar the horses shoulders"
Jim Corbett, the big California heavy
weight; has gone Billy Madden one better
with Peter Madden, the Irish champion.
He went to the New York Herald office
Yesterday with check for 81 coo which,
with his 81 900 forfeit already up, makes
the total amount of his stake.
Corbett had heard that Billy Madden,
Maher's manager, wanted to make the
date of the fight between April 15 and May
l5, and the Californian, in reply TO that
proposition, said he would not concur.
He wishes TO fight sooner. he said, and
i'm order TO make an early arrangement he
had cancelled his contract with a theatri.
cal company, which was worth 500 a week
TO him.
If Maher would not agree to fight within
two or three months, he would allow his
money to remain as forfeit for Charley
Mitchell to cover Mitchell, who has said
he would meet Corbett, is due here next
week with Frank Slavin.
Arthur Lumley, editor of the Illus
trdted NclCs, states at this point that he
had the authority of Billy Madden to say
that, ii Corbett was capable of forcing
Mitchell into fight he was welcome to
try, and that he (Maddenl would wait un
til Mitchell's arrival when the matter
could be talked over in full before he
would insist on the match being ratified.
Maher also wants match with
Mitchell.
NJ. w. Ford, the well-kuown athlete.
will not contest the will of his father
Gennon l.. Ford, which cuts him off with
shilling because he refused to obey his
fathers command to abandon athletics,
he having affected "A settlement with the
other heirs. The estate is valued at sever
al millions.
Johnny Murphy and Cal Mccarthy
have agreed on the weight for their
match at the Olympic club in New
Orleans for a purse of s., 500, so that there
will be no further quibbling on that score.
They are to weigh 1l6 pounds three hours
before entering the ring.
The preliminary bouts in the New Eng
land amateur championship tournament
at Bumstead Hall last night were very in
teresting, and those who were left in for
the finals to morrow night promise to
make il still more interesting.
Neither of the Providence men entered
for the tourney appeared last night
Lynch who was entered in the l05-pound
class could not get down to weight. /
saw him yesterday afternoon in the Turk
ish bath and he was trying To get of two
pounds by the sweating process He was
limited for time and half an hour before
il was necessary to catch the train he was
quarter of "A pound over weight. He
jumped back into the hot box and tried to
lose this extra flesh, but there wasn't
ton at all as they would not allow him TO
enter il he was an ounce over weight.
He was allowed half pound for cos
tune, which would make il 1857 alto
gether but he weighed 1851 without any
costume whatever, and as he could not
make his costume weigh only "A quarter of
pound he decided to let il go by default.
The heavyweights were not tried out
last night, and Scott's first appearance
will be in the finals tomorrow night.
The concluding games in the pool tour
nament will be played tonight at the St
George Hotel. The players will be Stewart
and Read Woodward and Stowe. IL
looks like n close finish and the probabili-
ty is that one or more extra games will be
necessary to decide second and third money
that is taking il for granted that Stewart
beats Read as he il expected to-
Crocker who won the game from Wood
ward last night is now sure os third
money, and i'm the event Of Read being
beaten tonight by Stewart he and Read
will be tied for second place, each having
been defeated twice. This will necessi-
tate an extra match between Crocker and
Read TO decide second and third money.
The first game last night was between
Zimmerman and Robinson. The former
was in fine eettle and the latter was in
very bad form, a the score shows
zimmerman-i.1 I.i-ii
Robinson-O. 0, o, o, ., !, o, o. o, o. o. O-L.
The second game between Woodward
and Crccker Was watched With much il