The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

Philadelphia and Washington in the
East, and Chicago, Cleveland. Cincinnati,
Pittsburg, Louisville and st. Louis in the
West, with possibly indianapolis in place
of Louisville This would make great
circuit, and the association Is anxious TOT
peace, so IL would not be surprising TO see
death blow dealt high salaries at In
dianapclis to'day:
The match arranged yesterday between
Fred Stewart, champion OF Rhode lslanu,
and Charles Landie, champion of Massa-
chusetts was the talk of the fraternity
last night 1t will indeed be battle
royal between champions and the best
man will have to do his very best to get
there. Both men will have plenty OF
friends there on Friday night and the
prospect is that it will be the liveliest
betting event i'm pool circles in many
day. Stewart has never been defeated In
an even up game since his arrival In TINS
city and of course his friends Will
back him for what they are worth.
Landie, too, has number Of good friends
in the city just at present, among whom
are the members of the Ship Ahoy COM
pany, with which he is travelling and they
will not allow any Stewart money TO go
begging.
referee ensures fair play for all concerned,
as he knows the game thoroughly and viii
not be partial to either man unless ne
does something he has not been known TO
do up to date.
There are two good events on the card
for this week which will be OF national
interest, and either one of which will ep
the talent guessing The first is between
Andy Bowen, one of the gamest men IN
the business, and Austin Gibbons. III VIII
be light weight match OF more than
mir Nxr
something pretty good in his hands in the
way of a purse before the winter closes;
The other go is between Billy Myers ana
Jimmy Carroll, the veteran. The former
has the reputation of being a hurricane
boxer, but it is generally believed that
Jimmy knows enough about the game TO
keep out of his way, and If he does he has
Myers defeated, for the latter has shown
on more than one occasion that he has
streak of the yellow dog in him, and
will foul if the occasion requires, which is
equivalent to quit.
The winners OF both matches Will prob
ably be pitted against each other before
the present season is over.
The entertainment in the Sanitary
Gymnasium tank for the members OF the
members of the Metropole Athletic Club
tomorrow evening will be interesting and
novel in more ways than one. There are
many members of the club who have
never witnessed water polo game and TO
them the exhibition will have a double
attraction. The twelve best swimmers in
the club have been picked on the occasion
as il is from these that the team will be
picked which is to compete with
the Manhattans and New York
Athletic tSaIs i Be Beside wrssSa she RUlo mses sass
on "horse back" which will be an innova,,
tion in aquatic sport in this city and
which is bound to become as popular as 1t
is in other cities. There will also be con-
test at high diving and probably short
distance race in which the crack swim
mers Of the club will be pitted against
each other.
Slavin and Mitchell are on the high seas
and will be in New York late in the week.
Jim Corbett and Peter Maher will lay for
the latter, and il he manages to get back
to England without hostile meeting
with either Mitchell will be worthy of
fat berth in any diplomatic corps on earth;
Mitchell is a man that everybody would
either like to beat or see beaten. But he
is just as clever as boxer as he is unpopu-
lar as a man. In fact he is an anomaly, If
the time -honored tenet that good man Is
never braggart hold true.
Charley Johnston's $500 is still depos-
tied with the New York Herald, to serve
as forfeit for John l.. Sullivan for match
with Slavin. The only excuse that the
Australian can offer for not making "A
match with King John, is that the last
named wants to delay the fight too long.
AS Slavin has an engagement with Peter
Jackson in London next June this will
hardly do Slavin will need at least six
months to get ready for either. and will
then have about az big twelvemonths'
contract on his hands as was ever assumed
by a gentleman" in his business.
George La Blanche (the Marlne) and
Alexander Greggains of San Francisco
fought at the Occid ,ntal Club last night
for purse Of 5000. 1t was rattling
fight, and it was stopped by the police in
the eighteenth round. The referee gave
the fight to Greggains.
The cross-country run of the Harvard
Athletic Association, held yesterday af-
ternoon, was won by 4. +. Carr, NJ >,
who covered the distance of about five aud
a quarter miles in Sim. and 3Os.
Abe Willis, the Australian bantam
weight, will return to America by the
next steamer. There is no one in Aus
tralia to meet him, and he is ready to meet
anyone in America, bar Dixon.
Charles Ashinger, the worlds champion
4s-hour bicycle rider, Is To be rendered
benefit at Winslow's rink, Boston, to-
night. The program includes cycle, roller
skating and running races, jumping and
walking.
Jake Kilrain will probably never step
into n ring again. The California Club
wanted him to meet the winner Of the
Choynski and Woods battle, which Is TO
take place this week. Capt. Cooke tele-
graphed Kilrain, and yesterday a letter
was received from Jake, I'm which he
stated that be was keeping a hotel and
restaurant in Baltimore, was doing good
business and he did not believe he would
ever put glove on again.
The National Trotting Association Is
now free TO go ahead and take action
against Frank L. Noble of the noted Mel
son-Alcryon Job. IL is not yet known
what will be done but IL is certain that
some steps will soon be taken toward the
expulsion Of Noble and his horse.
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